News

18 January 2012
YHA gets the nod for the 18th annual AIMIA Awards
YHA gets the nod for the 18th annual AIMIA Awards

YHA Australia is once again up for a prestigious award, this time for the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association Awards.

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16 January 2012
Staying in Sydney? Stay & Play at Sydney Central YHA
Staying in Sydney? 'Stay & Play' at Sydney Central YHA

Staying in Sydney? Kick start your Aussie adventure with a great deal at Sydney Central YHA including 3 nights' accommodation, breakfasts, drinks, SIM card, koalas, sharks and crocodiles!

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11 January 2012
The Green Hostel
The Green Hostel

Alice Springs YHA has launched its solar powered carbon reduction initiative after successfully winning a grant from the Federal Government’s Solar City project and with funding from the YHA Hostel Carbon Reduction program.

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22 December 2011
Brisbane, Cairns and Perth YHAs Achieve HI-Q Certification
Brisbane, Cairns and Perth YHAs Achieve HI-Q Certification

Three YHA hostels have just been accredited as HI-Q quality, bringing the total of qualified hostels in the Australian network to 15, with Melbourne Metro and Sydney Railway Square also achieving re-certification in December.

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21 December 2011
Circus Oz Exclusive YHA Offer
Circus Oz $26  student rush tickets!

Roll up, roll up! Circus Oz is back in Sydney from 4-29 January 2012, and if you roll up one hour before their show, Steampowered, you can score yourself student rush tickets for just $26 - saving up to $45 on concession tickets!

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19 December 2011
ATEC Christmas @ Brisbane City YHA
ATEC Christmas @ Brisbane City YHA

Brisbane City YHA hosted the ATEC South Queensland Branch Christmas Party, overlooking the pool and city skyline on Wednesday night.

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9 December 2011
HI announces the HI-5ives!
HI announces the HI-5ives!

Hostelling International (HI), the only global network of hostel associations, has announced the best hostels in the world according to their customers.

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1 December 2011
Orphan Koala Has Fighting Chance
Orphan Koala Has Fighting Chance

A newly orphaned koala was discovered next to her mother’s body by two Bungalow Bay YHA backpackers during a bushwalk on Magnetic Island last week.

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7 November 2011
Award Winning YHA Hostels
Award Winning YHA Hostels

Want to know where the Best Backpacker Accommodation is in NSW, ACT, the Northern Territory, QLD and South Australia? We want to tell you!

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28 October 2011
Golden Backpack Award Winners

YHA wins at the backpacking industry’s night of nights, The Golden Backpacks, held at Sydney’s Dockside last Thursday 27 October.

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