Lonely Planet Australia

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Pub. Date: 1998-09-01
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Summary

This practical guide will show you the real 'down under' - from a spectacular Uluru sunset to the mesmerising kaleidoscope of the Great Barrier Reef, from the forests of Tasmania to fine dining in cosmopolitan Melbourne, and from the Sydney Olympics to the Adelaide Festival. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 15
Facts About the Countryp. 16
Historyp. 16
Geographyp. 29
Geologyp. 30
Climatep. 30
Ecology and Environmentp. 32
Australian Ecosystemsp. 33
National Parks and Reservesp. 44
Government and Politicsp. 45
Economyp. 49
Population and Peoplep. 49
Artsp. 50
Religionp. 55
Languagep. 55
Aboriginal Culturep. 60
Fauna and Florap. 65
Facts for the Visitorp. 81
Planningp. 81
Suggested Itinerariesp. 81
Highlightsp. 82
Tourist Officesp. 83
Visas and Documentsp. 84
Embassiesp. 86
Customsp. 87
Moneyp. 88
Post and Communicationsp. 89
Booksp. 92
Internet Resourcesp. 94
Newspapers and Magazinesp. 94
Radio and TVp. 95
Video Systemsp. 95
Photography and Videop. 95
Timep. 95
Electricityp. 96
Weights and Measuresp. 96
Healthp. 96
Women Travellersp. 100
Gay and Lesbian Travellersp. 100
Useful Organisationsp. 100
Dangers and Annoyancesp. 105
Business Hoursp. 107
Public Holidays and Special Eventsp. 107
Activitiesp. 111
Workp. 115
Accommodationp. 117
Foodp. 122
Drinksp. 124
Entertainmentp. 126
Spectator Sportsp. 126
Things to Buyp. 128
Aboriginal Artp. 129
Getting There and Awayp. 149
Airp. 149
Seap. 153
Departure Taxesp. 154
Warningp. 154
Getting Aroundp. 155
Airp. 155
Busp. 158
Trainp. 160
Carp. 161
Motorcyclep. 170
Bicyclep. 171
Hitchingp. 173
Boatp. 174
Organised Toursp. 174
Student Travelp. 174
Australian Capital Territoryp. 175
Canberrap. 175
Around Canberrap. 193
Queanbeyanp. 195
New South Walesp. 196
Geography and Climatep. 196
Informationp. 197
National Parksp. 197
Activitiesp. 197
Getting There and Awayp. 200
Getting Aroundp. 200
Sydneyp. 201
Around Sydneyp. 250
Botany Bayp. 250
Royal National Parkp. 252
Heathcote National Parkp. 253
Parramattap. 253
Around Parramattap. 253
Penrithp. 254
Camden Areap. 254
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Parkp. 254
Hawkesbury Riverp. 255
Windsorp. 256
Around Windsorp. 256
Blue Mountainsp. 257
Glenbrook to Katoombap. 259
Katoombap. 259
Blackheath Areap. 262
Mt Victoria and Hartleyp. 263
Jenolan Cavesp. 264
Bells Line of Roadp. 264
North Coastp. 264
Sydney to Newcastlep. 264
Newcastlep. 265
Hunter Valleyp. 270
Newcastle to Port Macquariep. 272
Port Macquariep. 275
Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbourp. 278
Coffs Harbourp. 282
Coffs Harbour to Byron Bayp. 286
Byron Bayp. 289
Byron Bay to Tweed Headsp. 295
Tweed Headsp. 296
Far North Coast Hinterlandp. 297
Lismorep. 297
Nimbinp. 298
Around Nimbinp. 299
Mullumbimbyp. 300
Mt Warning National Parkp. 301
Border Ranges National Parkp. 301
New Englandp. 302
Tamworthp. 303
Tamworth to Armidalep. 304
Armidalep. 304
North of Armidalep. 305
