Sunday Sorted: Here’s What You And Your Crew Can Do This Weekend
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The question of how not to waste the last glorious hours of the weekend rears its head on Sunday morning, usually somewhere between brunch and 9pm, when reality sets in.
This week, though, you’ll be prepared. From wholesome, nature-filled day trips to making the most of your city’s cultural spoils, here’s how to get everything you can out of a Sunday with your mates. Get up early – it’s going to be a cracker.
Sydney: Get Lost In The Royal National Park
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A little-known fact: Sydney’s Royal National Park is the third-oldest national park in the world (coming in close behind Yellowstone in The US and Bogd Khan Uul in Mongolia), which is as good a reason as any to hit up one of its many hiking trails with your crew this weekend. Other reasons include (but are not limited to): waterfalls, rainforest gullies, windswept cliffs and pristine, deserted beaches.
You’ll pay $11 per vehicle to enter the park if you’re driving, but it’s free if you’re on foot.
P.s don’t actually get lost – stick to the walking tracks and tell someone back in the Big Smoke about your plans, just in case.
Melbourne: Holey Cheese Festival
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Melbourne, we don’t mean to alarm you, but there’s a festival dedicated entirely to cheese happening in your city and Sunday October 28 is the last day. Are you freaking out? You should be freaking out.
Head to Queen Victoria Market and load up on free samples from well-known market traders and local producers, wash it all down with a cheeky bevvy, and ward off the food coma by watching live music sets throughout the day. There’ll be cooking demos, fondue fun, and a pizza made with 140 different types of cheese – we shit you not.
Hard, soft, bitey or mild – the Holey Cheese Festival has something for any persuasion. It’s bound to brie a gouda time.
Brisbane: Infamous: The Show
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If Saturday night with your crew wasn’t enough of a circus, try going to an actual circus on Sunday. An adults-only, multi-sensory feast underneath the famed Speigel Big Top at Victoria Park, Infamous comes complete with daring acrobatics, dancing, cabaret and burlesque and a bit of clowning thrown in for good measure.
The trapeze artistry alone will make your Monday morning meetings seem like a cinch.
For tickets, visit the Infamous website.
Adelaide: Tarnathi Art Fair
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This weekend, the Aboriginal Cultural Institute and the City of Adelaide present the Tarnathi Art Fair, a selection of works from over 40 art centres across Australia. The fair is part of the Tarnathi Festival, which is held at The Art Gallery of South Australia to showcase a diverse spread of art from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.
At the fair, you can learn more about the artists exhibiting at this year’s festival and pick up a piece of art for your home. Keep an eye out for pieces from Bábbarra Designs, which represents the community of this year’s feature artist, John Mawrundjul.
Perth: Day Trip To Rottnest Island
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Who doesn’t want to spend Sunday taking photos with Australia’s the world’s cutest marsupial?
The ferry to Rottnest Island from Perth’s Barrack Street Jetty takes around 90 minutes, which means you can head there and back easily in one day. Once you’re there, stunning beaches, walking trails, inland lakes, and quokkas will all be at your fingertips.
Also, two words: Segway tours. Go forth and enjoy Western Australia’s cornucopia!
Darwin: Go Birdwatching At George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
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Consider bird watching at Darwin’s lushest outdoor garden your free, more socially acceptable version of Pokemon Go.
Located just 2km from the city centre, George Brown Botanic Gardens are a cool glass of water on a hot day, home to all the plants you long to be able to pronounce, much less cultivate. Spot a Rufous owl (if you can!) or a bunch of colourful heliconias and slowly forget your Saturday night misdemeanours.
Get amongst it – the twitchers are waiting.
Canberra: Canberra International Film Festival
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Get ready to put your butt squarely in a cinema seat this Sunday for the closing day of the Canberra International Film Festival.
Start the day off at 11am with a talk and a viewing of five personal films from Lee Whitmore, one of Australia’s leading animation filmmakers. Then, at 1:30pm, catch a 4k restoration of Jean Renoir’s Le Crime De M. Lange, starring Rene Lefevre, Florelle and Jules Barry.
If that’s not enough cinema for one day (really, what is?), El Cid is playing at 4pm – it’s a wild tale of an 11th century Spanish lord (played by a most-definitely-not-Spanish Charlton Heston) defending the country from invading Moors, described by Martin Scorsese as “one of the greatest epic films ever made”. Popcorn is essential.
Hobart: Jam At MONA
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If you’re someone who struggles to choose between jazz and art, MONA is the place to be this Sunday (and every Sunday, tbh). Jam is the gallery’s program of al fresco live music, held on the MONA lawns each Saturday and Sunday.
This Sunday sees Melanie Eden grace the Nolan Gallery, a solo artist exploring how the creative process can be utilised to combat the mental health crisis.
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(Lead image: Sydney’s Royal National Park, via Destination NSW)
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