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Cover Contents Destination Australia Getting Started

WHEN TO GO COSTS & MONEY TRAVEL LITERATURE INTERNET RESOURCES

Itineraries

CLASSIC ROUTES THE SURF & SUN RUN Six to Eight Weeks/Sydney to Cairns BEST OF THE WEST TO THE OUTBACK Six to Eight Weeks/Perth to Alice Springs THE GIANT LOOP Six Months/Sydney to Sydney ROADS LESS TRAVELLED VINEYARDS, RIVERS, MOUNTAINS & GORGES Eight weeks/Adelaide to Rockhampton ACROSS THE CONTINENT One to Two Months/Cairns to Perth TAILORED TRIPS BEST WORLD HERITAGE HIKING & CAMPING THE CULINARY CRUSADE CAPERS FOR THE KIDS THE FESTIVAL FRENZY

History Dr Michael Cathcart

INTRUDERS ARRIVE CONVICT BEGINNINGS FROM SHACKLES TO FREEDOM TWO NEW SETTLEMENTS: MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE THE SEARCH FOR LAND CONTINUES GOLD & REBELLION MEANWHILE, IN THE WEST… GROWING NATIONALISM NATIONHOOD ENTERING THE WORLD STAGE WAR WITH JAPAN VISIONARY PEACE CHALLENGES TIMELINE

The Culture

LIFESTYLE POPULATION MULTICULTURALISM RELIGION SPORT ARTS

Environment Dr Tim Flannery

A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES NATIONAL & STATE PARKS WATCHING WILDLIFE

Food & Drink

STAPLES & SPECIALITIES DRINKS CELEBRATIONS WHERE TO EAT & DRINK VEGETARIANS & VEGANS EATING WITH KIDS HABITS & CUSTOMS COOKING COURSES EAT YOUR WORDS

Driving in Australia

DRIVING LICENCE CHOOSING A VEHICLE BUYING A VEHICLE RENTING A VEHICLE INSURANCE AUTO CLUBS ROAD RULES ROAD CONDITIONS HAZARDS & PRECAUTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OUTBACK TRAVEL MAINTENANCE & RUNNING COSTS GLOSSARY

New South Wales

HISTORY GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE INFORMATION NATIONAL PARKS ACTIVITIES TOURS GETTING THERE & AROUND SYDNEY HISTORY ORIENTATION INFORMATION SIGHTS ACTIVITIES WALKING TOUR SYDNEY FOR CHILDREN TOURS FESTIVALS & EVENTS SLEEPING EATING DRINKING ENTERTAINMENT SHOPPING GETTING THERE & AWAY GETTING AROUND AROUND SYDNEY BOTANY BAY ROYAL NATIONAL PARK PARRAMATTA CAMDEN AREA KU-RING-GAI CHASE NATIONAL PARK HAWKESBURY RIVER WINDSOR & RICHMOND BLUE MOUNTAINS GLENBROOK TO WENTWORTH FALLS LEURA KATOOMBA BLACKHEATH AREA MEGALONG VALLEY MT VICTORIA, HARTLEY & LITHGOW JENOLAN CAVES NORTH COAST SYDNEY TO NEWCASTLE NEWCASTLE LOWER HUNTER VALLEY WOLLOMBI UPPER HUNTER VALLEY NEWCASTLE TO PORT MACQUARIE PORT MACQUARIE PORT MACQUARIE TO COFFS HARBOUR COFFS HARBOUR COFFS HARBOUR TO BYRON BAY BYRON BAY BYRON BAY TO TWEED HEADS FAR NORTH COAST HINTERLAND BANGALOW LISMORE AROUND LISMORE NIGHTCAP NATIONAL PARK NIMBIN BORDER RANGES NATIONAL PARK MT WARNING NATIONAL PARK MURWILLUMBAH NEW ENGLAND TAMWORTH AROUND TAMWORTH THE FOSSICKERS WAY URALLA ARMIDALE THE WATERFALL WAY NORTH OF ARMIDALE TENTERFIELD TENTERFIELD TO CASINO CENTRAL WEST BATHURST AROUND BATHURST ORANGE CANOWINDRA COWRA YOUNG FORBES PARKES DUBBO WELLINGTON MUDGEE GULGONG NORTHWEST NEWELL HIGHWAY CASTLEREAGH HIGHWAY LORD HOWE ISLAND NORFOLK ISLAND SOUTH COAST WOLLONGONG WOLLONGONG TO NOWRA NOWRA AROUND NOWRA JERVIS BAY AROUND JERVIS BAY BATEMANS BAY AROUND BATEMANS BAY NAROOMA AROUND NAROOMA SOUTH TO THE VICTORIAN BORDER SNOWY MOUNTAINS COOMA JINDABYNE KOSCIUSZKO NATIONAL PARK THREDBO PERISHER BLUE CHARLOTTE PASS THE ALPINE WAY TUMUT & AROUND SOUTHWEST & THE MURRAY HUME HIGHWAY SYDNEY TO GOULBURN GOULBURN & AROUND YASS & AROUND GUNDAGAI ALBURY WAGGA WAGGA JUNEE LEETON GRIFFITH WILLANDRA NATIONAL PARK HAY DENILIQUIN & AROUND ALONG THE MURRAY WENTWORTH OUTBACK BOURKE BACK O’ BOURKE – CORNER COUNTRY BARRIER HIGHWAY & AROUND BROKEN HILL AROUND BROKEN HILL MUNGO NATIONAL PARK

