{"id":7388,"date":"2023-12-06T19:14:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T08:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/?page_id=7388"},"modified":"2024-03-01T11:17:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T00:17:43","slug":"explore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/explore\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7388\" class=\"elementor elementor-7388\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b7427 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02b7427\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e9882 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8e9882\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03afe0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c03afe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/@wildbonde.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6039\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/@wildbonde.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/@wildbonde-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/@wildbonde-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/@wildbonde-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image Credit - Jess Bonde<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37f00d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a37f00d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-978140b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"978140b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Devonport, a laid-back coastal city has plenty to offer visitors. Beyond the conference, attendees can explore beautiful beaches, coastal and bush trails, and immerse themselves in a thriving food and arts scene.<\/p><p>Stretch your legs on a wander along the beach or up to the candy-striped lighthouse. Bring your bike and try out the new coastal pathway or test your skills on world-renown mountain bike trails.<\/p><p>For those with time to spare, the world heritage sites of Cradle Mountain and Tarkine are a short scenic drive away, offering breathtaking landscapes and natural wonders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83cb244 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"83cb244\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d82c51 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d82c51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec2932 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https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mouth-of-River-image-credit-Kelly-Slater-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mouth-of-River-image-credit-Kelly-Slater-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mouth-of-River-image-credit-Kelly-Slater-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Kelly Slater<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd3482 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bd3482\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-River-Image-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-River-Image-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-River-Image-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-River-Image-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-River-Image-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b88fc e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55b88fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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The Lillico Beach Conservation Area is renowned for its little penguin colony, providing a unique opportunity to observe these charming seabirds in their natural habitat.<\/p><p>For nature enthusiasts, the Tasmanian Arboretum, sprawling across 66 hectares, offers a wonderland of temperate-zone trees. Along the shores of Founders Lake, most visitors are lucky enough to spot the resident platypus.<\/p><p>The Don River Railway, operating on a section of the former Tasmanian Government Railways line, immerses visitors in the bygone era of train travel, featuring vintage locomotives and carriages with insights into the region&#8217;s rail history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f84d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4f84d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93226b3 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93226b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9f89b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c9f89b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Bass Strait Maritime Centre delves into the maritime history of the Bass Strait and northwest Tasmania, offering exhibits on exploration, shipping, and the integral role the strait played in local development.<\/p><p>Home Hill, the former residence of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons and his wife Enid, stands as a historical site, now a museum, providing a glimpse into the lives of these influential figures.<\/p><p>Spend time exploring the wonders of the city and surrounds \u2026. Find it all in Devonport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed0012 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ed0012\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4276048 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4276048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7407\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spirit-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image Credit - Jess Bonde<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef9cbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ef9cbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9417ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9417ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore a little further<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91e907c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91e907c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85b6c6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e85b6c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/northwesttasmania.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NORTH-WEST-TASMANIA_black.png-scaled.webp\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-full size-full wp-image-8690\" alt=\"North West Tasmania logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NORTH-WEST-TASMANIA_black.png-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NORTH-WEST-TASMANIA_black.png-300x78.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NORTH-WEST-TASMANIA_black.png-1024x266.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NORTH-WEST-TASMANIA_black.png-768x200.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NORTH-WEST-TASMANIA_black.png-1536x399.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NORTH-WEST-TASMANIA_black.png-2048x532.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc0fd0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffc0fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovertasmania.com.au\/regions\/north-west\/devonport\/?epslanguage=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tas-logo-e1706752935328.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-pulse attachment-full size-full wp-image-8695\" alt=\"Tasmania come down for air logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tas-logo-e1706752935328.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tas-logo-e1706752935328-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Credit &#8211; Jess Bonde Devonport, a laid-back coastal city has plenty to offer visitors. Beyond the conference, attendees can explore beautiful beaches, coastal and bush trails, and immerse themselves in a thriving food and arts scene. Stretch your legs on a wander along the beach or up to the candy-striped lighthouse. Bring your bike [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6034,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7388"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9351,"href":"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7388\/revisions\/9351"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paranapleconventioncentre.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}