''Postcards'' is an Australian holiday and travel television series on the

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History

There were originally three different versions of ''Postcards'', each produced and broadcast within its specific city or market. In 1995, Adelaide's Nine Network produced their first series. It promoted holiday spots within

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

, encouraging viewers to travel within their state. Soon after, the Nine Network in Melbourne launched their own state-based version and Nine Network in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

followed in 1999 with ''Postcards WA''. In 2007, WIN Television purchased Nine Network in Adelaide and Perth. The Perth-based ''Postcards WA'' was then renamed ''Postcards Australia'' and expanded to cover more parts of the country, using

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positioned across the WIN network, and in 2011 they axed the original Adelaide-based ''Postcards SA''. In March 2016, ''Postcards'' moved to a new Friday night timeslot and one hour format for Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne markets.

Rebecca Judd Rebecca Judd ( née Twigley, born 27 January 1983) is an Australian model, television presenter, speech pathologist and the wife of former Australian Football League player Chris Judd. She has previously been host of Victorian-based travel pr ...

hosted the show alongside presenters Livinia Nixon, Lauren Phillips, Brodie Harper, Shane Crawford, Glen Moriarty, Scherri-Lee Biggs, Warren Tredrea and celebrity chef Shane Delia.

Postcards Victoria

''Postcards Victoria'' airs on Sundays at 5.30pm on the

across Victoria and is currently hosted by

Livinia Nixon Livinia Helen Nixon (19 March 1975) is an Australian television presenter and actress. Nixon is the chief weather presenter for ''Nine News Melbourne''.Brodie Harper * Shane Delia *

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Todd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge, OAM (born 2 April 1971) is an Australian former professional tennis player and current sports broadcaster with the Nine Network. Woodbridge is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde (n ...

The show has previously been hosted by

Shane Crawford Shane Barry Crawford (born 9 September 1974) is a former Australian rules football player, television media personality and author. He played 305 senior games for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and won the ...

Giaan Rooney Giaan Leigh Rooney, OAM (born 15 November 1982) is an Australian former competitive swimmer and television personality. As a member of the Australian team in women's 4×100-metre medley relay, she won an Olympic gold medal and broke a world ...

, Bridget McIntyre, Suzie Wilks and Geoff "Coxy" Cox.

Previous series

''Postcards''

''Postcards'' was produced by the

in Melbourne and was hosted by

along with presenters

Livinia Nixon Livinia Helen Nixon (19 March 1975) is an Australian television presenter and actress. Nixon is the chief weather presenter for ''Nine News Melbourne''.Shane Crawford Shane Barry Crawford (born 9 September 1974) is a former Australian rules football player, television media personality and author. He played 305 senior games for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and won the ...

, Glen Moriarty, Scherri-Lee Biggs,

Warren Tredrea Warren Gary Tredrea (born 24 December 1978) is a former Australian Rules Footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and former Weekday Sports Presenter on ''Nine News Adelaide''. Since his retire ...

and celebrity chef Shane Delia. The show aired in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne market on Friday nights at 7.30pm.

''Postcards Australia''

''Postcards Australia'' was produced by WIN Television and WIN Digital Media and showcase exciting, engaging and beautiful destinations around Australia and recently New Zealand, highlighting the stunning locations, unique characters and interesting things to do, along with travel tips, local advice and much fun. Hosted by Scott McRae, series two will be seen across Australia and is also seen on Discovery Travel Channel in

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, Korea,

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and

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''Postcards South Australia''

''Postcards South Australia'' was produced by

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

and was shown every Sunday at 5:30 pm from 1995 to 2011 hosted by

Keith Conlon Keith Conlon, LL.B. 1968, B.A. 1968 (University of Adelaide), OAM, is a veteran Australian broadcaster based in Adelaide. Conlon previously presented talk radio station 5AA's breakfast program with Jane Reilly, and formerly with Jon Blake, ...

. Other reporters included Lisa McAskill, Ali Carle, Michael Keelan, Chad Cornes,

Mark Bickley Mark Alan Bickley (born 4 August 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Bickley was a player for the Crows from 1991 until 2003, captaining the team to bo ...

and

Kym Dillon Kym Dillon (born 19 June 1959) is the former sports presenter for Nine News Adelaide. He is also part of the successful sports coverage and football commentary team at FIVEaa. Prior to his media career he played football for SANFL clubs North Ad ...

. The series ended abruptly on 20 November 2011.

''Postcards Western Australia''

''Postcards WA'' was produced by the

. It was first launched in April 1998 and was hosted by Philippa O'Connell who was joined by co-host Paul Entwistle in 2003. Reporters for the show included

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, Teresa Spiniello, Craig James and Fiona Argyle. In 2009, a brief series of ''Postcards WA'' was broadcast with host

Angela Tsun Angela Tsun (born 27 August 1982) is an Australian television and radio presenter. Tsun is currently weekend news presenter on ''Seven News'' in Perth. She also currently co-hosts '' The Dead Set Legends'' on Mix 94.5. Career Tsun lived, st ...

. Soon after, the series expanded and was renamed ''Postcards Australia''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Postcards (Tv Series) Australian non-fiction television series Nine Network original programming Tourism in Australia 1995 Australian television series debuts 2000s Australian television series 2010s Australian television series Television shows set in Adelaide Television shows set in Melbourne Australian travel television series