Great Southern Land Tourism Australia

Tourism australia has released this special video to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the iconic icehouse track great southern land written by iva davies.

Ministry of tourism recruitment. Great southern land is a single released by the australian rock band icehouse. 30 years ago a song was written about our great southern land. Timeless song about australia.

Peaking at number five on the australian singles chart it was later featured in the 1988 yahoo serious film young einstein and remains their most popular song according to listeners of triple m in 2007. The haunting story of the anzac commemoration combined with the beautiful collaboration of arts community and place responded in a truly wonderful way form executive director lynda dorringtone said. Tourism australia managing director andrew mcevoy said the new video would air on facebook via the pages 34 million friends and their youtube channel.

From dominic locher films plus. Release of the compilation album gr. 30 years ago a song was written about our great southern land.

Iva davies was told to deny icehouses song. Almost 30000 people visited the great southern to see the installation while the total attendance figure topped 186000 according to research commissioned by tourism wa. Inspired by the landscape three decades on friend of australia iva davies partnered with eve.

Tourism australia has released a new advertisement with a new take on the famous icehouse song great southern land. The great southern land project is collaboration between tourism australia and iva davies with special thanks to qantas. It was re released in the us.

Tourism australias friends of australia program is a global network of over 160 advocates including collette dinnigan the wiggles brett lee dick smith matt moran and more who act as spokespeople and ambassadors for australia on the world stage. This is their story. Great southern land tourism australia.

It was released in august 1982 before the album primitive man. The first single from his breakthrough record primitive man great southern land peaked at no5 on the australian charts and was also popular with expats living in the uk. Inspired by the landscape three decades on friend of australia iva davies partnered with everyday people and well known musicians to celebrate the legacy of this powerful song.

Standing at the limit of an endless ocean stranded like a runaway lost at sea city on a rainy day down in the harbour watching as the grey clouds shadow the.