''Weekender'' is a Queensland-based lifestyle program screening on Sundays at 5:30pm.
Production
''Queensland Weekender'' began in 2003 on the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australi ...
on Saturdays at 5:30pm. It was produced by 7 Productions Queensland and often aired alongside similarly themed Queensland lifestyle programs,
''Creek To Coast'' and ''
The Great South East
''The Great South East'' is a Queensland-based lifestyle program screening on the Seven Network which screened from 1997 until 2016. It was replaced by a similarly themed show ''The Great Day Out'' in 2017.
The half-hour-long program showcases ...
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In November 2019, the Seven Network announced the show had been axed with the final episodes screening in early 2020. In January 2020, Seven announced ''Weekender'', an amalgamated version of Queensland Weekender and The Great Day Out, would begin from February 9, 2020 on Sundays at 5:30pm.
See also
* ''
Sydney Weekender
''Sydney Weekender'' is an Australian travel show featuring destinations throughout the state of New South Wales. The program debuted in 1994 on Saturdays at 5:30pm, later moving to Sundays at the same time before the local nightly news bulleti ...
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* ''
Melbourne Weekender
''Melbourne Weekender'' is a travel and lifestyle show hosted by Cameron Ling. The weekly, half-hour program was produced by Seven Productions and visited various locations in Melbourne and Victoria, showing destinations and experiences which c ...
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* ''
WA Weekender
''WA Weekender'' is a travel and lifestyle show featuring destinations throughout Western Australia. The series ran from 1 August 2014 to 11 June 2017 and aired on Sundays at 5:30pm on the Seven Network in that state. The program visited various ...
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* ''
SA Weekender
''SA Weekender'' is a travel, culture and lifestyle show featuring destinations throughout South Australia. The series first screened in 2017, replacing a similar series called ''SA Life'' and airs on Sundays at 5:30pm on the Seven Network in Sou ...
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References
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External links
Official website
Seven Network original programming
Australian non-fiction television series
Australian travel television series
2003 Australian television series debuts
Television shows set in Queensland