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Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd A Aboriginal art, see Indigenous art Aboriginal cultural centres Bangerang Cultural Centre 582 Brambuk Cultural Centre 551 Cultural Centre Townsville 397 Dreamtime Cultural Centre 366 Ghunmarn Cultural Centre 847 Kirrit Barreet 569 Koorie Heritage Trust 479 Manyallaluk Art & Craft Centre 847 Minjungbal Aboriginal Cultural Centre 184 Muru Mittigar Aboriginal Cultural Centre 127 Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute 713 Tjapukai Cultural Park 415 Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre 836 Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre 169 Aboriginal land permits 804 Aboriginal people, see Indigenous people Aboriginal Tent Embassy 249 accommodation 1048-50, see also individual locations activities 41-5, see also individual activities Adaminaby 221 Adelaide 710-32, 712-13, 720-1, 728 accommodation 704, 718-21 activities 716-17 children, travel with 716 climate 704 drinking 725-6 emergency services 730 entertainment 726-9 festivals & events 717-18 food 704, 722-5 highlights 706-7 internet access 730 000 Map pages 000 Photo pages itineraries 711 medical services 730 shopping 729-30 sights 711-16 tourist information 730-1 tours 717 travel to/from 731 travel within 731-2 Adelaide Hills 732-7, 733 AFL Grand Final 14, 26, 495, 14, see also Australian Rules Football Agnes Water 364-6 air travel 1067-8 Aireys Inlet 539 Airlie Beach 28, 385-91, 386 Albany 944-7, 944 Albury 228-9 Aldgate 732 Algarlarlgarl 839 Alice Springs 853-66, 854, 858 accommodation 860-2 activities 857 drinking 863 emergency services 864 entertainment 863-4 festivals & events 860 food 862-3 internet access 864 internet resources 865 medical services 864 shopping 864 tourist information 865 tours 858-9 travel to/from 865 travel within 866 Alpine Way 224 American River 747-8 amusement parks, see theme parks Anakie 371 Angaston 769-70 Anglesea 538-9 Angourie 170-1 animals 1031-3, see also wildlife parks & reserves, wildlife watching, individual species Anna Bay 146 Anxious Bay 780 Anzac Day 1024, 1026, 1024 Apollo Bay 541-2 aquariums Aquarium of Western Australia 900 Aquascene 808 Indo-Pacific Marine Exhibition 807 Melbourne Aquarium 480 National Zoo & Aquarium 249 Ocean Park 973 Oceanworld 85 Reef HQ 395-6 Seaquarium 688 Sydney Aquarium 77 Underwater World 339 area codes 1061 Arkaroola 790 Arltunga 867 Armidale 189-91 Arnhem Land 831, 838-40 art, see Indigenous art, galleries Arthur River 690 Atherton 436 Atherton Tableland 432-40 ATMs 1057 Auburn 770-1 Augusta 936 Australia Zoo 337 Australian Centre for the Moving Image 475 Australian Formula One Grand Prix 494 Australian Institute of Sport 250 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 532 Australian Museum 75 Australian National Botanic Gardens 248 Australian National University 249-50 Australian Reptile Centre 265 Australian Reptile Park 140 Australian Rules Football 14, 26, 485, 491, 495, 825, 1043, 14 Australian Stockman s Hall of Fame & Outback Heritage Centre 376 Ayers Rock, see Uluru Australian War Memorial 246-7 B Bairnsdale 606-7 Balingup 937 Balladonia 953 Ballarat 568-72, 570 Ballina 173-4 ballooning Brisbane 292 Cairns 419 Northern Territory 857 Victoria 525 Bamaga 468 Bangalow 183 Barcaldine 378 Bare Island 84 Bargara 360 Barmera 761 Barossa Valley 764-70, 766 Barraba 190 Barwon Heads 524-5 Bass Point 208 Bat Island 161 Batavia 917 1085