Australian Capital Territory

CANBERRA HISTORY CLIMATE ORIENTATION INFORMATION SIGHTS ACTIVITIES WALKING TOUR CANBERRA FOR CHILDREN TOURS FESTIVALS & EVENTS SLEEPING EATING DRINKING ENTERTAINMENT SHOPPING GETTING THERE & AWAY GETTING AROUND AROUND CANBERRA SOUTH & WEST OF THE CITY – THE WILD SIDE NORTH & EAST OF THE CITY SURROUNDING TOWNS & VILLAGES

Queensland

HISTORY GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE INFORMATION NATIONAL PARKS ACTIVITIES TOURS GETTING THERE & AROUND BRISBANE HISTORY ORIENTATION INFORMATION SIGHTS ACTIVITIES WALKING TOUR BRISBANE FOR CHILDREN TOURS FESTIVALS & EVENTS SLEEPING EATING DRINKING ENTERTAINMENT SHOPPING GETTING THERE & AWAY GETTING AROUND MORETON BAY NORTH STRADBROKE ISLAND MORETON ISLAND BRIBIE ISLAND GOLD COAST SOUTHPORT & MAIN BEACH SURFERS PARADISE & BROADBEACH BURLEIGH HEADS COOLANGATTA GOLD COAST HINTERLAND TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN SPRINGBROOK NATIONAL PARK LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK SUNSHINE COAST GLASS HOUSE MOUNTAINS CALOUNDRA MAROOCHY AROUND MAROOCHY NOOSA COOLOOLA COAST SUNSHINE COAST HINTERLAND DARLING DOWNS STANTHORPE TOOWOOMBA TOOWOOMBA TO ROMA ROMA FRASER COAST GYMPIE RAINBOW BEACH MARYBOROUGH HERVEY BAY FRASER ISLAND CHILDERS BUNDABERG CAPRICORN COAST SOUTHERN REEF ISLANDS AGNES WATER & TOWN OF 1770 ROCKHAMPTON AROUND ROCKHAMPTON YEPPOON AROUND YEPPOON GREAT KEPPEL ISLAND OTHER KEPPEL BAY ISLANDS CAPRICORN HINTERLAND OUTBACK CHARTERS TOWERS TO CLONCURRY CLONCURRY MT ISA MT ISA TO CHARLEVILLE CHARLEVILLE THE CHANNEL COUNTRY WHITSUNDAY COAST MACKAY AROUND MACKAY AIRLIE BEACH WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS BOWEN NORTH COAST TOWNSVILLE MAGNETIC ISLAND NORTH COAST HINTERLAND TOWNSVILLE TO MISSION BEACH MISSION BEACH DUNK ISLAND MISSION BEACH TO CAIRNS GULF SAVANNAH THE SAVANNAH WAY NORMANTON TO CLONCURRY NORMANTON TO NORTHERN TERRITORY BURKETOWN TO CAMOOWEAL FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND CAIRNS ISLANDS OFF CAIRNS CAIRNS’ NORTHERN BEACHES KURANDA ATHERTON TABLELANDS PORT DOUGLAS MOSSMAN DAINTREE VILLAGE AROUND CAPE TRIBULATION CAPE TRIBULATION CAPE TRIBULATION TO COOKTOWN COOKTOWN LIZARD ISLAND CAIRNS TO COOKTOWN – THE INLAND ROAD CAPE YORK PENINSULA LAKELAND & LAURA LAURA TO MUSGRAVE MUSGRAVE TO ARCHER RIVER WEIPA ARCHER RIVER TO BRAMWELL JUNCTION BRAMWELL JUNCTION TO JARDINE RIVER JARDINE RIVER NORTHERN PENINSULA AREA THURSDAY ISLAND & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS

