We have a 4 week trip to Australia at then end of July -August 2025

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Family of 4, 2 kids 6 & 9 yo. We plan on going to Melbourne, Great Barrier Reef (Daintree forest, Port Douglas etc) and Sydney. We are NOT theme park or resort people. We like both cities and nature, music, art, etc
We don’t want to cram too many places to visit in the trip but maybe, only 3 places may be too little with maybe not needing to spend too many days in either city or the GBR. We considered going to sunshine coast (definitely not gold coast, not our style) but it feels that maybe after 8-10 days in the GBR it won’t add too much to the trip and not worth the extra time and money.
Any suggestions for somewhere else to fit in the trip? Uluru would be nice but too much money and time, especially with the kids. We are flying into Melbourne and flying out from Sydney if that helps.
Yes, we are fully aware of the weather.
Thanks a lot in advance!

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- Rina0
  Gold Coast is not only glitz ang glamour. If you do not like the beach try a canal cruise or visit the hinterland with rain forests and waterfalls and do a whale watching trip. It really is a beautiful place. Have travelled to over 70 countries and Gold Coast is still the best.
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- LeAndriahStrom0
  Sunshine Coast beach and hinterland are beautiful. Plus Australia Zoo too.The hinterland is a gorgeous quiet escape. Lots of waterfalls.
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- SalchichaDeLeche0
  Maybe check out Tasmania for a few days, fly into Hobart-you’ve got MONA, mt Wellington, Salamanca market (open Saturday’s only), Bruny island, royal botanical gardens,
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- ElizabethJenniferMuller0
  Hire a car and spend a few days down the great ocean road or go to Phillip island
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- Mostly0
  I live in Melbourne. It’s miserable here that time of the year. Bring puffer jackets and beanies. Great though if you love arts, culture, musicals, theatre. Oh and we have the best coffee.July-Aug spend as much time as possible in Far North Queensland 😂 Whitsundays, Townsville, Cairns, Port Douglas. You’ll need a hire car up there. The beach in Port Douglas is the best but they don’t advertise it. Four Mile Beach.
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- Kalilkalil1560
  Fraser Island is lovely
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