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WESTERN AUSTRALIA NORTHERN TERRITORY SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
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QUEENSLAND NEW SOUTH WALES VICTORIA TASMANIA |
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SIZE: 4025km east/west; 3220km north/south AREA: 7,682,850 km² POPULATION: 19,169,090 LANGUAGE: English RELIGION: 76.4% christian (of which 26% Catholic, 26.1% Church of England, 24.3% other christian), Buddhism, Jewish, Muslim. CURRENCY: Australian Dollar $1 = 100 cents FEDERAL CAPITAL: Canberra TIME ZONES Eastern Standard Time (EST) in Queensland, NSW, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria & Tasmania.Central Standard Time (CST-½ hr behind EST) in Northern Territory & South Australia. Western Standard Time (WST-2 hrs behind EST) in Western Australia. |
FLIGHTS: Qantas & Virgin Blue are Australia's International airlines. VISA: All visitors need a visa, now an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA). It can be issued at your local travel agents & allows you to enter Oz, as a visitor, for a stay of up to 3 months. It is valid for 1 year from the date of issue. HEALTH VACCINATIONS: Not required unless you have come from OR visited a country infected with Yellow Fever witin the 6 days prior to arrival. BEVERAGES: Tap water is safe to drink. Milk is pasteurised. ELECTRICITY: 240V AC throughout Australia. DISABLED ACCESS: Many hostels/ hotels have rooms equipped for access for disabled persons. A number of the National Parks also provide facilities enabling access for those with disabilites. |
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CLIMATE/SEASONS TO VISIT
DEC-FEB: the summer seasonIn Southern Australia the sea is warmer for swimming. Northern Australia is hot and wet & can feel uncomfortable. Box Jellyfish (stingers) swim around the northern MAINLAND coast in this season. However, certain areas are netted to allow swimming. JUNE-AUG: the winter season Northern Australia has a more comfortable temperature. Central Australia is also cooler, but still dry and hot during the day & bitterly cold at night. Southern Australia is colder with winter skiing in areas such as the Victorian Alps. |
All information is correct to the best of our knowledge.
We accept no responsibility for action on any information which may have changed.
Many thanks to Pedro, who inspired me to write this website.
Having travelled around Australia himself in 2001, I thought it appropriate to thank him here.
To view Pedro's photos of Oz, visit his website at:
www.pyghtle.freeserve.co.uk
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