1086 INDEX B Batavia Coast 964-72 Batchelor 827 Batemans Bay 212 bathrooms 1062 Bathurst 195-6 Bathurst Island 824 Bay of Fires 665 beaches 20 Batemans Bay 212 Bells Beach 538 Bondi 82, 93, 93 Byron Bay 175 Cable Beach 996 Cactus Beach 782 Cairns 428-32, 268 Darwin 810 Ellis Beach 431 Fleurieu Peninsula 739-40 Fremantle 918 Johanna Beach 543 New South Wales 57 Ninety Mile Beach 606, 752 Palm Beach 87 Philip Island 532 Port Macquarie 153 safety 1046, 1055 Seventy-Five Mile Beach 347, 16 St Kilda 489 Sydney 82, 92-3, 97, 92, 93 Trinity Beach 430 Victoria 471 Whitehaven Beach 394, 11 Beachport 755 Beaconsfield 674 Beagle Bay 1004 Beauty Point 674 Bedourie 379 Beechworth 591-2 beer, see breweries Bellarine Peninsula 520 Bellingen 161 Bells Beach 538 Ben Lomond National Park 676 Bendigo 572-6, 574 Bermagui 215 Berri 763-4 Berrima 226 Berry 209 Betoota 380 Bicheno 662-3 bicycle travel, see cycling big things Big Banana 165 000 Map pages 000 Photo pages Big Merino 226 Big Rocking Horse 736 golden gumboot 408 Bills Bay 980 Bingara 191 Bird Billabong 825 Birdsville 17, 380 Birdsville Races 17, 380, 17 Birdsville Track 380, 796 birdwatching 411, 532, 890, 1032, 1037 Kakadu National Park 833 New South Wales 61 Victoria 555 Western Australia 983, 1012 Birdwood 736 Black Mountain 249 Black Saturday 528 Blackheath 128 Blinman 788 Bloomfield Track 453, 886 Blue Lake 755-6 Blue Mountains 126-34 Blue Mountains National Park 126-7 Boat Harbour 688 boat travel 30-1, 1068, 1069, see also kayaking & canoeing, sailing Bondi 82, 92, 93, 83, 93 books 474, 479, 1017, 1019, 1020, 1025 Borroloola 849 Botany Bay 82-3 Boulia 379 Bourke 242 Bowen 394-5 Bowral 225 box jellyfish 364 Boydtown 217 Bradman, Donald 225, 713, 1026, 1027 Bradshaw images 15, 1002, 1008, 15 breweries 637, see also distilleries Boag s Centre for Beer Lovers 667 Cascade Brewery 625 Coopers Brewery 715 Holgate Brewhouse 525 Little Creatures Brewery 920, 13 Mt Tamborine Brewery 328 Old Goulburn Brewery 226 Tasmania 637 Bribie Island 316-17 Bridgetown 937 Bright 593 Brisbane 283-311, 284-5, 286, 289, 299, 301, 303, 306 accommodation 275, 296-8 activities 291 children, travel with 293 drinking 304-5 emergency services 309 entertainment 305-8 festivals & events 295 food 275, 298-304 history 283, 287 internet access 309 medical services 309-10 shopping 308-9 sights 287-91 tourist information 310 tours 292 travel to/from 310-11 travel within 311 walking tour 294 Brisbane Festival 295 Broad Arrow 958 Broadbeach 319-25 Broken Hill 235-9, 236 Broome 14, 996-1003, 998 Broughton Island 150 Brunswick Heads 184 Bruny Island 644, 646 Buchan 609 budgeting 18-19 Bunbury 930 Bundaberg 359-61 Bundanoon 226 Bungendore 266 Burke and Wills 381 Burke, Robert O Hara 381 Burketown 461 Burleigh Heads 325-7 Burrup Peninsula 987 bus travel 1069-71, 1070 bushfires 528, 1047, 1029 bushwalking 42 Blue Mountains 129 Canberra 250 Flinders Ranges National Park 787 Fraser Island 347 Grampians 551 Great South West Walk 547 Harrietville 597 King Island 682 New South Wales 62 Northern Territory 802, 844, 857, 870 Queensland 280 responsible bushwalking 43 safety 42, 701, 1047 South Australia 708 Tasmania 698, 701 Western Australia 894 Wilsons Promontory National Park 602, 606 business hours 1050-1 Busselton 930 Byron Bay 10, 174-83, 176, 10

C Cadbury Chocolate Factory 625-6 Cadmans Cottage 69 Caiguna 953 Cairns 28, 268, 414-27, 416 accommodation 421-3 activities 415-17 drinking 424-5 emergency services 426 entertainment 425-6 food 423-4 internet access 426 medical services 426 shopping 426 sights 414-15 tourist information 426 tours 417-21 travel to/from 426-7 travel within 427 Caloundra 337-8 Camden 124 camel riding 857, 999 Campbell Town 655-6 camping 1048-9 Canberra 244-64, 245, 246, 254 accommodation 243, 253-7 activities 250 children, travel with 256 climate 243 drinking 260 emergency services 262 entertainment 260-2 events 251-3 festivals 