Victoria

HISTORY GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE INFORMATION NATIONAL PARKS ACTIVITIES TOURS GETTING THERE & AROUND MELBOURNE HISTORY ORIENTATION INFORMATION SIGHTS ACTIVITIES WALKING TOUR MELBOURNE FOR CHILDREN TOURS FESTIVALS & EVENTS SLEEPING EATING DRINKING ENTERTAINMENT SHOPPING GETTING THERE & AWAY GETTING AROUND AROUND MELBOURNE MELBOURNE TO GEELONG GEELONG BELLARINE PENINSULA CALDER HIGHWAY THE YARRA VALLEY THE DANDENONGS MORNINGTON PENINSULA FRENCH ISLAND PHILLIP ISLAND GREAT OCEAN ROAD TORQUAY ANGLESEA LORNE LORNE TO APOLLO BAY APOLLO BAY CAPE OTWAY PORT CAMPBELL NATIONAL PARK SOUTHWEST WARRNAMBOOL TOWER HILL RESERVE PORT FAIRY PORTLAND PORTLAND TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA THE WIMMERA STAWELL GRAMPIANS NATIONAL PARK HORSHAM MT ARAPILES STATE PARK DIMBOOLA LITTLE DESERT NATIONAL PARK THE MALLEE BIG DESERT WILDERNESS PARK MURRAY-SUNSET NATIONAL PARK THE MURRAY RIVER MILDURA MILDURA TO SWAN HILL SWAN HILL ECHUCA BARMAH STATE PARK RUTHERGLEN CHILTERN WODONGA WODONGA TO CORRYONG GOLDFIELDS BALLARAT DAYLESFORD & HEPBURN SPRINGS CASTLEMAINE MALDON MARYBOROUGH BENDIGO GOULBURN VALLEY & HUME HIGHWAY REGION SHEPPARTON NAGAMBIE GLENROWAN WANGARATTA THE HIGH COUNTRY EILDON MANSFIELD MT BULLER KING VALLEY BEECHWORTH YACKANDANDAH MYRTLEFORD MT BUFFALO BRIGHT MT BEAUTY FALLS CREEK HARRIETVILLE MT HOTHAM DINNER PLAIN OMEO ANGLERS REST MT BAW BAW GIPPSLAND SOUTH GIPPSLAND WEST GIPPSLAND & THE LATROBE VALLEY THE LAKES DISTRICT EAST GIPPSLAND & THE WILDERNESS COAST

Tasmania

HISTORY GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE INFORMATION NATIONAL PARKS ACTIVITIES TOURS GETTING THERE & AWAY GETTING AROUND HOBART HISTORY ORIENTATION INFORMATION SIGHTS ACTIVITIES WALKING TOUR HOBART FOR CHILDREN TOURS FESTIVALS & EVENTS SLEEPING EATING DRINKING ENTERTAINMENT SHOPPING GETTING THERE & AWAY GETTING AROUND AROUND HOBART RICHMOND MT FIELD NATIONAL PARK TAROONA & KINGSTON SEVEN MILE BEACH THE SOUTHEAST KETTERING BRUNY ISLAND WOODBRIDGE CYGNET HUONVILLE & AROUND GEEVESTON & AROUND HARTZ MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK DOVER & AROUND HASTINGS CAVES & THERMAL SPRINGS COCKLE CREEK TASMAN PENINSULA SORELL EAGLEHAWK NECK TO PORT ARTHUR PORT ARTHUR MIDLANDS OATLANDS ROSS CAMPBELL TOWN EAST COAST ORFORD TRIABUNNA & MARIA ISLAND NATIONAL PARK SWANSEA COLES BAY & FREYCINET NATIONAL PARK BICHENO ST MARYS THE NORTHEAST ST HELENS BAY OF FIRES MT WILLIAM NATIONAL PARK SCOTTSDALE & AROUND PIPERS RIVER REGION LAUNCESTON ORIENTATION INFORMATION SIGHTS & ACTIVITIES TOURS FESTIVALS & EVENTS SLEEPING EATING DRINKING & ENTERTAINMENT GETTING THERE & AWAY GETTING AROUND AROUND LAUNCESTON TAMAR VALLEY WESTBURY LONGFORD & AROUND EVANDALE BEN LOMOND NATIONAL PARK THE NORTH DEVONPORT DELORAINE MOLE CREEK WALLS OF JERUSALEM NATIONAL PARK SHEFFIELD & AROUND ULVERSTONE & AROUND PENGUIN THE NORTHWEST BURNIE WYNYARD BOAT HARBOUR STANLEY SMITHTON & AROUND MARRAWAH ARTHUR RIVER THE WEST CORINNA ZEEHAN QUEENSTOWN STRAHAN FRANKLIN-GORDON WILD RIVERS NATIONAL PARK CRADLE MOUNTAIN-LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK THE SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST NATIONAL PARK LAKE PEDDER & STRATHGORDON BASS STRAIT ISLANDS KING ISLAND FLINDERS ISLAND

