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Griffs Wine Tasting Evenings
Tuesday 6th of October
Tuesday 13th of October
Tuesday 20th of October
Tuesday 27th of October
Tuesday 24th November
Venue: Griffs Wine Pub, 166 Johnston Street, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065.
Date: every tuesday in October
Time : 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Book: Griffswinepub.com.au or 03 9416-5055
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Great World Travel Deals
Best Western Auckland: 3 night from $510 - Includes 1 night Free!
Fiji Holiday Package: 5 nights from $779 - Includes transfers
South Africa: 6 nights from $1395 - Includes breakfast and dinner
Club Med Holidays- Save up to 30%
China Experience- 8 nights from $2656- Includes ALL meals
P&O- Free Cabin Upgrade
Book: 1300 855 492
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Singapore Airline's fabulous $1 Singapore stopover
Enjoy specified hotel accommodation, airport-hotel transfers, SIA Hop-on Bus rides, admission to key attractions and SingTel Hi Card from just $1! *Conditions apply.
Date: Book by 15 November for travel until 31 March 2010
Fee: $1
Book: 1300 855 492
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Discover Your Own Path in Fiji
-6 nights at Rydges Hideaway Resort from $929pp plus pay an extra $50 pp per day to add lunch, dinner and most drinks! kids under 12 stay and eat free
-6 nights at Treasure Island Resort, from $1179 pp plus kids under 12 stay and eat free
-5 nights at The Pearl South Pacific, Spa & Golf from $989 includes a bonus night FREE, continental breakfast daily, 30 minute massage pp per stay and bottle of sparkling wine upon arrival
-5 nights at Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji from $1099pp includes 2 nights FREE, buffet breakfast daily plus a 1 hour massage treatment pp and talai butler service
-5 nights at the Sonaisali Island Resort from $999pp includes 2 nights FREE, breakfast daily, free jungle cruise and scuba pool splash
-5 nights at Plantation Island Resort PLUS 2 nights pre/post stay at Raffles Gateway Hotel Nadi from $1049pp including 2 bonus nights FREE
Date: until 30 September 2009
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Spring Special
Including:
-A spacious one bedroom spa suite
-Delicious buffet breakfast for two in Rae's Restaurant
-Picnic hamper OR gift pack of three Balgownie Estate wines
PLUS
-Wine tasting at the cellar door
-Full use of health club - steam room, experience pool, gym & tennis court
-Complimentary in-room internet access
-Onsite Day spa
Venue: Mercure Yarra Valley Balgownie Estate Vineyard Resort & Spa
Date: available Sunday to Friday
Fee: $289 -$415
Book: (03) 9730 0700 or visit Balgownieestate.com.au
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World's Funniest Island
World's Funniest Island, the brand new two-day blockbuster comedy festival on Sydney's Cockatoo Island in October, has announced that comedy fans can now camp for the weekend at waterfront camp sites.
The festival boasts around 200 performances from local and international acts like Alexei Sayle, The Goodies' Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden with the Chaser's Andrew Hansen, Tripod, Merrick and Rosso, Akmal, Jimoein, Fiona O'Loughlin, Josh Thomas, Felicity Ward, Heath Franklin's Chopper, Scared Weird Little Guys and Axis of Awesome.
To hire a camp site with a tent to fit three adults or two adults and two children costs $120.00, or if you decide to hire a site and bring your own tent, no bigger than a four man tent, it costs $75.00.
Image is an artists impression.
Fee: $75 - $120 and campers can arrive Friday evening or Saturday
Book: Ticketek.com.au
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Vietnam is the place to visit right now...
-Experience Vietnam - Get 20% off Spirit of Vietnam Southbound adventure!
-Calling all history buffs - Get 20% off off Turkish Delights adventure!
-Panoramas of Peru - Get 20% off Peru in depth adventure!
To make a booking visit www.intrepidtravel.com, call 1300 364 512, stop by one of Intrepid Travel's retail stores or visit your local travel agent.