South Coastp. 306
Wollongongp. 306
Around Wollongongp. 310
Wollongong to Nowrap. 310
Shoalhavenp. 310
Batemans Bay to Begap. 311
South to the Victorian Borderp. 312
Snowy Mountainsp. 313
Coomap. 314
Jindabynep. 315
Kosciuszko National Parkp. 315
Skiing and Ski Resortsp. 317
The Alpine Wayp. 320
Tumut Areap. 320
South-West and the Murrayp. 321
The Hume Highwayp. 321
Alburyp. 323
Wagga Waggap. 324
Narranderap. 325
Griffithp. 326
Around Griffithp. 326
Hayp. 327
Deniliquinp. 327
Along the Murrayp. 328
Central Westp. 328
Lithgowp. 329
Bathurstp. 329
Around Bathurstp. 329
Mudgeep. 330
Around Mudgeep. 330
Orangep. 330
Dubbop. 331
Cowrap. 333
Forbesp. 333
North-Westp. 334
Newell Highwayp. 334
Castlereagh Highwayp. 334
Mitchell Highwayp. 335
Outbackp. 335
Bourkep. 335
Back of Bourke - Corner Countryp. 336
Barrier Highwayp. 337
Broken Hillp. 338
Around Broken Hillp. 343
Mungo National Parkp. 343
Lord Howe Islandp. 344
Norfolk Islandp. 345
Kingstonp. 345
Northern Territoryp. 347
Aboriginal Peoplep. 347
Climatep. 351
Informationp. 352
National Parksp. 352
Activitiesp. 352
Getting there and Awayp. 353
Getting Aroundp. 353
Darwin and the Top Endp. 354
Darwinp. 354
Around Darwinp. 373
Kakadu National Parkp. 377
Bathurst and Melville Islandsp. 386
Arnhem Landp. 386
Down the Trackp. 388
Darwin to Katherinep. 389
Katherinep. 390
Nitmiluk National Parkp. 393
Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Parkp. 394
Manyallalukp. 394
Barungap. 394
Katherine to Western Australiap. 394
Matarankap. 395
Mataranka to Threewaysp. 396
Gulf Countryp. 397
Threewaysp. 397
Tennant Creekp. 397
Tennant Creek to Alice Springsp. 399
Alice Springsp. 399
The Macdonnell Rangesp. 415
Eastern Macdonnell Rangesp. 415
Western Macdonnell Rangesp. 418
South to Ulurup. 420
Rainbow Valley Nature Parkp. 420
Camel Outback Safarisp. 420
Ernest Giles Roadp. 422
Watarrka National Parkp. 422
The Old Ghan Roadp. 423
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Parkp. 423
Uluru (Ayers Rock)p. 423
Kata Tjuta (The Olgas)p. 426
Yularap. 427
Queenslandp. 434
Historyp. 434
Aboriginal People and Kanakasp. 435
Geographyp. 435
Climatep. 438
Informationp. 438
National Parks and State Forestsp. 438
Activitiesp. 439
Getting There and Awayp. 440
Getting Aroundp. 440
Brisbanep. 442
Moreton Bayp. 464
The Baysidep. 464
South and North Stradbroke Islandsp. 464
Moreton Islandp. 467
St Helena Islandp. 468
Other Islandsp. 469
Gold Coastp. 469
Gold Coast Hinterlandp. 477
Sunshine Coastp. 479
Caboolturep. 480
Glass House Mountainsp. 480
Caloundrap. 481
Mooloolaba, Alexandra Headland and Maroochydorep. 481
Noosap. 482
Cooloola Coastp. 487
Sunshine Coast Hinterlandp. 488
South Burnett Regionp. 489
Darling Downsp. 489
Ipswich to Warwickp. 489
Warwickp. 490
Stanthorpe and the Granite Beltp. 490
Goondiwindip. 490
Toowoombap. 491
Toowoomba to Romap. 491
Romap. 491
Fraser Coastp. 491
Gympiep. 491
Rainbow Beachp. 492
Maryboroughp. 493
Hervey Bayp. 493
Fraser Islandp. 498
Childersp. 503
Bundabergp. 503
Capricorn Coastp. 504
Southern Reef Islandsp. 505
Agnes Water and Seventeen Seventyp. 507
