Kalgoorlie to Melbourne
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta
The Eyre Peninsula is Australia's major seafood hub. More than 65 per cent of the nation's seafood comes from these waters, including green-lipped abalone, scallops, prawns, oysters and tuna, which you can enjoy at the region's many seafood restaurants. It's also a place of extreme natural beauty, with a multitude of landscapes and outdoor adventure on offer.
Sitting on Boston Bay – the largest natural harbour in Australia – it’s little wonder this coastal paradise draws crowds for its famous seafood and pristine beaches. A day in Port Lincoln is best spent with a full belly and your toes in the sand.
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Located on Eyre Peninsula’s Spencer Gulf in South Australia, Whyalla is an important hub and the region’s biggest city for retail shopping. Whyalla boasts a warm climate, accessible ocean shores and saltwater fishing. Whyalla represents South Australia’s foremost combination of industrial and nature-based experiences.
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There was a time when Port Augusta was primarily a port. Lying at the top of the Spencer Gulf it was vital to all the properties in the Flinders Ranges and beyond. The port was the point where wheat and wool were loaded on clipper ships and transported around the world. By the 1970s that had stopped and the town, exploiting its unique position, became the starting point for tourism for the Nullarbor Plain, the Flinders Ranges and all journeys north to Central Australia and the Northern Territory.
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It's a $5 entry and worth every cent. David, the owner, has been collecting toys for 50+ years and it's impressive. Amazing collection of matchbox cars, board games, mechano, and other bits and pieces. The most impressive part of his collection is the Land Rover Defender both real size (out the front) and over a 1000 matchbox size, remote control and Lego..... So cool.
Crystal Brook Christmas Parade
Crystal Brook is a quiet rural service centre in the heart of some of South Australia's most productive sheep and wheat country. It describes itself as the town "Where the Flinders Begin". The charm of this quiet town lies with its shady peppercorn trees and its feeling that time has stood still.
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Originally a rather lifeless area, the region around Mildura was transformed into a rich agricultural oasis thanks to the work of the Chaffey brothers from Canada in the late 1800s due to their experience with creating irrigation settlements.
Mildura is a popular tourist destination and a bustling regional city in an area well noted for its warm and stable weather. It features wide, tree-lined streets and is surrounded by vast numbers of wineries and fruit growing farms.
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