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Outrigger on the Lagoon, Fiji
7 nights in Coastal Fiji from $600* per person
7 nights at Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji
BONUS: Stay 7 nights for the price of 5
BONUS: Kids stay and eat FREE
Only a few hours from Australia, Fiji is the perfect location for a short break. Located in the South Pacific Fiji is made up of 300 islands in its archipelago, each fringed with coral reefs and lapped by warm waters. It is the one place where you can visit at any time with its tropical maritime climate consistent throughout the year.
www.HolidaysWithKids.com
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Brown Brothers Dinner
Patricia- Cabernet Sauvignon
4 Course Dinner matched with 8 Wines including 2 back vintages from Private Cellar.
www.griffswinepub.com.au
Venue: Griffs Wine Pub: 166 Johnston Street, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065
Date: Thursday 15th October
Time : 7pm
Fee: $95/per head
Book: Griffswinepub.com.au or 03 9416 5055
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Accor Novotel Disney
With Family&Novotel get a second room for your kids at half price plus a FREE Family Pass to see the latest Disney movies Up or G-Force at participating cinemas Australia wide, valued at AU$60.
Plus enjoy all the other benefits of Family & Novotel: Welcome gifts, baby equipment, play areas, balanced menus, gardens and swimming pools, late checkout on Sunday and FREE breakfast for the kids.
Visit www.novotel.au for further details.
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Chef's Table with Justine & Lucas at Nino's Hideaway
Sure to tantalise tastebuds and inspire home-chefs in the same way they did on-screen, Justine and Lucas will cook for fans at Nino's Hideaway. They'll also demonstrate how to prepare and plate a 'bellissimo' meal from scratch.
Venue: Nino's Hideaway on Level 6 of Westfield Bondi Junction:500 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
Date: Tuesday 6 October
Time : from 7.00pm
Fee: $125 per head (includes 5-course degustation menu and matching wines)
Book: Call Nino's Hideaway on (02) 9388 9222
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One Day Getaway Special
$49pp (twin share) for 3 nights!
Quote the reference AC1
Venue: Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast
Date: Offer Expires Saturday 19th September 2009
Fee: $49pp (twin share) for 3 nights!
Book: 1300 882 798
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Holidays with Kids
SurfAir Marcoola Beach is the ultimate family resort. Located in the heart of the Sunshine Coast with: Onsite beauty & day spa, 60m lagoon-style pool, resort shop, bistro, bar, bottle shop, children's games room and a multitude of family attractions nearby.
SurfAir Marcoola Beach from $160 per night (minimum 2 night stay) in a 2 Bedroom Apartment. Kids get DVD hire FREE during your stay!
Quote booking code "HWK" when you make your booking.
Book Online at: www.holidayswithkids.com.au/
Date: Valid until 18 December 2009 (excl 18 September - 4 October)
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The Bright Young Things
Until now, The Bright Young Things (who reside comfortably inside De Lacy) have remained silent to passers by - only catering to their extensive private and corporate clientele.
Once a week, the candles are lit and The Bright Young Things mix cocktails delicious in their simplicity and seasonal bites that are tantalisingly moreish. A salubrious environment to pour yourself into private conversations, laugh heartily, dissect the week, plan the weekend... to forget the world outside and enjoy being present in that very moment: drink
in one hand, the ability to gesture wildly with the other! All while listening to the moody, jazzy tunes selected by Mr Jones himself.
Venue: De Lacy, 29 Niagara Lane Melbourne
Date: Friday's
Time : from 5pm
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Market Pride
Market Pride team will be exhibiting at the Sydney Fine Food Show.
The Market Pride team will be providing tastings of the following products throughout the day:
-Seafood Chowder: New England Style
-Silver Warehouse & Atlantic Salmon Fish Cakes
-Mediterranean Seafood Hotpot
-Atlantic Salmon & Silver Warehouse Sausage
Venue: Market Pride Stand # F38: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour
Date: Monday, 7 September - Thursday, 10 September
Time : 10am - 5pm or 12pm-9pm (tuesday)
Fee: To ensure free entry, register online at Foodaustralia.com.au before 1 September 2009 or pay $30 at the door.
