Family Road Trips | Essential Kids

Australia's 'big things'

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Three kids, a cool car and a blue tree: our staycation to western Sydney

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Bindi shared a cute snap of boyfriend Chandell Powell.

Bindi Irwin gushes over boyfriend

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Great Australian road trips: WA

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Top 10 tips for surviving road trips with kids

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Australia

Simple pleasures of a holiday on the road

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Fun ideas for a long drive

Hi-tech is helping kids beat boredom (and parents stay sane) on a car trip, writes Amanda Horswill.

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Top 10 tips for surviving road trips with kids

I’m lousy at long distances with children in the car. I break out into hives at the very thought of a confined space filled with four bored children.

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How to keep your road trip costs down

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Great Australian road trips: WA

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Home away from home: Travelling with all the comforts.

Tracey Spicer

Tips and advice for family road trips with children

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Bindi Irwin gushes over boyfriend on Instagram

Bindi Irwin has shared a cute snap of herself cuddling up to boyfriend Chandler Powell after spending three weeks together in the US.

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Four-year-old boy miraculously survives internal decapitation thanks to a stranger

Killian and his mother, Brandy Gonzalez, were driving home to Nevada from Idaho after celebrating his fourth birthday when their car skidded out of control on some ice and crashed into another vehicle.

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Discover Victor Harbour

Explore the numerous sandy beaches and clifftop trails of Victor Harbour.

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Discover Balwyn

Picked up some picnic supplies from Boccaccio SUPA IGA and head to Maranoa Gardens, Beckett Park or Mont Albert Park.

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Minlaton IGA Fresh stock olive oil and quandong preserves from YP Lands.

Discover Minlaton

Minlaton is the self-proclaimed 'Barley Capital of the World'.

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Ritchies IGA Sorrento stock a large range of local and continental cheeses.

Discover Sorrento

Long loved by holidaying Melburnians, Sorrento oozes charm, from its historic limestone buildings to its renowned galleries and award winning restaurants.