251-3 food 243, 257-60 highlights 245 history 244 internet access 262 itineraries 248 medical services 262 shopping 262 sights 244-50 tourist information 263 tours 250 travel to/from 263-4 travel within 264 walking tour 252 cane toads 288 Canning Stock Route 17, 959, 17 canoeing, see kayaking & canoeing canopy walks Dorrigo National Park 163 Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk 208 Lamington National Park 329 Mamu Rainforest Canopy Walkway 413 Otway Fly 542 Skywalk 328 Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk 941 Canowindra 198 Cape Bridgewater 549 Cape Jervis 740 Cape Kimberley 448 Cape Naturaliste 931 Cape Otway 542-3 Cape Range National Park 986 Cape Tribulation 452-3, 450 Cape York 468 Cape York Peninsula 461-9, 464-5 Capricorn Coast 361-72, 362-3 car travel 19, 1071-7 hire 1074-5 insurance 1075 rental 1074-5 road rules 1075-6 caravanning 1048-9 Cardwell 406 Carnarvon 975 Carnarvon Gorge 371 Carrickalinga 740 cassowaries 411 Castlemaine 576-7 Cataract Gorge 666 cathedrals, see churches caves Alexandra Cave 758 Bat Cave 758 Buchan Caves 609 Buckley s Cave 523 Calgardup Cave 935 Capricorn Caves 367 Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park 844 Engelbrecht Cave 756 Giants Cave 935 Gunns Plains Caves 683 Hastings Caves 649 Jenolan Caves 129 Jewel Cave 936 King Solomons Cave 680 Kutikina Cave 697 Lake Cave 935 Mammoth Cave 935 Marakoopa Cave 680 Mimbi Caves 1009 Mulkas Cave 961 Naracoorte Caves National Park 758 Newdegate Cave 649 Princess Margaret Rose Cave 549 Victoria Fossil Cave 758 Wet Cave 758 Wombeyan Caves 225 Yarrangobilly Caves 221 Yourambulla Caves 786 Ceduna 781 cell phones 19, 1062 Central Tilba 214 Channel Country 379 Charleville 378-9 Charlotte Pass 224 Charters Towers 373 Childers 359 children, travel with 1051, see also individual locations Chillagoe 435 Chinatown (Brisbane) 300 Chinatown (Melbourne) 475-6 Chinatown (Sydney) 77, 76 Christmas Island 997 churches Cathedral of St Francis Xavier 966 Green Cathedral 151 Sacred Heart Cathedral 573 Scots Church 486 St Andrew s Cathedral 75 St James Church 75 St Mary s Cathedral 75 St Michael s Uniting Church 486 Churchill Island 530 Clare 772-3 Clare Valley 770-3, 16 Clifton Beach 430 climate 18, 1016, 1031, see also individual locations climate change 1035, 1068 Cloncurry 373 Coal River Valley 643 Cobargo 214 Cobbitty Village 124 Cobourg Peninsula 839, 887, 887 Cockington Green 265 Cockle Creek 649 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 997 Coen 466 Coffin Bay 780 Coffs Harbour 164-9, 166 Coles Bay 660-2 Conargo 234 conservation areas & reserves, see also marine parks, national parks, parks & gardens Berry Springs Nature Park 827 Bruny Island Neck Game Reserve 644 Bungonia State Conservation Area 226 Cape Byron State Conservation Park 175 Chowilla Game Reserve 764 Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve 867 Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park 844 Deep Creek Conservation Park 740 1087 INDEX C

1088 INDEX C-D conservation areas & reserves continued Emily & Jessie Gaps Nature Park 866 Flora River Nature Park 846 Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve 825 Herring Island 489 Iluka Nature Reserve 171 Innamincka Regional Reserve 797 Little Dip Conservation Park 753 Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve 193 Mt Canobolas 197 Mt Coot-tha Reserve 291 Mt Whitfield Conservation Park 414 Muttonbird Island 164 Nadgee Nature Reserve 217 N Dhala Gorge Nature Park 867 Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve 1012 Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve 873 Ruby Gap Nature Park 867 Spring Gully Conservation Park 772 Strzelecki