The team on the road next week for another We Love Australia week.
Monday- Bowral,Southern Highlands NSW
Tuesday- Gold Coast
Wednesday-Strahan,Tasmania
Thursday-lnverloch,Victoria
Friday- Australia Zoo,Queensland
Edit- up against Sunrise in America on mystery tour next week.
Just tuned in and Richard is in the hosts chair with Sylivia, what happened to Karl did he leave early?
WE LOVE AUSTRALIA trip for 2017 – beginning Monday 3, April 3
The week’s crazy adventures with Lisa, Karl, Richard, Tim and Natalia will begin in the beautiful New South Wales Southern Highlands town of Bowral. There the team will chat with Aussie rock legend Jimmy Barnes, taste-test what are claimed to be the best pies in Australia, and we will see Karl and Tim go up against the brawniest highlanders in the country in a very unusual strongman competition.
Then the team will head for the glorious Gold Coast for a festival of sport and entertainment to celebrate the one-year countdown to the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Viewers will get a chance to see how the Gold Coast is transforming for Australia’s biggest international sporting event since the Sydney Olympics, and learn how they can make money from the Games.
TODAY will be joined by Aussie sporting greats Sally Pearson and Libby Trickett, Rugby Sevens star Charlotte Caslick, The Volleyroos, and Borobi the Blue Koala, the official mascot for the Games.
On Wednesday it’s off to Tasmania’s magnificent west coast and the beautiful town of Strahan – gateway to the state’s World Heritage-listed national parks, where the rainforest meets the sea. The team will take in the stunning natural sights from a river cruise, jump aboard a steam railway train and head to the dunes for high-octane buggy racing. They will also explore the town’s fascinating convict history.
Next stop is the scenic seaside town of Inverloch in Victoria’s Gippsland region, an easy 90-minute drive from Melbourne. There the team will be camping in true Aussie style: waking up, barbecuing, and broadcasting from the front of their caravans at the Inverloch Big4 Holiday Park. As well as testing Karl and Lisa’s camping skills, the team will dig for dinosaurs, check out the indoor water park and showcase all the spectacular local scenery.
TODAY will end the week with a massive party in the African savannah at Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast. They’ll be joined by all manner of wildlife as well as one of the country’s favourite families – Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin. While Karl runs from the crocodiles, cobras and koalas, Lisa will sit down with Bindi Irwin for an Australian exclusive. Plus, they’ll be offering free entry to the first 200 people who come down to the zoo before 7.00am that morning.
Lisa Wilkinson said: “So excited to be finally heading off on our first We Love Australia week for 2017. Although I’m definitely counting the days until we reach spectacular places like the Southern Highlands and the pristine beauty of Tasmania, I’m secretly longing for the big camping bash down at Inverloch in Victoria. Holiday and camping parks are the foundation of all good Aussie holidays. If you have a fun, holiday memory chances are it happened there.”
Karl Stefanovic said: “Definitely ready to dust off the old double pluggas and hit the road, if not a tad nervous about the number of animals we have on the show. Sounds like there’s a lot. What could possibly go wrong?”
And it wouldn’t be the TODAY Show without a whole heap of competitions. As well as the hugely popular Block of Cash calls, TODAY will be giving away a spectacular Lotus Freelander Caravan valued at $84,000.
@nationalnews Monday team
@killy06 l didn’t hear the reason why Karl was missing for the last hour of the show this morning.
Interesting then later for the special coverage it was just Deb & Syliva which is what it should have been when Karl departed early, Richard is terrible in the co-hosts chair.
Coincidence or not, I think it would be more effective if they did the OBs at separate times.
Karl was gone after 8am this morning. Perhaps he will join Lisa in North Queensland for tomorrow’s coverage.
Tuesday (28.03.17):
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Today has Lisa in Townsville, Karl at Emergency HQ in Brisbane, Natalia is in Bowen…[/quote]
Had a quick look at Today…
Their “special coverage” strap is scrolling the wrong way. We read from left to right, therefore it should be scrolling the other way.
Also, what’s the big blue blank square in the top right of the screen on many shots. They have a main picture with an inset on the bottom right, but above that there’s just blue. Looks like an error.
Wednesday (29.03.17): Sylvia Jeffreys and Tim Gilbert are co-hosting Today this morning in addition to reading news and sport respectively. Lisa and Natalia are live in Bowen this morning with Karl live from Emergency HQ for coverage of the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie.]
Excellent coverage from what I have seen.
For the record, yesterday the program ended at 2pm (Sydney time), wrapping up 10 hours of non-stop coverage from Lisa, Karl and the team.
I thought that Karl was in the wrong place. His contributions/interviews with people inside an office building in Queensland were dull. Other networks had minimal input from that site, not sure why Nine thought their breakfast co-presenter should be sited there.
You’d think if it was where the Premier of QLD was, therewould have somewhat relevance to a television broadcast.?
Not the most riveting television though and better handled by a news reporter rather than the senior host. A better distribution would have been to have one of Nine Brisbane’s senior reporters at EmHQ and Karl in Bowen.
Maybe his new hair couldn’t withstand the wind. 
Thursday (29.03.17):
Today is broadcasting live into QLD.
Lisa and Natalia Cooper in Bowen this morning with Karl back in the studio with Alicia Loxley who is filling in for Sylvia.
I love Alicia and Karl together. Such a good mix.
Friday (31.08.17): Lisa and Karl are co-anchoring the SEQ Flooding Emergency from Eagle Street Pier in Brisbane. Tim Gilbert and Alicia Loxley are co-hosting back in studio.
