''Coxy's Big Break'' was a daily travel show which premiered in 2004. It aired across

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at on Seven Melbourne and

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. It had previously been screened nationally on Seven's HD channel, and was sold overseas.

History

Hosted by Geoff "Coxy" Cox, the show visited locations across Australia and around the world. The local edition of the program kept

as its primary focus. Other destinations included New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Bali,

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, New Caledonia, China, Hawaii, Austria, Ireland,

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and

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. The

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aired different travel shows in the weekend 5:30pm timeslot, including ''Queensland Weekender'' and ''

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'' in Brisbane, '' Sydney Weekender'' in Sydney, and ''Discover'' in Adelaide. The program was produced in

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25PsF high-definition after the start of 2007. In March 2015, Cox announced on the show's website that the program would end after 11 years.

Reporters

* Melissa Hetherington * Melanie-Jade Netherclift *

James Sherry James Sherry (born 14 November 1967) is an Australian television presenter, actor, and producer. Career Sherry has hosted several children's shows, including ''Saturday Disney'' (1990 to 1994) and '' A*mazing'' (1994 to 1998). He has had gues ...

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* Des Dowling * James Freemantle * Angie Hilton * Kelly Landry * Nick Stratford *

Nicky Whelan Nicky Whelan (born 10 May 1981) is an Australian actress and model known for her role as Pepper Steiger in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours''. Career Before ''Neighbours'', Whelan hosted a number of shows, including '' Coxy's Big Brea ...

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References

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External links

Official Site

Seven Network original programming Australian non-fiction television series 2004 Australian television series debuts 2015 Australian television series endings Television shows set in Melbourne