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Skip the turn-back at the Twelve Apostles. This seven-day slow road trip follows the Great Ocean Road all the way west through Port Fairy and Cape Bridgewater to Mount Gambier, Beachport and Robe.

Every spring, more than 1,700 jacarandas turn Grafton purple and the town throws Australia's oldest floral festival. Dates, the best streets to see the trees, and how to fit Grafton into a slow NSW road trip.

Drive from Mildura to Mungo National Park via Wentworth, the Murray-Darling junction and Perry Sandhills. This slow road trip guide covers route planning, outback road conditions, essential stops, day-trip options and why the journey from river country to ancient lake country deserves time and flexibility.

These Australian gardens are more than places to admire plants. They explain drought, heat, native adaptation and the landscapes that shape Australia.

Cranbourne is not particularly easy to reach without a car. That makes what you find there even more surprising. Some of the most striking interpretations of the Australian landscape are tucked away in Melbourne’s outer suburbia. Once inside the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, the city seems to fall away. Red earth. Silver foliage. Native grasses. Water. Stone. Big skies. The Australian Garden is not simply a collection of plants. It is a visual interpretation of the contin

A 772-metre jetty, a salt lake you can't sink in and a scenic drive made for stopping. Why Beachport, between Robe and Mount Gambier, is the Limestone Coast town worth slowing down for.