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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 tourist attractions in the south-eastern corner of the state surrounding the state capital Brisbane.

The shows were produced by 7 Productions Queensland and screened on Sundays at 5:30pm. They often aired alongside similarly themed Queensland lifestyle programs Creek To Coast and Queensland Weekender .

In November 2019, the Seven Network announced The Great Day Out had been axed, with the final episodes screening in early 2020. [1]

It was hosted by Sofie Formica from 2004 to 2017 and had several reporters including Laurel Edwards.

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