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Hometown - Kangaroo Island South Australia

Detours (Places to See):
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Admiral Arch, Kangaroo Island, teams must abseil down the face of this archway to the Southern Ocean, teams must then find 5 clue pieces from 5 weary tourists to find the pitstop for this leg of the race.

Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island, Teams must search for 5 puzzle pieces held by 5 different native/tourist people to find a clue that reveals the pitstop for this leg of the race.
Roadblock ideas: Seal Bay Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island, Teams must search and ride camels along this stretch of beach to search for a clue hidden amongst the beached sea lions that arrive all year around to breed and eat in this most southern part of Australia
Pit Stop Ideas: Emu Bay, Kingscote
Clues: Head to Cape Peninsula



Hometown - Pleasant Point, New Zealand

Detours(Places to See):
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Fix it: use the required tools to fix a old fashioned Jigger. The Mechanic will hand them their next clue
Fuel It: Search The Station for Items to put in a waggon. the driver will hand them their next clue
Roadblock ideas: At Geraldine High School 1 Person must Climb to the top of the vertical tower.
Pit Stop Ideas: The St Mary Church in Pleasant Point
Clues: 1. Fly to Christchurch, New Zealand. Then Drive to Pleasant Point and search for the Anzac Memorial to Find Next Clue.
2. Make your way to Geraldine High School and search for your next Clue
3. Make your way back to Pleasant Point. Then make your way to the Train Station and take a ride down to the Station.
4. Make your Way to Pit Stop at St Mary Church



Hometown - Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Detours(Places to See):
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Sand it: Teams travel via 4wd to Noosa Northshore then on up to Double Island Point, teams then return on camel back at a leisurly pace.

See it: teams go on a sight seeing tour by helicopter to various iconic Sunny Coast destinations (Mount Coolum, Big Pineapple, Noosa National Park etc) and must explore them for a souveneir from a indicated Pommy Back Packer.
Roadblock ideas: teams must undertake the responsibilities of a zoo handler at Australia Zoo ranging from cleaning out enclosures to extremes of wrestling Crocs in the Crocoseum in front of a crowd of up to 4000 people or aiding in some way in animal rehabilitation in the WIldlife hospital.
Pit Stop Ideas: Glass House Mountains
Clues: 1. Fly to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Make your way by car to Noosa, and find amongst the hustle and bustle of Haistings Street Noosa your next Clue.
2. Make your way by car to Mooloolaba and search for the HMAS Brisbane ANZAC Memorial to Find your Next Clue.
3. Make your way to Australia Zoo and find your next clue
4. Make your way to the next Pit Stop


Hometown - Melboure, Victoria, Australia

Detours(Places to See):
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Sky Box or Paint Box:
In Paint Box, teams must make their way to the Ian Potter gallery at Federation square and identify 3 pieces of Australian art, matching it to the artist by finding the paintings in the gallery, teams may not ask tour guides for help
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In Sky Box, teams make their way to Melbourne's tallest building, The Eureka Tower, and individually go on "The Edge" a glass dome that extends off the building leaving them over 900ft in the air
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Roadblock ideas: At the Melbourne Cricket ground, one team member must, with an AFL football, kick three goals (between the posts) from the 50m line
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Pit Stop Ideas: Follow the marked path to find the pitstop at the Royal Botanical Gardens
The Nympheas Lake.
Clues: Fly to Melbourne, (Australia)

Drive to the Royal Exhibition Building, (making sure not to go to the Royal Exhibition Centre) and find your next clue.

Make your way by Tram to Luna Park, St. Kilda beach to receive your next clue.
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Take tram back to Federation Square (Detour, walk to options)

Walk along the north bank of the Yarra River to the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Roadblock

Pitstop (any transport to get to gardens, walk from main gate)


Hometown - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Detours (Places to See):
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Bridge Walk

In Bridge walk teams choose a guide and do the Sydney harbour bridge climb when they have finished the guide will give them the next clue

Sky Walk

teams choose a guide a and conquer the Sydney tower and walk across the sky walk.
Roadblock ideas: Travel to the SCG and choose a worker than that person has to Run right around the SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground) 1 ounce and then they will receive there next clue

One team member must participate in a traditional cricket game and must score 50 runs before receving their next clue!
Pit Stop Ideas: Travel by Foot to The Sydney Opera house.

Travel by foot to Centennial Park.
Clues: Travel to Sydney ounce there they must find the ticket office and find the Train and travel to Penrith and find your next Clue.

Find the Joan Sutherland Center and find Door 2 and recieve your next clue.

Ounce after travel back to Sydney and find the Entertainment Centre (Be Careful you dont go to the Entertainment Quarter)

Travel to Bondi Beach. Teams must swim for their next clue!

Go into Paddie Marktet and teams must find the person who will give them their next clue.

Teams travel to the Moore Park stables and complete a guided tour on the horses before receving their next clue!



Hometown - Central West, NSW, Australia

Detours (Places to See):
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Drive Fast

In Drive Fast teams must make their way to Mount Panorama in Bathurst, NSW, Australia (one of the best race tracks on NSW) once there they must successfully complete 10 laps of the course to recieve their next clue. This task might seem hard and long but teams who are fast drivers will be able to complete this task fast.

Drive Slow

In Drive Slow teams must make their way to Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, NSW, Australia. Once there they must drive around the zoo in a safari zoo cart (which the zoo guide in their cart) and locate the 10 animals given to them on a list once they find them all the zoo guide will give them their next clue. This task might seem slow but teams with a good eye may be able to finish fast.
Roadblock ideas: Teams must search among many grape feilds for 1 of only a certain amount of clues located there
Pit Stop Ideas: Teams must go to the famous Old Dubbo Gaol and locate Phil inside it to check into the pitstop
Clues: 1. Make your way to Orange, NSW, Australia and find the Orange entertainment center a women will be waiting inside on stage to give you your next clue
2. (The clue from the women directs teams to the detour)
3. After completing the detour teams must make their way to Cowra, NSW, Australia and go to the Cowra Botanical Gardens where a clue box will be located inside the gardens
4. Teams must go to Mudgee, NSW, Australia and make their way to the local Mudgee Pool inside will be a clue box where they will recieve their next clue
5. The clue tells them to go to Gulgong, NSW, Australia and make their way to a certain winery where they will complete the roadblock
6. After completing the roadblock teams are told to go to Dubbo, NSW, Australia and make their way to the Old Dubbo Gaol (Jail) and make their way to the pitstop. (Last team may be eliminated)

Hometown - Great Southern (Albany/Denmark), W.A, Australia
Detours (Places to See):
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  • High in the Air or Low to the Ground
    In High in the air teams must walk the Treetop Walk located in the Valley of the Giants at the end they will find the next clue.
    In Low to the Ground teams must make there way along the Tingle wood path where they must search in the large tingle trees for the next clue.
Roadblock ideas:
  • One Racer must search through thousands of boxes of toffee at the Toffee Factory to find one containing a piece of paper this will be the next clue.
  • One racer must beat the record time at the Go Kart Track
Pit Stop Ideas:
  • Denmark War Memorial
  • Ocean's Beach
Clues:
  • Search the Amity for your next clue
  • Make your way to the Go Kart Track
  • Go to the Toffee Factory and eat the world's largest ice cream to get your next clue
  • Make your way to the Valley of the Giants
  • Teams must make there way to the shop The Denmark Treasure Trove where they must search through the many clothes and costumes racks for the next clue.
  • Teams must hire a paddle boat at the nearby park and paddle it down towards the jetty where the next clue awaits.








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