Coxy's Big Break
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Coxy's Big Break is a travel show airing either Saturdays or Sundays at on Seven Melbourne
HSV
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and Prime
Prime Television
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across Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. It has previously been screened nationally on Seven's
Seven Network
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HD
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channel and is sold overseas. It premiered in 2004.
Hosted by Geoff 'Coxy' Cox, the show visits locations across Australia and around the world. The local edition of the program keeps Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
as its primary focus. Other destinations have included New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
, Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
, The Cook Islands, New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, China, Hawaii, Austria, Ireland, Thailand
Thailand
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and Antarctica.
The Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
airs different travel shows in the weekend 5:30pm timeslots. Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
screen Queensland Weekender Saturdays and The Great South East
The Great South East
The Great South East is an Australian television programme, airing exclusively in Queensland. Currently hosted by Sofie Formica, the half-hour-long program showcases tourist attractions in the south-eastern corner of the state surrounding the state capital Brisbane. It airs Sunday afternoons at...
Sundays. Sydney have Sydney Weekender
Sydney Weekender
Sydney Weekender is a travel show featuring destinations throughout New South Wales, Australia, and airs on Channel Seven in that state. The show is hosted by Mike Whitney, a former Australian Test Cricketer. This program visits various locations in Sydney and New South Wales, and looks at...
on Saturdays. Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
show Discover on Saturdays.
The program has been produced in PAL
PAL
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1080i
1080i
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25PsF
Progressive segmented Frame
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high-definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
since the start of 2007.
Reporters for the show include:
- Melissa Hetherington
- Melanie-Jade Netherclift
- James SherryJames SherryJames Sherry is an Australian television presenter and actor.He has hosted children's shows, including Saturday Disney and A*mazing . He has had guest roles in television dramas, including Spellbinder in 1995, The Man From Snowy River in 1996, Blue Heelers in 1999 andThe Odyssey...
Former reporters include:
- Des Dowling
- James Freemantle
- Angie Hilton
- Kelly Landry
- Nick Stratford
- Nicky Whelan