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Bruny Island

Sativa House Hotel Review.

You’ll be surprised how these new Tasmanian villas were created

Saving the planet isn’t always comfortable or practical, but Sativa House manages both.

  • Kate Allman
Bruny Island Neck is an isthmus of land connecting North and South Bruny Island.

Bruny Island, Tasmania, travel guide and things to do: Nine must-do highlights

Fresh produce, boutique producers, wild scenery and abundant wildlife: there's a lot to love about Bruny Island.

  • Jim Darby
Bruny Island Cruises - sailing around The Friars off the coast of South Bruny.

Bruny Island wilderness cruise, Tasmania: Seals, dolphins and rocks that breathe

Wildlife and a wild coast emerge on a three-hour wilderness cruise off Bruny Island.

  • Jim Darby
Rock formations on the beach, Bruny Island.

Bruny Island Long Weekend food, wine and walking, Tasmania: The newest Great Walk of Tasmania

This long weekend is a backstage pass to good food, good company and plenty of time in the outdoors.

  • Louise Southerden
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Make it snappy

The quick getaway is travel’s equivalent of the energy bar. It’s bite-sized, it restores, relaxes, revitalises and sends you back home with clear eyes and an improved heartbeat.

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Shell be right: Rob Pennicott dives for abalone.

What's the catch

Andrew Bain falls for a nature experience to savour off Bruny Island.

Bruny Island

Guide at a glance: Bruny Island

Wildlife and scenery are the main drawcards to this remote hideaway south of Hobart, writes Lee Atkinson.

Kangaroo Island

Heaven in the backyard: top 10 Australian islands

Australia - the world's biggest island - is surrounding by 8222 smaller ones. Here are ten of the best.

  • Leah McLennan
Nant whisky distillery at Bothwell, Tasmania.

Let's start at the bottom

Tasmania is more than its most popular attractions. Winsor Dobbin reports on some of the island's undiscovered gems.

Yamba has the surf without the crowds.

Bright young things

Our favourite places face competition from new kids on the block. Lee Atkinson reports on Australia's emerging holiday destinations.