hi there, a newbie here. I am wondering where is the best place to go in Australia I heard there are great beaches

I am going to Australia at the end of the year so I could definitely go for some input. Great beaches to swim at, places to go dancing, shopping, all the other fun stuff.

do you know which state your gonna be in ?

nope

well i am bias but western australia has a huge variety across the state great white beaches down south city life in perth the outback adventures up north and forests it is slightlt slower paced than the east coast like queensland and sydney melboure ect they are very touristy and coastly up north in the territory is very casual and laid back when find out where your going let me know and i'll give you some hints if i know the area where ever you go but this is an amazing country i reakon and we are very friendly

I've always wanted to go to Australia. Will definitely give Australia Zoo a visit if I get to go over.

When I was in the Army I was station in Singleton,NSW. There is a town south of there, Newcastle not real small, but has great beaches and fun night life.

That depends on what you want to do. If you want to go somewhere dirty, polluted, noisy and expensive, then Sydney is definitley the place to go. (I should know I lived there for 22 years)

If boring and over rated is what you're after, then QLD is where you should go, particularly the Gold Coast. (Everyone that moves there ends up moving away from it)

But if fun, beauty and excitement are more what you're after, then you should definitely head to Victoria, any part of it will do. (I have lived here for 2 years and will never leave).

I went to Tasmania for the first time last year. Nov/Dec...a magnificent place...beyond all expectations. We had a 3 week self drive holiday, just marvellous. We're going again in 2 weeks, just for a week to do the north coast which we missed last year. It's so different from the mainland.....