South Australia

History GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE INFORMATION NATIONAL PARKS ACTIVITIES TOURS GETTING THERE & AROUND ADELAIDE ORIENTATION INFORMATION SIGHTS ACTIVITIES WALKING TOUR ADELAIDE FOR CHILDREN TOURS FESTIVALS & EVENTS SLEEPING EATING DRINKING ENTERTAINMENT SHOPPING GETTING THERE & AWAY GETTING AROUND ADELAIDE HILLS STIRLING AREA MYLOR HAHNDORF OAKBANK & WOODSIDE LOBETHAL GUMERACHA & BIRDWOOD FLEURIEU PENINSULA MCLAREN VALE WILLUNGA GULF ST VINCENT BEACHES VICTOR HARBOR PORT ELLIOT GOOLWA KANGAROO ISLAND PENNESHAW & DUDLEY PENINSULA AMERICAN RIVER KINGSCOTE NORTH COAST ROAD SOUTH COAST ROAD FLINDERS CHASE NATIONAL PARK LIMESTONE COAST COORONG NATIONAL PARK ROBE BEACHPORT MT GAMBIER PENOLA & THE COONAWARRA WINE REGION NARACOORTE CAVES NATIONAL PARK MURRAY RIVER MURRAY BRIDGE MANNUM TO WAIKERIE BARMERA & AROUND LOXTON BERRI RENMARK BAROSSA VALLEY TANUNDA NURIOOTPA ANGASTON CLARE VALLEY AUBURN MINTARO CLARE YORKE PENINSULA WEST COAST EAST COAST SOUTH COAST & INNES NATIONAL PARK EYRE PENINSULA & THE WEST COAST PORT AUGUSTA WHYALLA PORT LINCOLN AROUND PORT LINCOLN PORT LINCOLN TO STREAKY BAY STREAKY BAY CEDUNA CEDUNA TO THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA BORDER FLINDERS RANGES SOUTHERN RANGES TOWNS MT REMARKABLE NATIONAL PARK QUORN HAWKER FLINDERS RANGES NATIONAL PARK BLINMAN & PARACHILNA LEIGH CREEK & COPLEY VULKATHUNHA-GAMMON RANGES NATIONAL PARK ARKAROOLA OUTBACK WOOMERA WOOMERA TO COOBER PEDY COOBER PEDY COOBER PEDY TO MARLA OODNADATTA TRACK BIRDSVILLE TRACK STRZELECKI TRACK INNAMINCKA

