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Winter Wonderland

Winter time is a fabulous time to visit the Grampians National Park as there are not as many people. The spectacular weather patterns create...
Take a tour through J Ward, the infamous maximum security housing for Victoria's criminally insane

Lunacy, at your leisure

Take a tour through J Ward, the infamous maximum security housing for Victoria's criminally insane The spot where murderers breathed their last, where their bodies...
Falls Creek’s Snowsport School

To ski or snowboard?

This is quite possibly the most popular question asked by new snowsports adventurers as they plan and prepare for their first trip to the...

It’s all downhill from here

And boy, are you going to love it...so get your ski gear out, the hills are waiting The snow season is off to a great...

Gilly on the slopes

Former cricketer Adam Gilchrist got his ski on at Falls Creek. And here’s why he loved it Adam Gilchrist first holidayed with his family at...

Want to ‘hang’ around for a tour?

Australia, a country with a rich history, a huge continent with beginnings that were based on much human suffering. From its convict beginnings and...

The Grampians: Walks and wine, history and mystery

Where else in Australia can you do this in 3 days... Day 1—Friday Depart Melbourne 10am, it's just over 2 hours before you reach Ararat—head straight...

Dolphin tales

Port Stephens—great for long stays and weekend getaways, with everything from fishing, diving, gourmet restaurants, boutique shopping, and whale and dolphin watching to keep...
Majestic Princess 2017

Majestic Princess to sail from Sydney over 2018-19 summer

Carrying 3,560 guests, the ship from Princess Cruises will be the largest from the liner to sail in Australian waters In a major development for...
It's a winter white start for the ski resorts on the first official weekend of the snow season. Overnight temperatures dipped to minus 7C, with natural snow & snowmaking running at full capacity all weekend. At Falls Creek snowplay have been the order of the day. Two year old Ted Phillips with brother Harry 6, enjoyed tobogganing at Falls Creek today. Anthony O'Shea of Falls Creek Ski Lifts said: 'We had fresh snow falling on the official opening day of the season as if on cue, with 5cm of natural snow on the ground at Falls Creek. We followed up yesterday’s snow showers with a huge night of snowmaking, producing literally thousands of truckloads of snow on some of our most popular terrain. If we have similar cold temperatures and low humidity tonight, we will be very close to opening some terrain for beginner skiing and snowboarding, perhaps as early as tomorrow. There’s huge excitement about the season ahead up here on the mountain. Right now, the focus is on the school holidays later this month, with some very promising storms forecast in the lead up. The weather models are starting to show what could be a major snow event developing in the week of the Winter Solstice which would really kick our winter off with a bang. If you live in the region, try to sneak up for a day to take advantage of the great deals and low crowds ahead of the school holidays. Early season is the perfect time to learn to ski or snowboard, and get your game in shape for all the fun to come over the rest of the season

Did you know that every snowflake is different?

Now if you really think about it—it’s quite amazing. And here we are again nearly at the beginning of the snow season. Last year...