Rural Tourism

A popular family-owned farm is closing to the public and is on the market, with weather extremes, staffing challenges, and the increasing costs of production, insurance, and compliance as the reasons behind the closure.

While the sapphire rush of the 1890s is long gone, these modern gem hunters are still eager to strike it lucky and enjoy the colourful lifestyle of Queensland's Gemfields.

Up to 35,000 homes across NSW are used as short-term rental accommodation throughout the year, according to a discussion paper released by the NSW government today.

It has been eight years since a small group of volunteers joined to form a street art project, and now 13 murals don the walls of the buildings in this small town.

Tourism Australia's Beach Ambassador Brad Farmer created the list of the top 10 beaches of Australia.

Crashing waves, beautiful boulders, emus and wombats help Squeaky Beach take out top spot on Australia's Top 10 best beaches.

The owners of an award-winning farm helping to preserve the world's dwindling number of Clydesdale horses claim council red tape is jeopardising their Central Victorian business.

Many Australian bowls clubs are battling to stay open, but one establishment has bucked the trend by offering camping in the hope of developing a national trail for tourists.

Eighth-generation farmer Peter Wise, whose family had been working land on the Sunshine Coast since 1901, has passed away after a short stay in hospital at the age of 82.

A full year after pharmacy assistant Trang Nguyen moved to the remote community of Wilcannia with her husband and toddler son, the sight of her young family still stirs up curiosity.   

Laura Ridout hoped her blueberry farm would put the Scotsburn Hills on the map. Instead, Apple took her farm off it and it turns out she's not alone.

The main street of Andamooka often floods after heavy rain. And when it all dries, locals hit the road with buckets in hand, searching for newly uncovered opals.

A boost in trade is welcomed as a silver lining for some Far North Queensland businesses as the region continues to rebuild. But the detours mean other parts of the area are missing out on visitors.

A husband-and-wife farming duo have found a unique way to entertain and attract visitors to their organic chicken farm in regional Western Australia.

As Shepparton locals wait anxiously to see how high the Goulburn River will peak, other communities have started the process of recovering from flooding and are calling on tourists to reconsider cancelling any visits.

During Esperance's peak tourist season, there are times when business owner Sally Nevin cannot even send a text message from the main street.

Different age groups, different genders, different nationalities; but once everyone is in the boat, they become "part of the team" — and that aspect is a big part of this club's ongoing success.

A NSW council says unregulated camping on private land was a disaster waiting to happen, after more than a dozen campers were caught out by rising floodwaters.

Visitors to Kangaroo Island are being asked to help researchers gather data on the attractiveness of Cape Baron geese and other wildlife projects.

A shire in Western Australia's Wheatbelt has erected signs warning travellers to ignore GPS directions as they are sending drivers to unsealed, often treacherous roads.

A waterless loo that keeps the flies away could offer a healthy solution for a tricky problem in the Australian outback.

In a tiny country hamlet, where locals fight plans to transform their town into a food-tourism destination, who gets to decide what the future of the place looks like?

When tourists repeatedly turned up at Graham Anderson’s front step looking for iconic Isla Gorge, Mr Anderson took matters into his own hands and erected a sign on the highway.

After years of having lost strangers arrive unannounced on his property, Graham Anderson made his own road sign to direct travellers.

Receiving 50 millimetres of welcome rain in 30 minutes the Packsaddle Roadhouse, 170km north of Broken Hill, had to quickly batten down the hatches, in stark contrast with residents bracing themselves for the inevitable summer months.