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Are you looking for an amazing holiday with a difference?

Why not hop on board and let Brendan’s Australian Tours give you a 5-star accommodation coach tour for an unforgettable experience!

From tropical Cairns, Longreach, the Gulf and the Barrier Reef, when you choose Brendan’s Australian Tours you’ll enjoy:

• Airconditioned comfort whilst visiting the most popular tourist sites of Australia
• Accommodation carefully chosen from a list of motels, hotels and cabins
• Reliable, friendly and happy service
• Flat screen TV, DVD & CD players, seatbelts and toilet on board
• Free passenger door to door pick up and return service
• Daily seat rotation so you can take in different vantage points on board the coach each day

Sit back, relax and enjoy while we make sure that everything runs smoothly, from initial booking right through to optional activities.

“Our trip to Bright was very well organised and informative tour. First class as usual.” G.D. Ballarat “My first trip was good all round. Will recommend to others. Gives me peace of mind and no worries.” I.V. Warrnambool

So if you have been thinking of exploring the wonders of Australia, then contact Brendan’s Australian Tours today, and let them organise your next holiday tour destination!

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Brendan's Australian Tours

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Experience Australia's best tourist sites and localities with Brendan's Australian Tours, in partnership with Trekset Tours and Bayside Coaches.

Our 5 star motel-accommodated coach tours depart from Ararat, Victoria, so come and join us for the ultimate Aussie adventure!

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Post by Tas Bus Nut » Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:33 am

Re: Brendan's Australian Tours

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Post by Tas Bus Nut » Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:10 am

stevegj52 wrote: Good to see a decent coach in Hobart

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Post by Tas Bus Nut » Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:15 am

stevegj52 wrote: only because there are cheap now the B12B thats a real coach.

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Post by Apollo » Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:19 pm

Desto Dave wrote: Yes the coach belongs to Bayside Coaches still. Brendan is one of their drivers who organises and operates his own coach tours all over Australia.

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Enjoyed the Sapphire Coast tour a good group that mixed in well. Thought the marine biologist at the Merimbula Aquarium was excellent. Enjoyed all the tours. “Fish and chips on the River Clyde tour yummy”. Thank you for looking after us again. R & J Horsham.

I had a very enjoyable trip. Brendan was a perfect tour guide and Gareth a very good driver. I would certainly recommend this tour to my friends. I hope to go on another trip one day. WK Hawkesdale .

We thoroughly enjoyed the tour to Norfolk Island and couldn’t believe how much there was to do on such a small island. Meals, accommodation and places visited were of a high standard. Well done Brendan. B&S Mildura.

I thoroughly enjoyed the tour. The concept of the “family” was great. Brendan’s commentary was interesting and informative but not full of waffle like some I have heard over the years and it was delivered in a delightfully laconic way. AB Ballarat .

Pick up at door was very convenient, kept informed as to events/itinerary, good variety/balance of history, culture, scenery on Norfolk Island. Excellent meals, plenty of free time. AW. Terang .

The tour to Norfolk Island was just wonderful, very well organised. Enjoyed every minute of it. A very happy group, didn’t hear any complaints. Will go with you again. EW. Camperdown.

Very happy family. Thank you for your humour, tolerance and efficiently running of the tour. You are a walking talking computer with all the facts in your head. We had very good group and I especially enjoyed the happy hour. Good chance to meet other travellers. Our trip to Bright was very well organised and informative tour. First class as usual. GD. Ballarat.

Thank you once again Brendan for the way you look after us so well. Aaron was an excellent driver, what a nice young guy he is. Always polite, helpful, immaculate dress and a lovely smile. Greg did a great job on the pick-up and return to home. Lovely motel, clean rooms and service. What I enjoyed most was the day at Falls Creek/ The Lavender farm, Beechworth, Yackandandah, the lady who gave the talk at the stag farm was excellent. Looking forward to my second tour of the Sapphire Coast in October. PB. Portland.

I felt the tour covered everything as mentioned in the Sapphire Coast brochure. It was good having two night stays but if you wanted to include more one night stays that would be ok. It was very much appreciated the stop at the Bairnsdale church. I will continue to advertise your tours for you. LM Hamilton .

I would recommend your tour company to friends and family (senior) members. The Bright tour was so enjoyable and well organised. Thank you Brendan and Aaron (driver) and the home pick up. Great holiday and staff were of great help and always very friendly. Great to spend time with new friends. Thanks for your patience and help. Looking forward to the next trip.

My first trip was good all round. Will recommend trips to others. Gives me peace of mind and no worries. IV. Warrnambool .

Cape York was my first trip with Brendan’s Australian Tours. I enjoyed it very much and thanks to Brendan I got to the Cape which I will never forget. IB. Woodend.

Very well organised. Greg was excellent. Fortunate to be part of a great group on the Cape York tour. I am a lone traveller but everyone was lots of fun. And laughter. Lots of hugs on leaving. We all mixed so well and I had so much fun getting to the tip and the far north experience. Hope my Kimberley tour will be as good as this. VM. Lake gardens.