Gladstonep. 507
Around Rockhamptonp. 512
Yeppoonp. 513
Yeppoon to Emu Parkp. 513
Great Keppel Islandp. 514
Other Keppel Bay Islandsp. 516
Capricorn Hinterlandp. 516
Whitsunday Coastp. 518
Around Mackayp. 522
Airlie Beachp. 524
Conway National Parkp. 528
Whitsunday Islandsp. 528
Bowenp. 533
North Coastp. 533
Ayr to Townsvillep. 533
Townsvillep. 534
Magnetic Islandp. 540
North Coast Hinterlandp. 544
Townsville to Mission Beachp. 547
Mission Beachp. 549
Dunk Island and the Family Islandsp. 551
Mission Beach to Cairnsp. 551
Far North Queenslandp. 553
Cairnsp. 553
Islands off Cairnsp. 564
Atherton Tablelandp. 565
Cairns to Port Douglasp. 571
Port Douglasp. 572
Mossmanp. 575
Daintreep. 575
Cape Tribulation Areap. 576
Cape Tribulation to Cooktownp. 580
Cairns to Cooktown - the Inland Roadp. 580
Cooktownp. 581
Lizard Islandp. 583
Cape York Peninsulap. 584
Lakeland and Laurap. 586
Laura to Archer River Roadhousep. 587
Weipap. 588
North to the Jardinep. 588
The Tipp. 588
Torres Strait Islandsp. 589
Gulf Savannahp. 589
Gulf Developmental Roadp. 591
Normanton to Cloncurryp. 592
Normanton to the Northern Territory Borderp. 592
Burketown to Camoowealp. 593
Outbackp. 593
Charters Towers to Cloncurryp. 594
Cloncurryp. 595
Cloncurry to Mt Isap. 595
Mt Isap. 596
Mt Isa to Threewaysp. 599
Mt Isa to Longreachp. 600
Longreachp. 601
Longreach to Windorahp. 603
Longreach to Charlevillep. 603
Charlevillep. 604
The Channel Countryp. 604
South Australiap. 607
Aboriginal Peoplep. 609
Geographyp. 609
Informationp. 609
National Parksp. 610
Activitiesp. 610
Getting There and Awayp. 611
Getting Aroundp. 611
Adelaidep. 612
Adelaide Hillsp. 628
National Parks and Scenic Drivesp. 628
Birdwoodp. 630
Hahndorfp. 630
Strathalbynp. 630
Fleurieu Peninsulap. 631
Gulf St Vincent Beachesp. 631
Southern Valesp. 632
Victor Harborp. 633
Port Elliotp. 635
Goolwap. 635
Kangaroo Islandp. 636
Kingscotep. 639
American Riverp. 640
Penneshawp. 640
North Coastp. 640
Flinders Chase National Parkp. 641
South Coastp. 641
Barossa Valleyp. 641
Lyndochp. 644
Tanundap. 644
Nuriootpap. 645
Angastonp. 645
Bethany and Aroundp. 646
Mid-Northp. 646
Kapundap. 646
Auburnp. 647
Clarep. 647
Burrap. 648
Port Piriep. 649
Mt Remarkable National Parkp. 650
Melrosep. 650
Peterboroughp. 650
Other Mid-North Townsp. 651
South-Eastp. 651
The Coorong National Parkp. 651
Kingston SEp. 652
Robep. 652
Beachportp. 653
Millicentp. 653
Mt Gambierp. 654
Port Macdonnellp. 655
Naracoortep. 655
Coonawarra and Penolap. 655
The Dukes Highwayp. 656
Murray Riverp. 656
Renmarkp. 657
Berrip. 657
Loxtonp. 658
Barmerap. 658
Waikeriep. 659
Morganp. 659
Swan Reachp. 659
Mannump. 660
Murray Bridgep. 660
Tailem Bendp. 661
Yorke Peninsulap. 661
West Coastp. 661
East Coastp. 663
Innes National Parkp. 664
Eyre Peninsulap. 664
Port Augustap. 664
Whyallap. 666
Cowellp. 666
Cowell to Port Lincolnp. 666
Port Lincolnp. 667
Around Port Lincolnp. 668
Port Lincoln to Streaky Bayp. 668
Streaky Bayp. 669
Cedunap. 669
Flinders Rangesp. 670
Quornp. 673
Kanyakap. 673
Hawkerp. 674
Wilpena Poundp. 674
Blinmanp. 676
Around Blinmanp. 676
Leigh Creekp. 676
