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The season is yet to officially begin, but industry figures say caravan park bookings are already down by 50 per cent.

Locals in north Queensland's tourism hub Airlie Beach are fighting a high-rise hotel development, arguing it will destroy their idyllic coastal setting.

Australia's Avenues of Honour were planted so the nation would never forget the soldiers who fought in World War I. But who will make sure the avenues themselves aren't forgotten?

Musicians have been hand-picked from every state and territory in the country for their first and only performance together at the Four Winds Music Festival in NSW.

With no electricity or running water, Konstantinos Paleologoudias and his family established a fish factory in Port Kenny and started prawn trawling at nearby Venus Bay. Their legacy has been honoured with Pauly, a giant pelican sculpture overlooking the family's prawn fleet.

A "world-class" show is on display, as part of the Bendigo Easter Festival, where 300 lion dancers join forces to create an impressive sight — and it's free to attend.

Cost-of-living pressures and wet weather are disrupting Easter plans for more than half of Australians, with the majority staying home this holiday period.

Residents in the coastal town are reaching for closure and moving ahead from the kidnap case that gripped the world.

Michelle Lee, a 50-year-old massage therapist, reached the Queensland coast on Wednesday after leaving Mexico on 8 August