Queensland
Shark Feeding Frenzy near Brisbane
Date: February 13th, 2006 | 1 commentWow - I have never heard of folks closing a beach cuz of a Shark Feeding Frenzy like they just recently did near Brisbane. Sharks and travel to places like Australia and South Africa beaches are something that I hear people being scared about frequently. I have been to both places a few [read more]
New rail pass aimed at backpackers
Date: December 19th, 2005 | No CommentsGood news for those who used the NSW train pass but didn’t find the same love from the northern neighbor - Queensland is now offering six months of unlimited one-way travel through the state for backpackers. From New rail pass aimed at b [read more]
State of Origin III - Second Half
Date: July 6th, 2005 | No Comments NSW score. 24-0.
Early pressure from QLD came to naught and once again NSW go down the other end of the field and Andrew Johns pulls a few strings and the Blues score. Can’t see QLD coming back from here. They just haven’t shown anything that makes me think they can score.
NSW score. 28-0.
Sloppy play by [read more]
The Decider
Date: July 6th, 2005 | No CommentsLet the war begin! Game just kicked off in the third and deciding State of Origin game of rugby league. Queensland has started well putting real pressure on the NSW line with consecutive sets of six. Go the R [read more]
Campaign to push Whitsundays in winter
Date: March 24th, 2005 | No Comments The Whitsundays region will be promoted as an ideal winter destination in a new $800,000 advertising campaign aimed at those living in southern Australia.
The campaign, which will run until the end of June, is the second stage of the Whitsundays region’s ‘Out of the Blue’ promotion.
From Campaign to push Whitsundays [read more]
Queenland targets Wanderers
Date: January 30th, 2006 | No CommentsAfter years of success for the New South Wales backpacker rail pass, Queensland has started to more aggressively court the working holiday-maker dollars by providing “The Wanderer”. The Wanderer rail pass will have six months of unlimited one-way travel on Queensland’s coast. Currenly, more than 300,000 backpackers visit the state each year. [read more]
Talk of the North
Date: September 7th, 2005 | No CommentsPatrick ‘Rusty’ Smith and his 1972 Ute are the Talk of the North for winning the ‘feral ute’ contest. Smith, a drifter, invested $700. He’s won $1,400 at contests so far. The pink machine definitely turns head (pic w [read more]
State of Origin III - Game Time
Date: July 6th, 2005 | No Comments QLD nearly turned attack into tragedy with a dodgy kick by Lockyer run back by Minichello for an almost certain score. A great tackle by Matty Bowen to save a try, but how did QLD not score?! So much pressure but great NSW defense. Love this stuff!
After all the early pressure on both lines, NSW [read more]
State of Origin
Date: May 26th, 2005 | 1 comment Awww yeah!
Bowen and Kimmorley seal Queensland victory
Looked like a classic and good to see the Maroons getting off to a winning start [read more]
Queensland’s climate allows nudists, and tourists, to enjoy it all year
Date: January 27th, 2005 | No CommentsHere’s a no-brainer: warm weather = more nudists. Gee, who would’ve thought? Queensland’s climate allows nudists, and tourists, to enjoy i [read more]
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