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Mercure Balgownie Estate's 'The French Connection' Dinner Cabaret
Take a trip to France... and join Mercure Yarra Valley Balgownie Estate Vineyard Resort & Spa for 'The French Connection' and exclusive Cabaret Dinner with international Songstress Sylvie Boisel as Mercure Balgownie Estate celebrates the 2009 Melba Festival.
Enjoy World Class Entertainment, delicious three course dinner prepared by French born Executive Chef Stephane Le Grand as well as selected Balgownie Estate Wines.
Venue: Melba Room at Mercure Balgownie Estate
Date: Saturday 12, September
Time : at 7pm
Fee: $120.00 per a head
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Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas returns for 09/10
If you want a value-packed holiday with a difference, why not try swapping the skies for the seas and start feeling special the moment you step onboard?
Australia's youngest superliner, Rhapsody of the Seas, returns to Australia for her 2009/2010 cruising season in October 2009 with itineraries in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific including Tropical Queensland, the Australian Top End, Tasmania, New Zealand, Hawaii and Tahiti.
www.royalcaribbean.com
Fee: Prices start from $1,109* per person
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Air Canada Sale- Fly to Whistler
Air Canada has some incredible fares on sale - currently from around $1462* including taxes depending on travel dates - and is the only way to go if you don't fancy dragging your ski or snowboarding gear on and off planes in transit, with its direct non-stop service from Sydney.
www.aircanada.com
Fee: currently from around $1462
Book: aircanada.com or 1300 655 767
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Pan Asian
Two leaders in their respective fields, octogenarian D'Arry from d'Arenberg Wines and Japanese Executive Chef of Pan Asian restaurant, Kin San, bring their collective expertise, knowledge and palates together in a never to be repeated exclusive wine dinner at Pan Asian on Tuesday 18th August 2009.
Grant Van Every, Pan Asian's resident wine expert, will be the host for the evening.
Pan Asian serves top end cuisine using Thai, Japanese, Indian, Malaysian, Indonesian and Indochinese influences with an emphasis on discovery, flavour and balance.
Venue: 267 Chapel Street in Prahran
Date: Tuesday 18th August 2009.
Time : 7pm sharp
Fee: $125.00 for a 5 course degustation dinner and include many of Kin San's signature dishes.
Book: (03) 9533 7022
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Edible Experiences
This June the Hunter Valley Wine and Food Month will showcase the amazing array of locally grown produce at a number of mouth watering 'Edible Experiences' across the Valley. Special events available during the rest of June range from cheese making and pizza making classes to high teas and wine and food matching, ensuring wine and food lovers will have every culinary need fulfilled.
Tower Estate High Tea
$35 per person.
Towerlodge.com.au
The Edible Experience at the Hunter Valley Food & Wine School
$25 per person.
Huntervalley.com.au
Match your Steak and Shiraz Challenge
$15 per person (free when dining afterwards
Gmhvg.com.au
Estate Grown Wines, Olives and Oils
Kelmanvineyards.com.au
Esca Bimbadgen 'Hunter Gatherer'
$85 per person / $75 Club Bimbadgen Members.
Matching wines with each course additional cost:
$35 non members / $30 Club Bimbadgen Members.
Bimbadgen.com.au
Chocolate & Cabernet Sauvignon Heaven
Free
Huntervalley.com.au
Classic Vintage Experience Lunch
$65 per person
Mountpleasantwines.com.au
Hunter Chefs & Co. Winter Luncheon with special guest Justin North
$95 per person (non-members) and
$80 per person (members).
Hunterchefs.com.au
Venue: Throughout the Hunter Valley
Date: For the month of June
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Hong Kong Summer Spectacular
New Horizons Holidays is offering four fantastic packages to Hong Kong as a part of its super Hong Kong Summer Spectacular promotion.
Fun and exciting Hong Kong has a host of attractions sure to fire your imagination. From family fun at Disney's Hollywood Hotel to Harbour Plaza Hong Kong or Holiday Inn Golden Mile and Marco Polo, Hong Kong.
www.newhorizons.com.au
Venue: Hong Kong
Date: Available until 20 June, 2009. For travel between 29 June and 31 August, 2009.