Regional Reserve 796 Tamar Island Wetlands 667 Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve 264 Trephina Gorge Nature Park 867 Troubridge Island Conservation Park 775 Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park 831 Wingham Brush Nature Reserve 152 consulates 1052-3 Coober Pedy 791-5, 793 Cook, James 60, 244, 454, 1019-20 Cooks Cottage 487 Cooktown 29, 454 Coolangatta 211, 327-8 Coolgardie 954 Cooloola Coast 341-2 Cooma 218-19 Coonabarabran 194 Coonamble 193 Coonawarra Wine Region 757 Cooper Creek 452 Copley 789 Coral Bay 980-1 Coral Coast 977-93, 978-9 Corinna 691 Corowa 234 Corroboree Billabong 825 Cossack 988 Coulta 780 Country Music Festival 188 courses 31, 1051 000 Map pages 000 Photo pages Cow Bay 448 Cowaramup 932 Cowra 198 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 13, 697-701, 13 credit cards 1058 Crescent Head 157 cricket 225, 485, 713, 1044 crocodiles 806, 828, 1046 Crowdy Head 152 Croydon 459 Cue 964 culture 1016-8, see also Aboriginal cultural centres Cumberland River 540 currency 18 Customs House 69 customs regulations 1051-2 cycling 42-3, 1068-9 Adelaide 716-17 Brisbane 292 Canberra 250 Hobart 627, 629 New South Wales 62, 98, 129 Northern Territory 810-11, 857 Victoria 492, 591, 593, 601 Western Australia 895, 969 Cygnet 647 D Daintree Discovery Centre 448 Daintree National Park 9, 449, 9 Daintree Village 446 Daly River 830 Daly Waters 850 Dampier 987 Dampier Peninsula 1004 Dandenong Ranges 527 dangers, see safety Darling Downs 342-6 Darwin 15, 798-882, 804, 806, 812-13 accommodation 815-18 activities 810-11 climate 798 drinking 820 emergency services 822 entertainment 820-1 festivals & events 815 food 818-20 highlights 800-1 history 805 internet access 822 itineraries 805 medical services 822 shopping 821-2 sights 805-10 tourist information 823 tours 811, 814-15 travel to/from 823 travel within 823-4 Daydream Island 393 Daylesford 579 Deloraine 679-80 dengue fever 1047 Denham 973 Deniliquin 233-4 Denmark 942 Derby 664, 1005 desert 380, 795, 886, 962, 993, 1037, see also outback Devil s Marbles 852 Devonport 677-9 Dig Tree 381, 797 Dimboola 554 dinosaurs 373, 377, 942, 996 disabilities, travellers with 1063 distilleries, see also breweries Hellyers Road Whisky Distillery 687 Lark Distillery 623 Red Dirt Distillery 163 Tamborine Mountain Distillery 328 diving & snorkelling 44-5 Albany 946 Byron Bay 175 Cairns 420 courses 31 Great Barrier Reef 30-2, 34, 270, 280-1, 418-19, 420 insurance 32 King Island 682 Narooma 213 New South Wales 62 Queensland 280-1, 339 safety 32 South Australia 708 Sydney 98 Townsville 398 Western Australia 895, 969, 983, 986 Dog Fence 795, 887 Dog on the Tuckerbox 227 dolphin watching 45 Jervis Bay 210 Monkey Mia 974 Moreton Bay 315 New South Wales 63 Western Australia 930 Dongara-Port Denison 965 Dorrigo 163 Dover 648-9 Dreamworld 324 drinking, see breweries, distilleries, wine regions, individual locations driving, see car travel driving licence 1071 Dubbo 201

Dudley Peninsula 746-7 dugongs 972, 985 Dunk Island 412, 274 Dunkeld 553 Dunsborough 931 Dunwich 313 Dusty, Slim 157 DVDs 1049 Dwellingup 927 E Eagle Bluff 973 Eagle Gorge 969 Eaglehawk Neck 651 East Gippsland 609 East MacDonnell Ranges 866 Echuca 562-5, 563 economy 1017 Eden 217 Edithburgh 775 Eildon 584 electricity 1049, 1052 Ellis Beach 431 Elliston 780 Elvis Festival 201 embassies 1052-3 Emerald 370 emergency services 19, see also individual locations Emu Bay 749 environment 1030-8 environmental issues 1034, 1035 Ernest Giles Road 873 Errinundra National Park 610 Esperance 949-51, 14 etiquette 1016 Eumundi 334 Eureka Rebellion 568, 572 Evandale 676 events, see festivals & events Ewaninga 872 exchange