Northern Territory

HISTORY GEOGRAPHY & Climate INFORMATION NATIONAL PARKS ACTIVITIES SEASONAL WORK TOURS GETTING THERE & Around DARWIN HISTORY ORIENTATION INFORMATION DANGERS & ANNOYANCES SIGHTS ACTIVITIES WALKING TOUR TOURS FESTIVALS & Events SLEEPING EATING DRINKING ENTERTAINMENT SHOPPING GETTING THERE & AWAY GETTING AROUND AROUND DARWIN MANDORAH TIWI ISLANDS ARNHEM HIGHWAY MARY RIVER REGION STUART HIGHWAY TO LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK ADELAIDE RIVER TO KATHERINE KAKADU & ARNHEM LAND KAKADU NATIONAL PARK ARNHEM LAND KATHERINE TO ALICE KATHERINE AROUND KATHERINE KATHERINE TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA MATARANKA BARKLY TABLELAND & GULF COUNTRY MATARANKA TO TENNANT CREEK TENNANT CREEK TENNANT CREEK TO ALICE SPRINGS ALICE SPRINGS ORIENTATION INFORMATION DANGERS & ANNOYANCES SIGHTS ACTIVITIES ALICE SPRINGS FOR CHILDREN TOURS FESTIVALS & EVENTS SLEEPING EATING DRINKING ENTERTAINMENT SHOPPING GETTING THERE & AWAY GETTING AROUND MACDONNELL RANGES EAST MACDONNELL RANGES WEST MACDONNELL RANGES SOUTH OF ALICE SPRINGS LARAPINTA DRIVE OLD SOUTH ROAD RAINBOW VALLEY CONSERVATION RESERVE STUARTS WELL ERNEST GILES ROAD KINGS CANYON & WATARRKA NATIONAL PARK LASSETER HIGHWAY ULURU-KATA TJUTA NATIONAL PARK ULURU (AYERS ROCK) KATA TJUTA (THE OLGAS) HEADING WEST YULARA (AYERS ROCK RESORT)

Western Australia

HISTORY GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE INFORMATION NATIONAL PARKS ACTIVITIES TOURS GETTING THERE & AWAY GETTING AROUND PERTH HISTORY ORIENTATION INFORMATION SIGHTS ACTIVITIES WALKING TOUR PERTH FOR CHILDREN TOURS FESTIVALS & EVENTS SLEEPING EATING DRINKING ENTERTAINMENT SHOPPING GETTING THERE & AWAY GETTING AROUND FREMANTLE HISTORY INFORMATION SIGHTS & ACTIVITIES TOURS FESTIVALS & EVENTS SLEEPING EATING DRINKING ENTERTAINMENT SHOPPING GETTING THERE & AROUND AROUND PERTH ROTTNEST ISLAND NORTH OF PERTH SOUTH OF PERTH THE SOUTHWEST BUNBURY BUSSELTON DUNSBOROUGH YALLINGUP MARGARET RIVER AUGUSTA SOUTHERN FORESTS SOUTHWEST HIGHWAY SOUTH COAST WALPOLE-NORNALUP AREA DENMARK MOUNT BARKER PORONGURUP & STIRLING RANGE ALBANY AROUND ALBANY FITZGERALD RIVER NATIONAL PARK ESPERANCE CAPE LE GRAND, CAPE ARID & PEAK CHARLES NATIONAL PARKS SOUTHERN OUTBACK COOLGARDIE KALGOORLIE-BOULDER NORTH OF KALGOORLIE-BOULDER SOUTH OF KALGOORLIE-BOULDER EYRE HIGHWAY (THE NULLARBOR) THE MIDLANDS & WHEATBELT CUNDERDIN TO SOUTHERN CROSS WAVE ROCK & HYDEN OTHER WHEATBELT TOWNS WILDFLOWER WAY GREAT NORTHERN HIGHWAY NEW NORCIA NEW NORCIA TO NEWMAN CENTRAL WEST COAST JURIEN BAY TO DONGARA-PORT DENISON DONGARA-PORT DENISON GREENOUGH GERALDTON HOUTMAN ABROLHOS ISLANDS NORTHAMPTON TO KALBARRI KALBARRI SHARK BAY CARNARVON GASCOYNE AREA CORAL COAST & THE PILBARA CORAL BAY EXMOUTH NINGALOO MARINE PARK CAPE RANGE NATIONAL PARK KARIJINI NATIONAL PARK KARRATHA DAMPIER ROEBOURNE AREA MILLSTREAM-CHICHESTER NATIONAL PARK MARBLE BAR PORT HEDLAND PORT HEDLAND TO BROOME THE KIMBERLEY BROOME AROUND BROOME DERBY GIBB RIVER ROAD KALUMBURU ROAD DEVONIAN REEF NATIONAL PARKS FITZROY CROSSING HALLS CREEK WOLFE CREEK METEORITE CRATER PURNULULU NATIONAL PARK – BUNGLE BUNGLE RANGE WYNDHAM KUNUNURRA LAKE ARGYLE