BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE

When you’re looking for something to do, there’s no need to spend a fortune. Southeast Queensland has so many beautiful places to go and things to see, that a fabulous day out need not cost a bean. Save your pennies for that rainy day and get out and about...

Top farm stays in the southeast

South East Queensland not only boasts beautiful weather and stunning beaches, but just out side Brisbane is also its rugged countryside is also something to behold. So what better way to discover Queensland’s country heritage than through a farm stay? Here you can...

What to do, what to do

Space Junk Space junkies can get their fix for cheap in the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium at Brisbane’s Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. Astronomy shows run throughout the day including Cosmic Collisions, Black Holes, Secret of the Cardboard Rocket and their...

Great getaways just out of Brisbane

MT BARNEY LODGE 1093 Upper Logan Rd, Mt Barney Ph: 5544 3233; mtbarneylodge.com.au Mt Barney Lodge, an eco-accredited retreat with the closest accommodation to World Heritage-listed Mt Barney National Park, specialises in “glamping” in deluxe camper...

Backpackers get ready 4 NYE 2011

SOUTH BANK FIREWORKS Join the crowds at Brisbane’s South Bank Parklands in a fenced alcohol-free location for all to enjoy. The 8.30pm display is set to big band and jazz music; at midnight it’s to classical music. Best vantage points are the Cultural...

Cool

SEGWAY XPERIENCES Think and move. For some people, that’s a challenge on its own made even more difficult on a space-age Segway at Segway Xperience’s Gold Coast. Challenge your mates to Segway croquet or seglympics. Or just do five laps of the all-terrain track and...