Arkaroolap. 677
Outbackp. 677
Routes Northp. 678
Woomerap. 679
Andamookap. 679
Glendambop. 680
Coober Pedyp. 680
Around Coober Pedyp. 684
Marlap. 685
Marreep. 685
William Creekp. 685
Oodnadattap. 686
Birdsville Trackp. 686
Strzelecki Trackp. 686
Innaminckap. 686
The Ghanp. 687
Tasmaniap. 688
Aboriginal Peoplep. 689
Geographyp. 691
Informationp. 692
National Parksp. 692
Activitiesp. 693
Getting There and Awayp. 694
Getting Aroundp. 696
Hobartp. 698
Around Hobartp. 710
Taroonap. 710
Kingstonp. 710
Pontvillep. 710
New Norfolkp. 710
Mt Field National Parkp. 711
Richmondp. 712
South-East Coastp. 713
Ketteringp. 713
Bruny Islandp. 713
Cygnetp. 715
Huonvillep. 715
Geevestonp. 715
Hartz Mountains National Parkp. 716
Doverp. 716
Hastingsp. 716
Lune Riverp. 717
Tasman Peninsulap. 717
Port Arthurp. 717
Around the Tasman Peninsulap. 719
Midlandsp. 720
Oatlandsp. 720
Rossp. 720
Campbell Townp. 721
Lake Countryp. 721
Bothwellp. 722
East Coastp. 722
Bucklandp. 723
Orfordp. 723
Triabunnap. 724
Maria Island National Parkp. 724
Swanseap. 724
Coles Bay and Freycinet National Parkp. 725
Bichenop. 726
St Marysp. 727
North-Eastp. 728
Scamanderp. 728
St Helensp. 728
Weldboroughp. 729
Gladstonep. 729
Derbyp. 729
Scottsdalep. 730
Around Scottsdalep. 730
Launcestonp. 730
Around Launcestonp. 737
Hadspenp. 737
Westburyp. 738
Liffey Valleyp. 738
Longfordp. 739
Evandalep. 739
Lilydalep. 739
Ben Lomond National Parkp. 739
Tamar Valley and North Coastp. 740
Rosevearsp. 740
Beaconsfieldp. 740
Around Beaconsfieldp. 741
George Townp. 741
Hillwoodp. 741
Delorainep. 742
Mole Creekp. 742
Sheffieldp. 743
Devonportp. 743
Around Devonportp. 747
Ulverstonep. 747
North-Westp. 748
Burniep. 748
Wynyardp. 750
Around Wynyardp. 750
Stanleyp. 751
Around Stanleyp. 752
Marrawahp. 752
Arthur Riverp. 752
Hellyer Gorgep. 752
The Westp. 753
Corinnap. 753
Roseberyp. 753
Zeehanp. 754
Queenstownp. 755
Strahanp. 756
Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Parkp. 758
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clairp. 759
South-Westp. 761
South-West National Parkp. 761
Lake Pedderp. 762
Strathgordonp. 763
Bass Strait Islandsp. 763
King Islandp. 763
Flinders Islandp. 764
Victoriap. 767
Aboriginal Peoplep. 770
Geographyp. 771
Climatep. 771
Informationp. 771
National and State Parksp. 771
Activitiesp. 772
Getting There and Awayp. 774
Getting Aroundp. 774
Organised Toursp. 775
Melbournep. 776
Around Melbournep. 807
South-West to Geelongp. 807
Geelongp. 809
Geelong Region Wineriesp. 812
Bellarine Peninsulap. 812
North-West to Bendigop. 814
Yarra Valley and Beyondp. 814
The Dandenongsp. 815
Mornington Peninsulap. 816
Phillip Islandp. 818
Great Ocean Roadp. 820
Torquayp. 822
Angleseap. 823
Aireys Inletp. 823
Aireys Inlet to Lornep. 824
Lornep. 824
Otway Rangesp. 826
Lorne to Apollo Bayp. 826
Apollo Bayp. 827
Cape Otwayp. 827
Port Campbell National Parkp. 828
South-Westp. 829
Warrnamboolp. 830
Warrnambool to Port Fairyp. 832
Port Fairyp. 832
Portlandp. 833
Portland to the South Australian Borderp. 834
The Western Districtp. 834
The Wimmerap. 836
Araratp. 836
