Australian Gourmet Traveller - (07)July 2019 (1)

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PHOTOGRAPHY TIM GREY (

TULUM

) & PIA JOHNSON (NICK DEUTSCH).

reef,nowexpanded,wrapping 200 metres

aroundthemainbuilding.Guests can take guided

snorkellingtoursofthelagoon, view more than

100 speciesofmarinelifefrom an underwater

observatory, and join resident marine biologists

toswimwith stingrays. daydreamisland.com

TheBungalows Three stylish beachfront villas

atMissionBeach opened last month, a project

bytheteamthat runs Bedarra Island Resort just

offshore.Each villa on the two-hectare property

hasa private path leading to the beach, and

sharesa pool, dining room and kitchen in the

mainbuilding. Villas can be booked separately

orasa whole. beachbungalows.com.au

THREEOFTHEBEST

TUNE IN

The Australian World

Orchestra, comprised of

Australian performers

based both here and

abroad, returns for

2019 with shows in

Melbourne (26 July),

Canberra (27 July)

and Sydney (30 July).

australianworld

orchestra.com.au

Nick Deutsch,

AWO oboist.

Whitsundays rising

Bask in winter sunshine at these freshly minted and upgraded resorts.

The pool at Hayman Island by

InterContinental. Right: a stingray

in the Living Reef at Daydream Island.

rooms, a fitness centre and kids’ club. The resort

was rebuilt after Cyclone Yasi in 2011, and again

in 2014, when the One & Only group took over

management with an $80-million refurbishment.

Themostrecent $100-million makeover follows

theresort’s closure in 2017 when Cyclone Debbie

rippedthrough the Whitsundays. ihg.com

DaydreamIsland After a $100-million rebuild,

Whitsundays favourite Daydream Island reopened

inAprilwith 277 rooms and suites with garden,

pooloroceanviews, a spa, marine-focused kids’

club,andthreerestaurants and bars. The jewel

initscrown,however,is the revival of its Living

trelagoon with a man-made

Hayman Island by InterContinental Fresh

from its second multi-million-dollar makeover

in five years, Hayman Island reopens this month

as the rebranded resort Hayman Island by

InterContinental. Promising “a new chapter of

immersive luxury”, the resort on the Whitsundays’

most northerly island has 166 rooms, suites and

beachfrontvillas,andnewprivateresidencesset

on a hillsideabovethebay.Featuresincludefive

eateries and

Offthewagon

Æcorn Aperitifs is a new booze-free brand by

Ben Branson, creator of Seedlip, the world’s first

non-alcoholic spirit range. Now served in top London

restaurants, the dry, bitter and aromatic apéritifs will

arrive in Australia later this year. aecornaperitifs.com

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