Sep 26, 2018 | News
It can be hard work relaxing in Noosa, shopping and exploring the beautiful nature that is all around. Noosa has you covered with its amazing new boutique craft brewery scene to quench your thirst and refuel.
Land & Sea Brewery – is ultra-modern with an industrial feel, yet still warm and welcoming. Grey concrete abounds the main structure with sky-high ceilings, large bi-fold doors and maximum natural light flowing through the venue. Their craft lagers are tasty and crisp with perfectly matched food. There is talk of a distillery opening on site soon too! Click Here for more.
Copperhead Restaurant and Brewery – in Cooroy offers a full tantalising restaurant menu with a great bar, new beers from Sunshine Coast micro-breweries and an extensive wine list. The purpose-built space is stunning, fitted out with timber, high ceilings and gorgeous chandeliers. Click Here for more.
Noosa Heads Surf lifesaving Club – Celebrating its 90th year, Noosa Heads Surf Club is an iconic experience when you come to Noosa. Having just undergone a major refurbishment, think cold beer, a bucket of prawns and arguably the best view in Australia, overlooking Noosa Main Beach. Click Here for more.
Eumundi Brewery – is located in a state-of-the-art space at the Imperial Hotel headed up by Australia’s largest beer label, Lion. Try The Eumundi Brewery Lager after shopping at Australia’s largest artesian market – The Original Eumundi Markets. Look out for additional seasonal brews and Eumundi Brewery Tasting Tours. Click Here for more.
Bonsai Brewhouse – shows off its rustic charm in the quaint country town of Cooran. Located in a renovated historic sawmill building, the brewery crafts their own ales, lagers, sours, hybrids and gluten-free beers and ciders – the non-alcoholic Sundazer is amazing with flavours from locally grown ginger and honey. Click Here for more.
Habitat Noosa – is traditionally known as offering glamping, camping and cruising along the Noosa Everglades. Add to these experiences the brand new CootharaBAR boutique brewery where you can sit with a beer amongst the gum trees and kangaroos. The bar is open every day from 11 am. Click Here for more.
Opening just in time for Christmas….
Heads of Noosa – is named after the nearby rocky headlands of Noosa Heads, which created inspiration to use raw natural ingredients and turn them into some of Australia’s finest beers. The brand-new build is huge with soaring ceilings, oversized wooden entrance door with a promise to support local and deliver quality food and beer with the purest ingredients. Click Here for more.
Don’t Want To Drive?
Sunshine Coast Craft Beer Tours – run informative behind the scene tours to the new craft brewery scene in Noosa. The Noosa Brewery Trail includes stops at Land & Sea Brewery, Eumundi Brewing and Copperhead Restaurant Brewery for tastings, meet the brewer, lunch and transport with a knowledgeable guide. Click Here for more.
Sep 26, 2018 | News
On Tuesday 11th September eXplore Central North Island (ECNI) exhibited at Taste of PATA, the biggest agent event of the year with almost 300 dedicated London-based agents through the door.
Abbie from SLC attended the show on behalf of ECNI telling agents all about this amazing destination. 3 lucky agents were the winners of some exclusive Explore Central North Island gift hampers. Andrew Lee from Lees Travel Emporium, Steve Bell from Dial A Flight and Mark Haugton from Escape Worldwide are pictured below collecting their prizes with Abbie from SLC/ECNI.
Newly represented in the UK, eXplore Central North Island is made up of 8 regions across the Central North Island of New Zealand with the aim to increase awareness and interest of the destination.
Agents and Operators looking to learn more about Hamilton & Waikato, Rotorua, Lake Taupo, Ruapehu, Hawkes Bay, Tairawhiti-Gisborne, Bay of Plenty and The Coromandel can contact Abbie on abbie@slcrepresentation.co.uk who will be representing Explore Central North Island to the UK Travel Trade.
Please contact us to arrange training on this spectacular destination.
Sep 26, 2018 | News
Ahead of the re-opening of Daydream Island in 2019, Jayson Heron, Director of Sales & Marketing from Daydream was in-market earlier this month.
The week of meetings and training sessions was kickstarted with a pre-launch event at Sexy Fish in May Fair where Product Managers & Senior Sales Staff joined Daydream to hear all about the exciting updates taking place on Daydream during it’s $100 million AUD refurbishment.
Pictured above is Tom Kendall (Audley Travel), Lee Ballard (SLC), Jayson Heron (Daydream Island), Sandra Leach (SLC), Abbie Downes (SLC), Lucy Davidson (Trailfinders) & Emma Rowan (Tourism & Events Queensland).
Daydream Island will be re-opening early next year, to keep up with all the latest news and developments or to arrange any training please contact abbie@slcrepresentation.co.uk
Sep 21, 2018 | News
Perth is currently experiencing a ‘room-boom’ making it the cheapest city in Australia for hotel rooms this winter.
Since 2012, 26 new or redeveloped hotels have opened, adding 3032 new rooms, with 12 more committed to or under construction to add an additional 2,621 rooms. The opening of five-star QT Perth (1st August) marks the latest hotel opening in Western Australia’s fast changing capital.
The launch of the new hotel follows the opening of the Westin Perth in April and the announcement of a major boost to accommodation offerings on Rottnest Island, with major refurbishments and a new luxury glamping site, Pinky’s, due to open early next year.
Sep 20, 2018 | News
The Margaret River Gourmet Escape will return to Western Australia from the 16th – 18th November 2018, showcasing a delectable line-up of talent and culinary events.
The 3-day festival of food and wine is described by returning star Nigella Lawson as an ‘astonishing’ event in a ‘magical’ destination. Nigella will take part in a series of events over the weekend including the Gourmet Beach BBQ, Nigella’s Tea Party at Howard Park Winery as well as appearances and a book signing at the Gourmet Village at Leeuwin Estate.
This year’s Gourmet Escape will boast one of the world’s most impressive line-ups of food personalities. Nigella will be joined by a roster of UK culinary stars including Rick Stein OBE, Skye Gyngell of Spring, London and Monica Galetti of Mere London and MasterChef: The Professionals. The acclaimed food festival brings the world’s leading chefs together with Australia’s best home-grown talent to celebrate Margaret River’s restaurants, cellar doors, artisanal producers and spectacular natural scenery.
Sep 20, 2018 | News
An immersive art installation by Bruce Munro, Field of Light: Avenue of Honour, will pay homage to the Anzacs with 16,000 shining spheres at Mt Clarence marking the last sight of home for 41,000 troops who departed from Albany for the Great War.
The internationally renowned UK artist’s ephemeral landscape installation will reference the national flowers of Australia and New Zealand; honouring 100 years since the First World War’s end and celebrating Albany’s unique biodiversity with thousands of lights shining in the whites, yellows and golds of the wattle and the kowhai. Launches October 2018.
For More Information Visit https://www.fieldoflightalbany.com.au/