Fee: Three nights from $1333 per person
Book: Newhorizons.com.au or your nearest travel agentHong
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Beat that sinking feeling on board a great priced Costa Cruise
New Horizons Holidays and Costa Cruising have released not-to-be-missed cruise deals offering the perfect chance to sail the beautiful oceans of Asia for an awesome price.
The Amazing Cruising Adventure promotion includes five fabulously priced deals which include:
14-day Costa Classica
14-day Costa Allegra
14-day Costa Romantica
www.newhorizons.com.au
Venue: Asia
Date: Amazing Cruising Adventure promotion is only available until 13 June, 200
Fee: From just $1567 per person, twin share (cruise only)
Book: Newhorizons.com.au or your nearest travel agent
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Hong Kong Summer Spectacular
New Horizons Holidays is offering four fantastic packages to Hong Kong as a part of its super Hong Kong Summer Spectacular promotion.
Fun and exciting Hong Kong has a host of attractions sure to fire your imagination. From family fun at Disney's Hollywood Hotel to Harbour Plaza Hong Kong or Holiday Inn Golden Mile and Marco Polo, Hong Kong.
www.newhorizons.com.au
Venue: Hong Kong
Date: Available until 20 June, 2009. For travel between 29 June and 31 August, 2009.
Fee: Three nights from $1333 per person
Book: Newhorizons.com.au or your nearest travel agent
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Taste of Melbourne
See Melbourne's brightest culinary stars as they showcase their talent this winter at Taste of Melbourne. Over four days the city's most acclaimed restaurants will gather to prepare their most delicious signature dishes for you to try. Mingle with award winning chefs and like-minded food lovers as you taste new wines and shop for gourmet ingredients and speciatly foods at the Producers Market.
Ticket Prices
Standard $27.50
At the door $30
Premium $50
VIP $100
Children $15, under 5 are free!
Venue: Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
Date: 27-30th August 2009
Time : Afternoon: 12-5pm Evening 5.30-9.30
Fee: Special offer until 19th June: $40 for you and a friend (quote taste01)
Book: Ticketek or 132 849
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Wagamama's Winter Specials
Brrrr... winter is here, but that doesn't mean staying indoors and eating stodgy meals! wagamama, the world's favourite noodle bar, is giving you the perfect excuse to enjoy a tasty, winter meal that's packed full of flavour with its delicious winter specials menu!
The beef braised in miso with sweet potato, mushroom and bok choy is already proving to be a favourite, while the salmon in a spicy coconut broth is the perfect winter warmer. Tasty side dishes include the san choy bao spring rolls with a chilli, coriander, vinegar and lime dressing, which taste great washed down with a glass of Angel Cove Sauvignon Blanc or apple, carrot and ginger juice - all new to wagamama this winter!
For more information on wagamama and its restaurants or catering services simply visit www.wagamama.com.au
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Q Station Family Getaway
Package includes:
-Overnight accommodation in a family room with a double sofa bed for the kids and a personal bathroom (a few steps away from your room)
-Full buffet breakfast for everyone
-Kids under 12 eat free in The Boilerhouse Harbourside Restaurant when Mum & Dad dine
-Free In-House Movie to enjoy
-Stay a 2nd night and get it for HALF PRICE!
www.qstation.com.au
Conditions apply.
Venue: 1 North Head Scenic Drive, Manly NSW 2095
Date: 4th July 09 - 26th July 09
Fee: $250 per night + for the school holidays kids stay & eat FREE
Book: (02) 9466 1551 or Qstation.com.au
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Head to the Hills
Strap on your skis, it is time to hit Australia's snowy slopes with up to 60 centimetres of snow forecast for the first week of July. Mountainwatch.com, sister site of Coastalwatch, has predicted heavy snowfalls starting at the end of June.
To check this weeks three-day video forecast simply go to Mountainwatch.com click on: Forecasts, the region that you want to select, 3-Day Video Forecast and the state you want to view.
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Bilsons - with district Truffles
The special menu will feature Canberra District truffles as well as 13 prize winning Canberra District wines.
Anne Caine, president of the Canberra District Wine Industry Association said that the region is achieving clear recognition for cool climate Shiraz and Riesling varieties. Wineries being showcased include Clonakilla, Brindabella Hills and Lark Hill labels as well as several emerging vintners.
