Lonely Planet East Coast Australia: Classic Overland Route,9781740590129

Lonely Planet East Coast Australia: Classic Overland Route

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ISBN13: 9781740590129
ISBN10: 1740590120
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2002-10-01
Publisher(s): Lonely Planet Publications
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Summary

-- the best to sec and do from Melbourne to the Daintree, from enjoying vibrant city life to lazing on empty beaches
-- in-depth information for all budget ranges
-- complete coverage of the Great Barrier Reef -- diving, snorkelling, sailing and more

Table of Contents

The Authors 8(9)
This Book 9(1)
Foreword 10(1)
Introduction 11(1)
Facts About East Coast Australia
12(27)
History
12(7)
Geography
19(1)
Geology
19(1)
Climate
20(1)
Ecology & Environment
20(2)
Flora
22(1)
Fauna
23(5)
National Parks & Reserves
28(1)
Government & Politics
29(1)
Economy
29(2)
Population & People
31(1)
Arts
32(4)
Religion
36(1)
Language
37(2)
Facts for the Visitor
39(33)
Highlights
39(2)
The Route
41(1)
Suggested Itineraries
41(1)
Planning
42(1)
Tourist Offices
43(1)
Visas & Documents
43(1)
Embassies & Consulates
44(1)
Customs
45(1)
Money
45(2)
Post & Communications
47(2)
Internet Resources
49(1)
Books
50(1)
Newspapers & Magazines
50(1)
Radio & TV
50(1)
Video Systems
51(1)
Photography & Video
51(1)
Time
51(1)
Electricity
51(1)
Weights & Measures
51(1)
Health
51(4)
Women Travellers
55(1)
Gay & Lesbian Travellers
55(1)
Disabled Travellers
56(1)
Travel With Children
56(1)
Dangers & Annoyances
57(1)
Emergencies
58(1)
Business Hours
58(1)
Public Holidays & Special Events
58(2)
Activities
60(2)
Work
62(2)
Accommodation
64(2)
Food
66(1)
Drinks
67(1)
Entertainment
67(1)
Spectator Sports
68(2)
Shopping
70(2)
Getting There & Away
72(7)
Air
72(5)
Land
77(1)
Sea
77(1)
Onward Travel within Australia
77(2)
Getting Around
79(10)
Air
79(1)
Bus
80(1)
Train
81(1)
Car
81(4)
Motorcycle
85(1)
Bicycle
86(1)
Hitching
87(1)
Boat
87(1)
Organised Tours
88(1)
Melbourne
89(24)
History
89(1)
Orientation
89(2)
Information
91(3)
City Centre
94(1)
Southbank
95(2)
Arts Precinct
97(1)
King's Domain
97(1)
Carlton & Parkville
98(2)
Special Events
100(1)
Places to Stay
100(2)
Places to Eat
102(2)
Entertainment
104(2)
Spectator Sports
106(2)
Getting There & Away
108(1)
Getting Around
108(2)
Around Melbourne
110(1)
Dandenong Ranges
110(2)
Mornington Peninsula
112(1)
Southeast Victoria
113(40)
Melbourne to Sale
115(1)
Western Port
115(2)
Phillip Island
117(3)
Kilcunda & Powlett River
120(1)
Bunurong Marine Park
120(1)
Wonthaggi
120(1)
Cape Paterson
120(1)
Inverloch
121(1)
Venus Bay Area
122(1)
Inland Route to Leongatha
123(1)
Koonwarra
123(1)
Grand Ridge Road
123(1)
Foster
124(1)
Wilsons Promontory NP
124(3)
Corner Inlet & Nooramunga Marine & Coastal Parks
127(1)
Toora
