Parkes Elvis Festival

The Central NSW town of Parkes, Australia comes alive on the second weekend in January every year to the sounds of hip-swiveling Elvis impersonators at the ClubsNSW Parkes Elvis Festival.

The festival now so big it even has its own web site ! Go to www.parkeselvisfestival.com.au for more information.

Tyndalls Lavender Farm

Cnr. Tanks Road & Wellington Road PARKES NSW 2870 Phone:(02) 6862 3632

A unique lavender farm with over 6,000 plants. Visitors are welcome to stroll through the Lavender and Rose gardens. Lavender products and plants are also for sale. Open most days, please phone ahead to enquire.

Parkes Telescope

CSIRO Parkes radio telescope, 20km north of Parkes, with its giant dish can be seen from kilometres away from the Newell Highway. Star of the movie 'The Dish', the telescope is one of Australia's most prominent landmarks and part of our scientific and engineering heritage. You can drive almost right up to it and marvel at the 64 metre steel paraboloid, elegantly balanced atop a three storey concrete tower. Astronomers, curious about the universe have used the telescope for over 43 years.

The telescope Visitors Centre features interactive exhibits and displays about the telescope and audio-visuals including a 3D audio-visual. Staff are able to answer your questions about the telescope and a shop includes a range of souvenirs, books and educational toys. The Dish Cafe can cater for your culinary needs or there are free BBQ and picnic facilities. Of course the biggest attraction is a great view of the Dish.

Moree, NSW

MOREE: An aboriginal word meaning Long Water Hole.

Moree is in the centre of Australia's richest agricultural region with grain, cotton, sheep and cattle being the prime products. Many trips around the region will give the visitor access to the cross section of agriculture that is to be found.

The town is also famous for its Hot Spa Baths, said to have many healing powers. People travel from all over the world to enjoy the theraputic benefits of the hot springs. In the hot springs complex there is also an olympic size cold pool for cooling off in the middle of summer.

Pauls Place

For a hands-on wildlife experience, you cant go past Pauls Place. Cuddle a koala, bottle feed baby animals or carry a kangaroo. Hand feed lorikeets, hold a possum or get wrapped by a snake! A fun experience for people who love all creatures great and small. A must for all KI visitors and an experience you wont forget.

Open daily from noon with last tour at 3pm except July school holidays: last tour is at 2pm. Out of school holidays open Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sun at noon with last tour at 1pm.
May be closed on days of extreme weather for animal welfare.

Pandarna Wildlife Park

This award winning wildlife park is famous for its birds from a variety of parrots through to wedge tailed eagles and emus. It also features kangaroos, Tammar wallabies, koalas and echidnas. Spend a fun day out, enjoy a picnic among the animals and hand feed the kangaroos.

Pelican feeding

If you are ever in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island around 5pm i strongly suggest you try and catch the pelican feeding at the wharf.

Popular entertainment for all ages, John 'the Pelican Man' gives a lively informative talk while feeding the birds. Follow the signage or enquire at the KI Marine Centre. Adults and Children $2.00 each.