You can also go to Canberrawines.com.au for more information.
Venue: Tony's iconic Bilson's Restaurant: Radisson Plaza Hotel, O’Connell Street Sydney
Date: Friday 17th July
Fee: $175 per person
Book: Call 82140496 or email info@bilsons.com.au
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Murder on the Puffing Billy Express
Come aboard for an intriguing night of murder, mystery and suspense on Puffing Billy Railway for the Murder on the Puffing Billy Express.
Join Australia's favourite steam train as you journey in the still of the night through the Dandenong Ranges - with a murder mystery game, complete with three-course carvery-styled meal at the railway's historic Nobelius Packing Shed venue.
Murder on the Puffing Billy Express is sure to give you goose-bumps and make your hair stand on end as the actors from the Gemco Players Community Theatre engage passengers in a game similar to Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (Puffing Billy).
Venue: Puffing Billy
Date: Friday October 2, 2009
Time : Murder Mystery Express Train departs from Belgrave station at 7.15 pm
Fee: Adults - $95 and Children (under 12) $50 Includes three-course dinner.
Book: For bookings and enquiries phone (03) 9757 0700 or visit Puffingbilly.com.au
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Canberra District Wines
Canberra District Wines will be on taste and available for purchase at Number One Wine Bar & Bistro at Circular Quay - Tony Bilson's popular new venue.
Included on the daily menus are menu items perfect for pairing with high country red an whites, from classic French bistro favourites bouillabaisse, cassoulet, and beef bourguignon to tapas style bar food â€" And at 'Number One' you can choose to eat at the bar, al fresco or at intimate tables.
Venue: Number One Wine Bar & Bistro at Circular Quay: 1 Alfred Street, Sydney.
Date: 4 -18 July
Fee: Prices begin at $12 for food items and $7 for wine by the glass
Book: Call 82529296 or email info@numberone.com.au
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Slow Sunday's
Restaurants Participating:
Va Bene: 8623 9690
Alumbra: 8623 9666
Bhoj Docklands: 9600 0884
Vic Harbour Kitchen and Bar: 9670 5550
Bopha Deli: 96001887
Renzo's Bar Cafe Italiano: 9640 0550
Steakhouse: 9640 0808
Saganaki Greek Cuisine and Grill: 9606 0008
Mecca Bah: 9642 1300
Livebait: 9642 1500
Berth Restaurant: 9670 0199
Liquid Restaurant Tapas Bar: 9642 4242
Bellissimo Cucina and Trattoria: 9326 6636
Blue Fire Churrascaria Grill: 9670 8008
Melbourne Yacht Club Hotel: 9670 6611
Butcher's Grill: 9640 0696
Fish Seafood Grill: 9640 0686
Hot Chocolate: 9642 1818
Yum Cha Dragon: 9329 6868
James Squire Bewhouse and Restaurant: 9600 0700
Kobe Jones: 9239 2360
Bcm Bar and Balcony: 9239 2360
Harbour Town Hotel: 8080 9800
Venue: Docklands Melbourne
Date: Sunday 5 July to Sunday 30 August
Time : Between 2pm and 6pm
Fee: Lazy lunch and glass of wine for just $15.
Book: Thatsmelbourne.com.au.
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Big Rig Diner at Ruby Rabbit
Big Rig Diner at Ruby Rabbit on Oxford Street is Sydney's newest roadside inspired eatery serving up hearty, top quality meals and beverages that satisfy both the toughest food critic and the truckie's appetite. It's a welcome return to good wholesome food in a fully licensed, open all day and night venue. As with all their ventures Paul Schell & Phil Cawood have created a superb interior, bespoke and authentic with an original 60's 7 inch jukebox.
Operation hours
Monday: Closed.
Tuesday: 8am - 3am
Wednesday: 8am - 3am
Thursday: 8am - 3am
Friday: 8am - 6am
Saturday: 10am - 6am
Sunday: 10am - midnight
Venue: Ruby Rabbit Oxford Street
Date: From Thursday 2nd July
Book: Bigrigdiner.com or 02 9326 0044
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