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LAZY SUNDAYS

WISH YOU WERE HERE • WHITE HORSE, SYDNEY/WARRANE, NSW

TRAVEL BUZZ • Whether your FOCUS is on the ARTS or taking your stay in the Kimberley to luxe new HEIGHTS, here is the NEWS worth knowing.

PILLOW TALK • From LUXE lodgings near Launceston to a stylish spa RETREAT in WA, here’s our list of NEW and noteworthy STAYS.

LORE OF THE LAND • Indigenous CULTURE is celebrated on a QUIET stretch of the Shoalhaven River near NOWRA, writes Carla Grossetti.

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BITES • The best BAR bites demand to be paired with DRINKS. Be it a textbook prawn COCKTAIL or sensational SANGA, here are DRINKING dens that are also SERIOUS about the food.

Colour theory • Fashion forecasters and SARTORIAL SOOTHSAYERS crack open the ZEITGEIST to predict the TRENDING colours for 2025/26.

WINE & DINE • Celebrating culinary clout across the COUNTRY, from a wave of Mexican CANTINAS to a Mediterranean diner with a TASSIE twang and a Merivale JAM worth BOTTLING.

PEARLS OF THE SKY • WESTERN AUSTRALIA is on track to become the world’s top destination for STARGAZING – from its regional towns, REMOTE islands and even its capital city, writes Louise Goldsbury.

Hit refresh • Aquatic ESCAPES are one of 2024’s coolest TRENDS. Fleur Bainger tests the WATERS with a WILD swim safari.

LET OFF STEAM

Dinner and a show • From a SALAD fit for Caesar to tableside THEATRICS, Gibney is the DESTINATION diner Perth/Boorloo needs, writes Fleur Bainger.

COLOUR MY WORLD • This FLAMBOYANT bolthole in hip SURRY HILLS is a refuge full of RADIANCE, finds Megan Arkinstall.

Supper time • In Melbourne/Naarm, an AFTER-DARK subterranean HAUNT is REVIVING the English supper clubs of yesteryear, Jo Stewart discerns.

Fremantle, WA • The historic city known as Walyalup is having a MOMENT. With a UNIQUE coastal-meets-urban vibe, its heritage streets and laneways are BURSTING with life, as Christine Aldred discovers.

THAT’S AMORE • Margaret Barca on how MELBOURNE/NAARM has fallen back in LOVE with ITALIAN restaurants.

GREEN SCREEN • You don’t need a STREAMING service to ENJOY big-screen DRAMA at Bamurru Plains, as Alexis Buxton-Collins experiences.

Memory bank • From SWIMMING with sea lions to shucking fresh OYSTERS, the Eyre Peninsula is an intoxicating blend of natural BEAUTY, thrilling activities and delicious flavours. We captured the entire ADVENTURE on the GoPro Hero 12.

Steamy stays • SAUNAS are not just topping the wish lists of the wealthy who are installing them in their homes or the WELLNESS devotees joining RECOVERY clubs. They’re now the HOTTEST accommodation AMENITY on offer, as Celeste Mitchell discovers.

Northern STARS • It’s known for its blazing RED earth and industrial prowess, but a HOST of new hospitality venues is putting the PILBARA on the map for an entirely different reason. Rosamund Brennan carves a delicious route through this ANCIENT landscape, discovering the FOOD and wine experiences that are redefining the REGION.

HEAT WAVE • A raft of ELEVATED new accommodation offerings is putting North Queensland ON THE MAP for those seeking a coastal-chic STAY on the Great Barrier Reef. It’s TOWNSVILLE turned nouveau LUXE.

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO REGIONAL GLOW-UPS • Looking for PLACES to stay and PLAY that have traditionally flown under the R...