rates 19 Exmouth 981-5, 982 Eyre Hwy (The Nullarbor) 953 Eyre Peninsula 776-82, 777 F Falls Creek 596-7 farmstays 372 Federation Square 475 Female Factory 625 festivals & events 22, 24-6, see also individual locations Aboriginal 803, 888, 889 films 247-8, 475, 525, 752, 1017 Finke 872 fishing 45 Kakadu National Park 833 Kangaroo Island 745 King Island 682 Northern Territory 802, 830 Queensland 280-1, 354, 436 Tasmania 618 Western Australia 969 Fitzgerald River National Park 949 Fitzroy Crossing 1009 Fitzroy Island 428 Fleurieu Peninsula 737-43, 737 Flinders Island 702 Flinders Ranges 782, 783 Flinders Ranges National Park 787-8, 886, 886 floods 290, 1016, 1017, 1060 Flynn, John 870 food 625-6, 936, 1039-42, see also individual locations football see Australian Rules Football, rugby, soccer Forbes 200 fossils New South Wales 198 Queensland 373, 374, 377 South Australia 758 Tasmania 688 Western Australia 996 François Peron National Park 974 Frankland Islands 428 Franklin 647 Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park 697 Fraser, Dawn 1044 Fraser Island 16, 346-51, 348, 16 Fremantle 13, 915-22, 916 accommodation 918-19 activities 918 drinking 920-1 entertainment 920-1 festivals & events 918 food 919-20 history 915 shopping 921 sights 915, 917-18 tours 918 travel to/from 922 travel within 922 French Island 530 Freycinet National Park 405, 660 fur seals 531 G galleries 23, see also museums Aboriginal Dreamings Gallery 265 Art Gallery of NSW 75 Art Gallery of South Australia 711 Art Gallery of Western Australia 897 Australian Centre for Contemporary Art 481 Brett Whiteley Studio 80 Canberra Museum & Gallery 249 Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane 289 Heide 481 Ian Potter Centre: National Gallery of Victoria Australia 475 MONA 8, 627, 8 Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 805 National Gallery of Australia 246 National Gallery of Victoria International 480 National Portrait Gallery 248 Norman Lindsay Gallery & Museum 127 Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 900 Pro Hart Gallery 237 Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery 666 Queensland Art Gallery 289 QUT Art Museum 288 Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery 623 gaols Adelaide Gaol 714 Albany Convict Gaol 945 Fannie Bay Gaol Museum 809 Female Factory 625 Fremantle Prison 915 Old Dubbo Gaol 202 Old Melbourne Gaol 478 Old Wentworth Gaol 234 Richmond Gaol 641 Ross Female Factory 654-5 Trial Bay Gaol 159 Garden of Eden 873 gardens, see parks & gardens Gascoyne Coast 975-7 gay travellers 1053-4 Melbourne 496 Sydney 100, 101 Geelong 534-7, 536 Geeveston 648 Geographe Bay 929-31 geology 1030-1 George Town 675 Geraldton 966-9, 967 Gerroa 211 Ghan, the 856 ghost tours Adelaide 714 Ballarat 569 Brisbane 293 1089 INDEX D-G

1090 INDEX G-H ghost tours continued Melbourne 478 New South Wales 86 Queensland 353, 398 Tasmania 667 giardiasis 1047 Gibb River Road 1006 Gibraltar Range 191 Giles 960 Gilgandra 193 Gippsland 599-612, 602-3 Gippsland Lakes 605 Glass House Mountains 337 Glen Helen Gorge 871 Glen Innes 191 Glendambo 791 Glenelg 715 Glenelg River 549 Gleniffer 163 Glenrowan 583 Gloucester Tree 938 glow-worms 329, 541, 680 Gold Coast 11, 317-28, 318, 11 Gold Creek Village 265 goldfields New South Wales 190, 195 Northern Territory 799 Queensland 351 Victoria 567 Western Australia 952, 954 Goolwa 742-3 Gosford 139-40 Goulburn 226 Goulburn Valley 582 government houses Melbourne 489 Parramatta 97 Sydney 74 Grafton 169-70 Grampians National Park 551-3, 550 Great Barrier Reef 7, 27-34, 267-74, 7, 267, 270, 272 boat trips 30-1 camping 33-4 climate 28 diving 30-2, 34, 270, 280-1, 418-19, 420 internet