THE 100 BEST TOWNS IN 2009

The top towns in the country as determined by a panel of experts in our 2009 special issue

1 Yamba, NSW 2 Esperance,WA 3 Port Douglas, QLD 4 Broome,WA 5 Port Fairy,VIC 6 Beechworth,VIC 7 Byron Bay, NSW 8 Apollo Bay,VIC 9 Strahan,TAS 10 Margaret River,WA 11 South West Rocks, NSW 12 Bright,VIC 13 Alice Springs, NT 14 Lorne,VIC 15 Mallacoota,VIC 16 Hahndorf, SA 17 Burnt Pine, NSW 18 Mission Beach, QLD 19 Daylesford,VIC 20 Noosa, QLD 21 Portsea,VIC 22 Bowral, NSW 23 Fremantle,WA 24 Kangaroo Valley, NSW 25 Broken Hill, NSW 26 Nelson Bay, NSW 27 Bellingen, NSW 28 Leura, NSW 29 Queenscliff,VIC 30 Mudgee, NSW 31 Mossman, QLD 32 Jindabyne, NSW 33 Katherine, NT 34 Airlie Beach, QLD 35 Echuca,VIC 36 Angaston, SA 37 Mataranka, NT 38 Coffin Bay, SA 39 Robe, SA 40 Tilba Tilba, NSW 41 Swansea,TAS 42 Seal Rocks, NSW 43 Pokolbin, NSW 44 Cooktown, QLD 45 Port Lincoln, SA 46 Longreach, QLD 47 Silverton, NSW 48 Huskisson, NSW 49 Streaky Bay, SA 50 Penola, SA 51 Jabiru, NT 52 Stanley,TAS 53 Lightning Ridge, NSW 54 Merimbula, NSW 55 Albany,WA 56 Marysville,VIC 57 Tamworth, NSW 58 Clare, SA 59 Birdsville, QLD 60 Bermagui, NSW 61 Richmond,TAS 62 Coral Bay,WA 63 Denmark,WA 64 Atherton, QLD 65 Picnic Bay, QLD 66 Seventeen Seventy, QLD 67 Mollymook, NSW 68 Rutherglen,VIC 69 Coober Pedy, SA 70 Karumba, QLD 71 Nguiu Settlement, NT 72 Tamborine Mountain,QLD 73 Mt Gambier, SA 74 Kuranda, QLD 75 Dorrigo, NSW 76 Walhalla,VIC 77 Mildura,VIC 78 Berry, NSW 79 Eumundi, QLD 80 Exmouth,WA 81 Dunkeld,VIC 82 Parachilna, SA 83 Sofala, NSW 84 Tumut, NSW 85 Ross,TAS 86 Augusta,WA 87 Kingscote, SA 88 William Creek, SA 89 Wisemans Ferry, NSW 90 Halls Gap,VIC 91 Hervey Bay, QLD 92 Derby,WA 93 Bridport,TAS 94 Wollombi, NSW 95 Evans Head, NSW 96 Adelaide River, NT 97 Nain,WA 98 Kalgoorlie, WA 99 Eagle Bay,WA 100 Deloraine,TAS