Archive for the ‘Australia’ Category
Brisbane Cleans up After its Flood
By David Beirman, eTN | Jan 16, 2011- (eTN) – A citizen volunteer “army” of over 55,000 people have spent the weekend assisting residents affected by last week’s inundation of over 25,000 homes and businesses in Brisbane and the nearby city of Ipswich in an inspirational and largely spontaneous display of community spirit. Some of [...]
January 17, 2011
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An update on the flood situation in Australia: 14 January 2011
Australia, like most parts of the world, is affected by extreme weather conditions from time to time. Recent heavy rainfalls in some parts of Australia, most notably in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, have caused river levels to rise and severe localised flooding.
January 14, 2011
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New South Wales Australia Government Launches New Tourism Campaigns in USA
The NSW Government has joined forces with Qantas and the State’s tourism industry to encourage more visitors to NSW from the United States with a range of new marketing campaigns. Minister for Tourism Jodi McKay said a major event will be held in New York this week ahead of next week’s screenings of ‘Oprah’s Ultimate [...]
January 13, 2011
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An update on the flood situation in Australia: 13 January 2011
Australia, like most parts of the world, is affected by extreme weather conditions from time to time. Recent heavy rainfalls in some parts of Australia, most notably in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, have caused river levels to rise and severe localised flooding. Our thoughts are with those who have been affected.
January 13, 2011
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Queensland floods reach apocalyptic proportions
By David Beirman, eTN | Jan 11, 2011 - AUSTRALIA (eTN) – The Royal on the Park Hotel in Brisbane, a popular four-star hotel in central Brisbane, opposite the city’s delightful Botanical Gardens, has a small marker near the top of the entrance to the hotel’s restaurant. This marker indicates the level of inundation the hotel [...]
January 12, 2011
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An Update on the Flood Situation in Australia
Australia, like most parts of the world, is affected by extreme weather conditions from time to time. Recent heavy rainfalls in some parts of Australia, most notably in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, have caused river levels to rise and severe localised flooding. Our thoughts are with those who have been affected.
January 12, 2011
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Australia banks on an Oprah led recovery in tourism during 2011
By David Beirman, eTN | January, 2011 (eTN) – During the last two months of 2010, Tourism Australia released its strategic plan towards 2020 and hosted TV talk show megastar Oprah Winfrey in December 2010 in a major bid to stimulate tourism to Australia from North America. The real test of the success of the [...]
January 5, 2011
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Oprah Cuddles Elvis During Her First Australian Stop at Hamilton Island
Oprah Winfrey arrived on Hamilton Island, Queensland on December 8 just before 12.40pm (AEST). Since landing on the island, she has held Elvis the koala and been to a beach party on Whitehaven Beach with The Ten Tenors and celebrity chef Curtis Stone.
December 9, 2010
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New agreement between Jetstar and Tourism Western Australia to boost visitors to Perth
A new agreement between Tourism Western Australia (WA) and Jetstar is set to increase visitor numbers to Perth from the east coast. Tourism Minister Liz Constable today welcomed Jetstar’s decision to expand existing key services to Perth from Sydney and Melbourne and add two new direct routes from the Gold Coast and Brisbane.
August 18, 2010
Posted in: Airlines & Railways, Australia
Tasmanian Convict Sites Obtain World Heritage Status
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (August, 2010): On August 1, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added five of Tasmania’s convict history sites to the World Heritage list. In total, 11 Australian convict sites were granted world heritage status at the World Heritage Committee in Brasilia, Brazil. The five from Tasmania include:
August 3, 2010
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