Family-Run Coach & Touring · Since 1974
Cooee Local · Canberra

The Canberra Journal
Local Stories & Travel Guides

Practical, local guides to planning a Canberra trip - where to eat, where the wine is, and how to make the most of a day or a weekend. Read it, then let us drive it.

Local Guides & StoriesBy Frank BurnsNew Fortnightly1974 Family-Run
Cooee Local · Canberra

The Canberra Journal

Cooee Local is where we share what we know about the places we tour. The Canberra journal is the capital edition - practical, local guides to help you plan: where to eat, where the wine is, and how to make the most of a day or a weekend in the bush capital.

Written by Frank Burns and added to regularly, each guide links through to the related Canberra tour or itinerary, so you can read it, then have us drive it.

  • Practical local guides to planning a Canberra trip.
  • By Frank Burns, drawing on tours since 1974.
  • New guides added on a fortnightly cadence.
  • Every guide links to a related tour or itinerary.
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From the Canberra Journal

Common Questions

About the Journal

Cooee Local is our editorial program - practical local guides and stories that help you plan a trip. The Canberra journal covers the capital: where to eat, the wine district, how to spend a weekend, and more, added regularly.

The Canberra journal is written by Frank Burns for Cooee Tours, drawing on the company's experience running tours across the capital since 1974.

We add to the journal on a regular, roughly fortnightly cadence, building out the guides that pair with our Canberra tours and itineraries.

Yes - each guide links to the related Canberra tour or itinerary, and we can build any of them into a guided day with the coach and transfers handled.

Read It, Then Let Us Drive It

Every guide pairs with a Canberra tour or itinerary - tell us what caught your eye and we will build the day.