Many thanks Brendan for a great tour. My first trip with you, and was greatly impressed, it was as good as or better than any other tour I have ever done. It was a great experience and I look forward to your tours next year. MT. Maryborough.

This was my first experience of touring in a group by bus. Attention to detail by Brendan was excellent. Great meals arranged by Brendan plenty of choice for all tastes. Many thanks for all the help and a great time. Now I am interested in going to the Yarra Valley. AL. Keith. SA .

Another wonderful tour I enjoyed the outback and the coast. Some of the highlights for me were. Cruise on the Darling River, Qantas Memorial Museum, Evening cruise on the Thompson River followed by a great meal and entertainment. I enjoyed Karumba and the lifting of the crab pots. Mt Surprise and the Lava Tubes were amazing. Outback spectacular fantastic just loved the show. Also Sea World, Dubbo Zoo, Slim Dusty Centre and Airlie Beach. Loved every minute of the tour well done, Brendan and David. LB. Cobden.

Both Rex and Greg did an excellent job can’t fault them in any way. Even under pressure everything worked out well. Flinders Ranges – enjoyed every minute of it. NS. Beulah .

The Cairns and Gulf Country tour was excellent. I have been on a lot of coach tours but this was the best by far. AL. Mortlake.

Our first bus trip was wonderful more than we expected. Brendan and David went out of their way to please everyone. We had the best time and will travel again. R&DH. Casterton .

I enjoyed all of Singapore. Brendan you have done a great job once again. That’s why your trips are so popular. GJ. Castlemaine.

I found the tour to Singapore to be a wonderful experience and loved everything about it. The airline was really great, the hotel was really good, loved the get together on the trace of an evening. Everyone was so friendly which made for a very happy time. We must have seen all there was to see. I found the tours very good. Our guide was informative which was good in itself. Brendan you do a fab job. Thank you for having me picked up and bought home again. All in all a great time and lots of photos to prove it. JM. Eltham .

Canada and Alaska tour. The tour was excellent in all ways. The flight, coach tour was very good, the cruise on the ship to Alaska was really amazing. We were very well looked after on the Rocky Mountaineer Train. A really great trip. A special thanks to you Brendan for taking care of me when I was not well. CH. Stawell.

Hi Brendan, we had a great tour that was a lovely holiday and thank you for the drop off at the door. It really makes all the difference. I thoroughly enjoyed the Canberra Floriade trip. Your knowledge of Canberra, Cockington Green, all the sightseeing and the little "extras" you put in for the group. It is why we travel with you, it was most appreciated and made it special. Your care for everyone on the coach was terrific, and they were a wonderful group and new friends to travel with. LF. Warracknabeal.

A wonderful tour full of interest. I was most impressed with the Pemberton area and the beautiful trees. Tree top walk at Denmark pretty special. Everything was well organised and interesting the trip across the Nullarbor I enjoyed greatly and also the Wadlata Centre in Pt Augusta. L M. Werribee.

What a fab open your eyes trip to Canada and Alaska. A world standard holiday. Thanks again for the op. Still want to go to Vietnam someday. JF. Maryborough .

I have wanted to cross the Nullarbor for years by road so the Kalgoorlie to Ararat section of Brendan’s tour was ideal. We were very pleased with the tour. Both Brendan and the driver were excellent, especially Brendan the way he cared for everyone, the older people particularly. We had a very friendly group on board also which made it a very enjoyable tour. Pick-up and delivery back home ideal. It is very good. We would recommend the tour to anyone interested. A & B M. Smythes Creek.

The holiday to Kangaroo Island was the first time I had travelled in a coach and with Brendan, and it was most enjoyable. He had everything so well planned and he was always very pleasant about it. I’d be happy to travel again with Brendan’s Tours as I was so well looked after. L&G S. Mortlake.

Best tour ever. Thank you, you are in the right job Brendan. Canberra Floriade. B & M C. Hamilton.

The trip to Broome as usual with Brendan was spot on, and because of the people up front in charge, Brendan and driver the passengers were happy to mingle and be friendly to all. We really enjoyed the whole tour to Broome and even the travelling. I will certainly tell friends and others to travel with Brendan’s Australian Tours. Thank you for your expertise and care. H&L McD. Creswick.

I enjoyed myself very much and the time flew so quickly though. Tasmania was beautiful and Brendan’s commentary was appreciated by us all. It was good to see new places and see how things had either changed or stayed the same in some others since I was there last. We were all looked after very well. Thank you. LP. Strathfieldsaye.

Not having experienced a coach tour we started a little apprehensive but soon settled into the routine. From our welcome at Ararat to our return we thoroughly enjoyed every day of the trip. Having never been to Sydney we could hardly believe what we were experiencing each day. We will never forget the view from our hotel window. To be able to see what we did is almost unbelievable and really we feel we saw everything Sydney has to offer. Our nights out, beach visits, cruise, ferry ride we won’t forget. Our nightly town stops were great, Albury, Cowra, and Narrandera, good motels and meals. The fabulous Blue Mountains were a sight to see. Our fellow passengers were a great lot and we enjoyed their company. We must compliment Brendan for his fabulous attitude, always cheerful, patient and so knowledgeable – a great bloke. To be picked up from our door and returned makes things so easy. An amazing time we won’t forget. J&P B. Hamilton.

