Best family holidays in Australia: Short break destinations

By Tracey Spicer
Updated April 20 2015 - 3:08pm, first published April 19 2015 - 12:15am
Coastal breaks are perfect for the kids.
Coastal breaks are perfect for the kids.
Coastal breaks are perfect for the kids.
Coastal breaks are perfect for the kids.
The annual balloon fiesta over the Hunter Valley.
The annual balloon fiesta over the Hunter Valley.
The Spirit House restaurant and cooking school at Yandina, on the Sunshine Coast.
The Spirit House restaurant and cooking school at Yandina, on the Sunshine Coast.
The Three Sisters, one of the many beautiful spots in the Blue Mountains NSW. Photo: iStock
The Three Sisters, one of the many beautiful spots in the Blue Mountains NSW. Photo: iStock
Three heritage cottages sit below the lighthouse at Seal Rocks.
Three heritage cottages sit below the lighthouse at Seal Rocks.
Coastal breaks are perfect for the kids.
Coastal breaks are perfect for the kids.
Coastal breaks are perfect for the kids.
Coastal breaks are perfect for the kids.

Increasingly, parents are taking public holidays, annual leave, and sometimes sickies, to extend a weekend break to three, four, even five days. So, where do you go for a great family weekend away? Here are my picks: 

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