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EASTER

The mini-getaway time for all Australians!

THE PUBLIC

HOLIDAYS

Easter dates:

April 14th Good Friday

April 15th Easter Saturday

April 16th Easter Sunday

April 17th Easter Monday

Cadbury eggs, bunnies, egg hunts, Autumn and a LONNGG weekend - these are a few of our favourite Easter things! This is what makes up an Australian Easter.

For most us, this also means a weekend (LONNGG) getaway! Falling between mid-March to mid-April, Easter is the perfect time for any kind of camping.

If it's mid-March and the last hot moments of Summer are

holding on and not quite

letting go, beach

camping it is! Rainbow

Beach is one of the

most popular areas in

Queensland during

the Easter period. Rainbow Beach is located on the Fraser Coast of Queensland, lying north of Noosa Heads and south of Fraser Island.

If it's mid-April and the season has finally started to feel like Autumn, a bush camping retreat might be on the cards. Bunya Mountains Naitonal Park is

another hugely popular Easter spot for Queenslanders. With ample bush tracks, colourful parrots that love a good hand feed, and roo's and wallabies running free - it's a true Weekend Warrior destination.

Do you have some awesome Easter plans worthy of a Weekend Warrior? Why not send in your adverntures to us! As seen on p. 19, Smoko Magazine features the adventures of Weekend Warriors in every issue - we'd love to hear from you!

Handy Easter Tips:

1. Egg Hunts

Hosting a killer egg hunt for the kids? Save yourself some trouble and invest in some of the colourful plastic egg cases to put the chocolate eggs in first! Easter falls in mid-March this year, so knowing Australia - it might still be hot! This will keep tidy the mess of melting eggs.

2. Plan

Rays of sunshine like long weekends (especially LONNGG weekends) are far too few - so savour the Easter one! Plan your 4-day break well, so that you're not spending too much time making last minute decisions and retracing steps!

3. New Wardrobe

Before Easter arrives - do yourself a favour and invest in a pair of loose pants...none of us have any will power when it comes to the wonder that is cadbury chocolate!

The IRS team wishes everyone a very happy Easter!