Brendan thank you and Brendan’s Australian Tours for another fantastic tour on the 23 day West Coast and Kimberley it had so many highlights. Your hospitality and knowledge is exceptional. The pick-up and return to home is a wonderful service and you and your staff are to be congratulated on their efforts. K&H S. Dunkeld.

Well!!! Every detail was taken care of efficiently on the tour to Canberra, and nothing seemed a trouble to Brendan and David. You both made the trip so easy and enjoyable. Totally stress free, all we had to do was get on the coach. David’s excellent and safe driving is to be admired. Brendan’s care to his passengers is quite amazing, definitely found your niche there. Thank you both, I loved all of it. BC. Colac.

The car pick up and return to home is a great idea when you are travelling on your own. I have made many new friends all having meals together and the popular seat rotation. GM. Woorinen Sth.

On my 6 day tour to Canberra I could not find any negative aspects for comment. All attractions were above any of my expectations and while I read the itinerary and was aware of where we were visiting the beauty and magnificence of them were above all I had imagined, especially government house. Very impressed how David was able to manoeuvre that coach anywhere we went. Well done Brendan you ran a well organised magnificent trip to Canberra. YS, Nhill .

I enjoyed the tour. Great organisation to rotate seating on the coach. KC. Ballan.

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AFL guns for hire as Dane Swan joins players drawing crowds for country football clubs

Only days before he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, ex-Collingwood premiership player Dane Swan was a long way from the hallowed turf of the MCG. 

Instead, he was in far west New South Wales for a two-hour venture with the South Broken Hill Kangaroos, the latest in a series of marquee games he plays each year at local AFL clubs across the country.

Scheduled to appear at 12 games this year, the 40-year-old said, beyond the fee arranged between his management and the clubs, he enjoys giving back to regional fans.

He said they could find it harder to travel to high-level games in metropolitan areas.

"The further you go away from Melbourne you realise [how] appreciative some people can be," Swan said.

"It's a pleasure for me.

"I've been out of the game eight years, so to still have an impact [and] people still wanting me to come around and do these things is nice."

Marquee games an ongoing tradition

The Silver City is no stranger to bringing in marquee players.

Fellow ex-elites like Carlton's Anthony Koutoufides and Brendan Fevola, and Jason Akermanis of the Brisbane Lions, have also laced up their boots for the league's North, West, and Central clubs in recent years.

South Broken Hill Football Club President Michael Purcell said having former AFL professionals playing for country sides is fantastic for local morale.

"There was nothing [Dane] wouldn't do, he wore jumpers, he met with the kids," Mr Purcell said.

"He went and visited a lady in a home [who's] a Collingwood supporter that's not doing too well at the moment.

"There wasn't a time where you felt 'I've got to save him', because he actually wanted to be there."

The 2011 Brownlow medallist's presence was also felt on the field, playing all four quarters, each in a different position, and kicking six goals in the club's 116-point win over the Central Magpies.

"I still love getting out there [and] five minutes into the game, I've forgotten that I'm in Broken Hill, Swan Hill [or] Adelaide," he said.

Roosters expect 'grand final' worthy crowds

Meanwhile on the Eyre Peninsula, the remote coastal community of Elliston – 170 kilometres north-west of Port Lincoln – will get to watch St Kilda alumni Steven Milne and former Brisbane Lions and Carlton player Mitch Robinson play for their local team this weekend.

Milne and Robinson are the latest ex-AFL players to get a run for the Elliston Districts Roosters, with Swan also donning the club's red, white and gold guernsey last year at Poochera Oval near Streaky Bay.

Club President Zack Wilson said last year's fixture with Swan "dragged in another two to three hundred people" to the tiny town of Poochera, which has a resting population of 67 according to the 2021 census.

"It was more like hosting a grand final than a regular season game," he said.

"The crowd they draw in and then the exposure to the club and the league they bring is beneficial."

Mr Wilson said his club had a connection to a player agent who managed all three players, which made the arrangement possible.

He said the players' fees were funded by the club's sports centre, which was also used by other local sports clubs.

"It means we don't have to fundraise for the players, which other clubs probably do," he said.

A worthwhile investment

These types of games do not come cheap, with Mr Purcell estimating the weekend's expenses, including Swan's fee, to be more than $10,000.

However, he said several local businesses came on board as sponsors to help offset some of these costs.

He also said the day's various fundraisers, which included raffle tickets for Swan's playing guernseys and auctioning his signed club gear, would generate a larger income than they could have raised on a single weekend event.

"It's an unbelievable investment … the support that we got and just going through the figures ... it's going to be very hard to top," Mr Purcell said.

"And the money gets to go back straight into our juniors, [and making] any changes to the club for our members.

"It costs a lot of money to run clubs ... so it's come at a great time for us."

As for Swan, he said while the glory days are behind him, he loves playing the game while he still can.

"I don't care if I have one [kick] or I have 100 … as long as the footy club that I go to have a great day, make some money and have a couple of decent memories of me, that's all that matters," he said.

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