Great Westernp. 836
Stawellp. 836
Grampians National Parkp. 838
Horshamp. 840
Mt Arapilesp. 840
Dimboolap. 841
Little Desert National Parkp. 841
The Malleep. 841
National Parksp. 842
Murray Riverp. 842
Mildurap. 844
Around Mildurap. 846
Swan Hillp. 847
Kerangp. 847
Gunbower State Forestp. 847
Echucap. 848
Around Echucap. 850
Yarrawongap. 851
Gold Countryp. 851
Ballaratp. 851
Clunesp. 856
Maryboroughp. 856
Daylesford and Hepburn Springsp. 856
Castlemainep. 859
Around Castlemainep. 860
Maldonp. 860
Bendigop. 861
Around Bendigop. 866
Rushworthp. 866
North-Eastp. 867
Lake Eildonp. 867
Mansfieldp. 867
Goulburn Valleyp. 868
Glenrowanp. 868
Wangarattap. 869
Chilternp. 869
Rutherglenp. 869
Wodongap. 870
Corryongp. 870
Yackandandahp. 871
Beechworthp. 871
Brightp. 873
The Alpsp. 873
Alpine National Parkp. 874
Mt Buffalo National Parkp. 876
Harrietvillep. 876
Ski Resortsp. 876
Gippslandp. 880
West Gippsland and the Latrobe Valleyp. 880
South Gippslandp. 882
Wilsons Promontoryp. 883
The Gippsland Lakesp. 885
East Gippslandp. 887
Western Australiap. 891
Aboriginal Peoplep. 893
Geographyp. 894
Climatep. 894
Informationp. 895
Florap. 895
Activitiesp. 895
Getting There and Awayp. 897
Getting Aroundp. 897
Perthp. 898
Around Perthp. 914
Fremantlep. 914
WA Maritime Museump. 914
Rottnest Islandp. 920
South of Perthp. 922
The Darling Rangep. 924
Avon Valleyp. 924
North of Perthp. 926
The South-Westp. 927
South-West Hinterlandp. 929
Bunburyp. 929
Busseltonp. 931
Dunsboroughp. 932
Yallingupp. 932
Margaret Riverp. 933
Augustap. 934
Southern Forestsp. 935
The South Coastp. 938
Walpole-Nornalup Areap. 938
Denmarkp. 939
Mt Barkerp. 939
Porongurup and Stirling Rangesp. 940
Albanyp. 940
Around Albanyp. 943
Albany to Esperancep. 944
Esperancep. 945
Around Esperancep. 947
The Midlandsp. 948
Wildflower Wayp. 948
Great Northern Highwayp. 949
Great Eastern Highwayp. 949
Wave Rock and Hydenp. 950
Other Wheatbelt Townsp. 950
Southern Outbackp. 951
Coolgardiep. 951
North of Kalgoorlie-Boulderp. 957
South of Kalgoorlie-Boulderp. 958
Eyre Highwayp. 959
Central West Coastp. 961
Dongara and Port Denisonp. 961
Greenoughp. 962
Geraldtonp. 962
Houtman Abrolhos Islandsp. 966
Northamptonp. 966
Kalbarrip. 966
Shark Bay Areap. 968
Carnarvonp. 971
Gascoyne Areap. 972
Coral Coast and Pilbarap. 973
Ningaloo Marine Parkp. 973
Exmouthp. 976
Cape Range National Parkp. 978
Onslowp. 978
Karrathap. 979
Dampierp. 980
Roebourne Areap. 980
Millstream-Chichester National Parkp. 981
Karijini National Parkp. 981
Company Townsp. 982
Marble Barp. 983
Port Hedlandp. 983
Port Hedland to Broomep. 986
Collier Range and Rudall River National Parksp. 986
The Kimberleyp. 987
Broomep. 987
Dampier Peninsulap. 994
Derbyp. 994
Gibb River Roadp. 996
Kalumburu Roadp. 998
Devonian Reef National Parksp. 999
Fitzroy Crossingp. 1000
Halls Creekp. 1001
Wolfe Creek Meteorite Craterp. 1002
Bungle Bungle (Purnululu) National Parkp. 1002
Wyndhamp. 1003
Kununurrap. 1003
Lake Argylep. 1006
Indexp. 1008
Mapsp. 1008
Textp. 1009
National Parks and Reservesp. 1024
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