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Regional Centres
New South Wales

Armidale
Distinguished town in the picturesque New England region
Bathurst
The scene of Australia's first gold rush

Cooma
Gateway to the Snowy Mountains
Broken Hill
Outback town, famous for its mines and artistic community

Lismore
Regional centre in Northern NSW
Wollongong
Major industrial city in the NSW Illawarra region

Newcastle
Major industrial city on the NSW Central Coast
Tamworth
New England city and home to Australian country music

Nowra
Major service town to the Shoalhaven region
Moree
Artesian mineral water capital of NSW

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

Port Macquarie
Coastal resort town midway between Sydney and Brisbane
Dubbo
Regional and transport hub of NSW's Greater West

Albury-Wodonga
Twin towns of the mighty Murray River
Wagga Wagga
Regional centre in the NSW Riverina agricultural district

Cootamundra
Agricultural centre with a transport history
Orange
Major provincial city of mid western NSW

Griffith
Busiess centre in the heart of the Riverina
Batemans Bay
Picturesque resort town on the NSW south coast

Queensland

Bowen
The quentessential tropical Queensland port town
Bundaberg
Regional centre, home to Bundaberg Rum and pioneer aviator Bert Hinkler

Charters Towers
19th century outback town
Longreach
Birthplace of Australia's national airline - Qantas

Ipswich
Historic town on the outskirts of Brisbane
Mt Isa
Working mining town in outback Queensland

Mackay
Regional city, the Sugar Capital of Australia
Maryborough
Historic port and home of Mary poppins

Rockhampton
Regional city near the Central tropical coast
Cairns
Business and tourist capital of North Queensland

Townsville
Major commercial centre of north Queensland
Toowoomba
Australia's second largest inland city after Canberra

Hervey Bay
Popular whale-watching tourist destination
Gladstone
Industrial port city of the Qld central coast

Tasmania

Launceston
Tasmania's second largest city, on the Esk Rivers
New Norfolk
Georgian era village on the River Derwent

Strahan
Gateway to Tasmania's South West Wilderness area
Queenstown
Eccentric mining town set in a 'moonscape'

Devonport
Gateway to Tasmania for car ferry motorists
Burnie
Port city on the shores of Bass Strait

St Helens
Centre for the north-east corner of Tasmania
Deloraine
Picturesque town on the Meander River

Victoria

Ballarat
Famous goldmining city of Central Victoria.
Bendigo
A city that was a centre of goldmining in the 1850s

Geelong
Victoria's second largest population centre
Echuca
Historic goldrush era river port on the Murray River

Portland
Site of the first permanent European settlement in Victoria
Swan Hill
Murray River port and regional centre

Warrnambool
Coastal city at the end of the Great Ocean Road
Lakes Entrance
Popular Gippsland holiday destination

Hamilton
Major centre in Victoria's western districts
Shepparton
Administrative centre for the Goulburn Valley region

Mildura
Fruit growing centre on the Murray River
La Trobe Valley
Twin cities in the heart of Victoria's coal mining

South Australia

Goolwa
Historic sea port and site of Australia's first commercial railway
Coober Pedy
Eccentric opal mining town where people live underground to escape the desert heat

Moonta
Cornish influenced mining town in the Yorke Peninsula's copper triangle
Tanunda
The centre of SA's wine industry and the Barossa Valley

Port Pirie
Port town and former railway centre
Murray Bridge
The centre of SA's wine industry and the Barossa Valley

Port Lincoln
Provincial capital of the Eyre Peninsula
Port Augusta
Crossroads of Australia's transport highways

Whyalla
Iron ore processing city on the Eyre Peninsula
Victor Harbor
Fishing and resort town on the shore of Encounter Bay

Mt Gambier
Picturesque town set among extinct volcanoes
Ceduna
Gateway to the Nullarbor Plain and Eyre Peninsula

Western Australia

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

Wyndham
The first major settlement in WA's far north
Esperance
Major town and port serving the eastern goldfields inland

Fremantle
Port city to the the Swan River settlement and modern day Perth
Kalgoorlie
Home of the Golden Mile, the richest gold seam in the world

Margaret River
Centre of a vibrant agricultural and tourist region of WA
Port Hedland
Remote coastal town, the oldest port in the Pilbara

Bunbury
A regional port and WA's third largest city
Busselton
Popular holiday destination in WA's south west

Geraldton
Mid-west coastal city and port for the region
Denham
Towns servicing Monkey Mia and the the Shark Bay region

Northern Territory

Adelaide River
Centre of World War II military activities in northern Australia
Alice Springs
Thriving outback town in the centre of Australia

Katherine
Pioneer settlement in the Teritory's far north
Tennant Creek
Important stopover town and former mining centre on the Stuart Highway

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