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Destinations: MAJOR TOURIST TOWNS & CITIES

These towns and cities are the centres for Australia's major tourist regions, or are tourist destinations in their own right. All make an ideal base from which to explore the region in which they are located. They each offer a wide range of accommodation, travel and dining options, and have information centres that provide comprehensive information about the attractions of their region.

Capital Cities

Canberra, ACT Sydney, NSW

Darwin, NT Adelaide, SA

Melbourne, Vic Perth, WA

Hobart, Tas Brisbane, Qld

Western Australia

Broome
Historic pearling town where the desert meets the sea		 Albany
WA's first settlement on one of the world's finest natural harbours

Margaret River
Centre of a vibrant agricultural and tourist region of WA		 Esperance
Major town and port serving the eastern goldfields inland

Busselton
Popular holiday destination in WA's south west		 Kalbarri
Coastal village near the Murchison River gorges

Tasmania

Oatlands
Time has stood still in this preserved Georgian village		 Strahan
Gateway to Tasmania's South West Wilderness area

St Helens
Centre for the north-east corner of Tasmania		 Coles Bay
Gateway to Freycinet Peninsula

South Australia

Victor Harbor
Fishing and resort town on the shores of Encounter Bay		 Port Lincoln
Fishing and resort town on the Eyre Peninsula

Mt. Gambier
Picturesque town set among extinct volcanoes 		Tanunda
The centre of SA's wine industry and the Barossa Valley

Hahndorf
German flavoured town in the Adelaide Hills		 Coober Pedy
Eccentric opal mining town in outback SA

Northern Territory

Alice Springs
Thriving outback town in the centre of Australia		 Katherine
Pioneer settlement in the Territory's far north
Queensland

Noosa
Glitzy resort town on the Sunshine Coast		 Port Douglas
Upmarket resort town on the north Queensland coast

Cairns
Centre for tourism in north Queensland		 Hervey Bay
Popular whale-watching tourist destination

Airlie Beach
Gateway to the Whitsunday Islands		 Bundaberg
Centre for tourism on Wide Bay and the Burnett Coast

Longreach
Tourist centre of Queensland's central west		 Surfers Paradise
Tourist and commercial centre of the Gold Coast

Mooloolaba
Tourist centre on the central Sunshine Coast		 Kuranda
Village in the North Queensland Rainforest

Caloundra
Tourist centre on the southern Sunshine Coast		 Coolangatta
Tourist centre on the southern Gold Coast

New South Wales

Broken Hill
Outback town, famous for its mines and artistic community		 Port Stephens
Resort town on the NSW Central Coast

Forster-Tuncurry
Twin coastal towns on the NSW Mid North Coast		 Coffs Harbour
Coastal resort town on the NSW Mid North Coast

Byron Bay
Resort town on the NSW North Coast		 Port Macquarie
Resort town on the NSW North Coast

Batemans Bay
Resort town on the NSW South Coast		 Berrima
Historic village in the Southern Highlands

Victoria

Lorne
Coastal town on the Great Ocean Road		 Echuca
Historic river port on the Murray River

Bright
Gateway to the Victorian Alpine region		 Lakes Entrance
Popular Gippsland holiday destination

Cowes
Main business and tourist town on Phillip Island		 Daylesford
Regional centre of Victoria's spa country

Halls Gap
Gateway to The Grampians		 Yarra Glen
Heart of the Yarra Valley near Melbourne

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