127(1)
Port Welshpool
128(1)
Port Albert
128(1)
Ninety Mile Beach
129(1)
Yarram
130(1)
Tarra Bulga NP
130(1)
Melbourne to Sale via West Gippsland
130(5)
Sale
135(1)
Sale to Nowa Nowa
136(1)
Stratford
136(1)
Mitchell River NP
137(1)
Bairnsdale
138(1)
Paynesville & Raymond Island
139(1)
Bruthen
139(1)
Metung
140(1)
Lakes Entrance
141(2)
Lake Tyers
143(1)
Burnt Bridge Reserve
143(1)
Nowa Nowa
143(1)
Nowa Nowa to the NSW Border
143(1)
Buchan
143(2)
Snowy River NP
145(1)
Orbost
146(1)
Errinundra NP
146(1)
Marlo
146(1)
Cabbage Tree Palms Walk
147(1)
Bemm River
147(1)
Lind NP
148(1)
Cann River
148(1)
Coopracambra NP
148(1)
Drummer Creek Rainforest Walk
149(1)
Alfred NP
149(1)
Genoa
149(1)
Mallacoota & Area
149(4)
South Coast New South Wales
153(31)
Victorian Border to Eden
154(1)
Eden
155(2)
Eden To Pambula
157(1)
Pambula
158(1)
Pambula to Narooma
158(1)
Bega
158(1)
Bega to Cobargo
159(1)
Cobargo
160(1)
Pambula to Tilba Tilba via The Coast Road
160(4)
Tilba Tilba & Central Tilba
164(1)
Eurobodalla NP
164(1)
Narooma
165(1)
Montague Island Nature Reserve
166(1)
Narooma to Batemans Bay
167(1)
Moruya
167(1)
Moruya to Batemans Bay via Malua Bay
168(1)
Mogo
168(1)
Batemans Bay
168(3)
Batemans Bay to Nowra
170(1)
Murramarang NP
171(1)
Ulladulla
171(2)
Milton to Jervis Bay
173(1)
Jervis Bay
173(2)
Nowra
175(1)
Fitzroy Falls
176(1)
Nowra to Botany Bay
177(1)
Berry
177(1)
Gerringong
177(1)
Kiama
178(1)
Kiama to Wollongong
179(1)
Wollongong
180(2)
Wollongong to Botany Bay
182(1)
Botany Bay
183(1)
Sydney
184(38)
Orientation
184(2)
Information
186(1)
Sydney Harbour
187(1)
The Rocks
187(4)
Sydney Harbour Bridge
191(1)
Sydney Opera House
191(1)
Circular Quay
191(1)
Macquarie Place Area
192(1)
City Centre
192(1)
Darling Harbour
193(1)
Macquarie Street Area
194(1)
Parks
195(1)
Kings Cross
196(1)
Inner East
197(1)
Eastern Suburbs
197(1)
Southern Beaches
197(1)
Inner West
198(1)
North Shore
199(1)
Manly
199(1)
Northern Beaches
200(1)
Swimming
200(1)
Surfing
201(1)
Diving
201(1)
Organised Tours
201(1)
Special Events
202(1)
Places to Stay
202(4)
Places to Eat
206(3)
Entertainment
209(3)
Spectator Sports
212(1)
Getting There & Away
213(1)
Getting Around
214(3)
Around Sydney
217(1)
Blue Mountains
217(5)
Central Coast New South Wales
222(28)
Sydney to Newcastle
223(1)
Sydney to Gosford
223(2)
Gosford
225(1)
Gosford to Lake Macquarie via Terrigal
225(1)
Newcastle
226(5)
Lower Hunter Valley Wineries
231(3)
Newcastle to Taree
234(1)
Port Stephens Area
234(3)
Tea Gardens & Hawks Nest
237(1)
Myall Lakes NP
238(1)
Bulahdelah
238(1)
Bulahdelah to Taree via The Coast Road
239(2)
Taree
241(1)
Wingham & Tinonee
242(1)
Taree to Port Macquarie
243(1)
Harrington & Crowdy Head
243(1)
Crowdy Bay NP
244(1)
Kew to Port Macquarie via The Coast Road
244(1)
Port Macquarie
244(5)
Wauchope
249(1)
North Coast New South Wales
250(47)
Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour
251(1)
Kempsey
251(1)
Crescent Head
252(1)
Hat Head NP
253(1)
South West Rocks
253(2)
Bowraville
255(1)
Nambucca Heads
256(2)
Urunga
258(1)
Waterfall Way
259(3)
Mylestom
262(1)
Sawtell
262(1)
Coffs Harbour
263(5)
Coffs Harbour to Grafton
268(1)
Woolgoolga
268(1)
Yuraygir NP
269(1)
Grafton
270(3)
Grafton to Ballina
272(1)
Ulmarra
273(1)
Maclean
273(1)
Yamba & Angourie
273(2)
Bundjalung NP
275(1)
Evans Head
275(1)
Broadwater NP
276(1)
Ballina
276(2)
Ballina to Byron Bay
278(1)
Ballina to Byron Bay via Lismore
278(4)
Bangalow
282(1)
Byron Bay
283(8)
Byron Bay to Tweed Heads
291(1)
Mullumbimby
291(1)
Brunswick Heads
292(1)
Murwillumbah
292(2)
Mt Warning NP
294(1)
Brunswick Heads to Tweed Heads via The Coast Road
295(1)
Tweed Heads
295(2)
Gold Coast
297(21)
Coolangatta
299(3)
Coolangatta to Helensvale
301(1)
Burleigh Heads
302(2)
Broadbeach
304(1)
Surfers Paradise
304(6)
Southport & Main Beach
310(2)
Southport to Helensvale
312(1)
Coolangatta to Helensvale via Pacific Highway
313(1)
Springbrook NP
313(2)
Helensvale to Beenleigh
315(1)
Theme Parks
315(1)
Tamborine Mountain
316(1)
Oxenford to Beenleigh
317(1)
Brisbane
318(26)
History
318(1)
Orientation
318(1)
Information
318(2)
City Centre
320(1)
Queensland Cultural Centre
321(1)
Galleries
321(1)
South Bank Parklands
321(2)
Mt Coot- Tha Reserve
323(1)
Brisbane Forest Park
324(1)
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
324(1)
Activities
324(1)
Organised Tours
324(1)
Special Events
325(1)
Places to Stay
325(5)
Places to Eat
330(2)
Entertainment
332(2)
Spectator Sports
334(1)
Getting There & Away
335(2)
Getting Around
337(1)
Moreton Bay Islands
338(1)
North Stradbroke Island
338(4)
Moreton Island
342(2)
Sunshine Coast
344(23)
Brisbane to Landsborough
346(1)
Brisbane to Caboolture
346(1)
Caboolture
346(1)
Bribie Island
347(1)
Caboolture to Landsborough
348(2)
Landsborough to Pomona
350(1)
Caloundra
350(2)
Maroochy
352(2)
Maroochy to Coolum Beach
354(1)
Coolum Beach & Peregian Beach
354(1)
Noosa
355(6)
Cooloola Coast
361(3)
Landsborough to Cooroy via the Bruce Highway
364(2)
Cooroy
366(1)
Pomona
366(1)
Fraser Coast
367(23)
Gympie
368(1)
Gympie to Maryborough
369(2)
Maryborough
371(1)
Hervey Bay & Fraser Island
372(1)
Hervey Bay
372(5)
Fraser Island
377(5)
North of Maryborough
382(1)
Howard
382(1)
Childers
382(1)
Burrum Coast NP
383(1)
Bundaberg Area
383(1)
Bundaberg
383(4)
Lady Musgrave & Lady Elliot Islands
387(1)
Around Bundaberg
387(3)
Capricorn Coast
390(18)
Childers to Gin Gin
391(1)
Gin Gin
391(1)
Discovery Coast
392(2)
Miriam Vale to Gladstone
394(1)
Gladstone
394(2)
Southern Reef Islands
396(1)
Gladstone to Rockhampton
397(1)
Rockhampton
397(4)
Rockhampton to Byfield
401(1)
Rockhampton to Yeppoon
401(1)
Yeppoon
401(2)
Great Keppel Island
403(2)
Yeppoon to Byfield
405(1)
Rockhampton to Mackay
406(1)
The Caves to Sarina
406(2)
Whitsunday Coast
408(28)
Sarina
410(1)
Sarina Beach & Grasstree Beach
410(1)
Sarina to Mackay
410(1)
Mackay
411(4)
Mackay's Northern Beaches
415(1)
Cumberland Islands
416(1)
Eungella & Eungella NPs
416(2)
Mackay to Proserpine
418(2)
Proserpine
420(5)
Whitsundays Area
420(5)
Airlie Beach
425(4)
Around Airlie Beach
429(1)
Long Island
430(1)
Hook Island
431(1)
South Molle Island
432(1)
Daydream Island
432(1)
Hamilton Island
433(1)
Hayman Island
434(1)
Lindeman Island
435(1)
Whitsunday Island
435(1)
Northern Whitsunday Islands
435(1)
Other Whitsunday Islands
435(1)
North Coast Queensland
436(31)
Bowen
437(2)
Bowen to Townsville
439(1)
Cape Upstart NP
439(1)
Bowling Green Bay NP
439(1)
Townsville
439(9)
Magnetic Island
448(5)
Townsville to Mission Beach
453(1)
Saunders Beach
453(1)
Rollingstone & Balgal Beach
454(1)
Paluma Range NP
454(1)
Paluma
455(1)
Ingham
455(1)
Around Ingham
455(1)
Palm Islands
456(1)
Ingham to Cardwell
457(1)
Cardwell
457(2)
Hinchinbrook Island
459(2)
Cardwell to Tully
461(1)
Tully
461(1)
Mission Beach
462(3)
Family Islands
465(2)
Far North Coast Queensland
467(42)
Mission Beach to Cairns
469(1)
Mission Beach to Innisfail
469(2)
Innisfail
471(1)
Wooroonooran NP
472(1)
Bramston Beach & Eubenangee Swamp NP
472(1)
Babinda
473(1)
Frankland Islands NP
473(1)
Innisfail to Gordonvale via the Atherton Tableland
474(3)
Yarrabah Aboriginal Community & Around
477(1)
Cairns
477(11)
Islands off Cairns
488(1)
Cairns to Cooktown
488(1)
Machans Beach
489(1)
Holloways Beach
489(1)
Yorkeys Knob
489(1)
Kuranda
489(2)
Trinity Beach
491(1)
Clifton Beach
491(1)
Palm Cove
491(1)
Ellis Beach
492(1)
Port Douglas
492(4)
Mossman
496(1)
Mossman to Daintree Village
497(1)
Daintree Village
497(1)
Cape Tribulation Area
498(5)
Cape Tribulation to Cooktown -- The Coast Road
503(1)
Cairns to Cooktown -- The Inland Route
503(1)
Cooktown
504(3)
Lizard Island Group
507(2)
The Alternative Route
509(22)
Inland South Coast New South Wales & Canberra
509(1)
Cooma
509(1)
Kosciuszko NP
509(2)
Canberra
511(5)
Canberra to Sydney
516(1)
Inland Central & North Coast New South Wales
516(1)
Maitland
517(1)
Singleton
517(1)
Upper Hunter Wineries
517(1)
Scone
517(1)
Tamworth
518(1)
Armidale
519(1)
The Waterfall Way
519(1)
Glen Innes
520(1)
Tenterfield
520(1)
Inland Queensland
521(1)
Girraween NP
521(1)
Stanthorpe
521(1)
Warwick
522(1)
Toowoomba
522(2)
Bunya Mountains NP
524(1)
Kingaroy
524(1)
Kingaroy to Monto
525(1)
Monto
525(1)
Biloela
525(1)
Biloela to Springsure
526(1)
Springsure
526(1)
Emerald
526(1)
Gemfields
526(1)
Clermont
527(1)
Charters Towers
527(1)
Undara Volcanic NP
528(1)
Undara to Ravenshoe
529(1)
Ravenshoe
529(1)
Atherton
530(1)
Mareeba
530(1)
Mareeba to Cairns
530(1)
GLOSSARY 531(3)
INDEX 534(1)
Text
534(9)
Boxed Text
543

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