resources 29 islands 29-30, 428 planning 27-34 resorts 32-3 responsible travel 33 snorkelling 30-2, 270 tours 270, 418-19 000 Map pages 000 Photo pages Great Keppel Island 369-70 Great Ocean Road 10, 534-49, 534-5, 10 Green Head 963 Green Island 29, 428 Greenbushes 937 Greenwell Point 211 Gregory Downs 461 Griffith 231 Guilderton 961 Gulaga 214 Gulf Savannah 457 Gulgong 204 Gumeracha 736 Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) 839 Gunbarrel Highway 959 Gundagai 227 Gunlom 837, 15 Gwion Gwion (Bradshaw) images 15, 1002, 1008, 15 Gympie 351 H Hahndorf 735-6 Halfway Island 370 Halls Creek 1010 Halls Gap 551 Hamelin Pool 972 Hamilton Island 29, 394 Hanging Rock 525 Harrietville 597 Harrington 152 Hart, Pro 237 Hartley 128 Hartz Mountains National Park 648 Hastings Caves 649 Hat Head 159 Hattah 555 Hattah Lakes 555 Hawker 786 Hawkesbury River 124-5 Hawk s Head 969 Hawks Nest 149 Hayman Island 394, 271 Healesville 526-7 health 1047, 1054-6 heat exhaustion 1055 heatstroke 1055 Henbury Meteorite Craters 873 hepatitis C 1047 Hepburn Springs 579-80 Herberton 439 Hermannsburg 871 Heron Island 29, 363-4 Hervey Bay 354-9, 356-7 High Country 584-99, 586-7 High Court of Australia 249 hiking, see bushwalking Hill End 196 Hinkler, Bert 360 history 21, 1019-29 Aboriginal 1019, 1020, 1022, 1023, 1027, 1029 books 1019, 1020, 1025 Brisbane 283, 287 Canberra 244 colonisation 1020-4 Darwin 805 Hobart 622 internet resources 1021, 1024, 1028 Melbourne 475 nationalism 1025-6 New South Wales 60-4 Northern Territory 799 Perth 897 Queensland 277 South Australia 705 Tasmania 616 Victoria 474 Western Australia 894 WWI 1026 WWII 1027 hitching 1077 HIV 1047 Hobart 622-40, 624, 628 accommodation 632-4 activities 627-30 children, travel with 630 cycling 627, 629 drinking 637 emergency services 639 entertainment 638 festivals & events 631-2 food 634-6 history 622 internet access 639 internet resources 639 itineraries 622 medical services 639 shopping 638-9 sights 622-7 tourist information 639 tours 630-1 travel to/from 640 travel within 640 holidays 1059 Holloways Beach 429 Home and Away 87 Hook Island 29, 393 Hope Islands 457 Hopetoun 949 Horizontal Waterfalls 1005 horse racing 1044 Horsham 553 horse riding New South Wales 98, 128, 191

Northern Territory 830, 851 Queensland 321, 398, 455 South Australia 708 Tasmania 698 Victoria 552, 568, 585, 588 hot springs, see thermal springs Hughenden 373 humpback whales 985 Humpty Doo 825 Humpy Island 370 Hunter Valley 134-9, 135 Huonville 647-8 Huskisson 210 Hyde Park 75 Hyden 960 hypothermia 1047 I Indigenous art 810, 888, 1060, 888, 889 Kakadu National Park 833-4, 836 Queensland 277 Western Australia 15, 1002, 1008, 15 Indigenous people books 474, 479 bush tucker 1042 cultural tours 23, 888 festivals 803, 888, 889 history 1019, 1020, 1022, 1023, 1027, 1029 internet resources 474 New South Wales 60-1 Northern Territory 799 Queensland 277 South Australia 705 Tasmania 616-17 Truganini 617 Victoria 474 Western Australia 894 Ingham 405 Innamincka 797 Inneston 775 Innisfail 413 insurance 1056 car 1075 diving 32 health 1054, 1056 motorcycle 1075 internet resources 19, 1021, 1024, 1025, 1044, see also individual locations Inverell 191 irukandji 364 islands 20, see also individual islands itineraries 46-50, see also individual locations J jails, see gaols Jamberoo 208 Jardine River 467 jellyfish 364, 1046 Jenolan Caves 129 Jerilderie 234 Jervis Bay 210 Jewish Museum of Australia 490 Jim Jim Falls 836 Jindabyne 219-20 Johanna Beach 543 Julia Creek 373 Junee 231 Jurien Bay 963 K Kadina 774 Kakadu National Park 15, 831-8, 832, 15 Kalbarri 969-72, 970 Kalgoorlie-Boulder 955 Kangaroo Island 743-52, 744 Kangaroo Valley 209 kangaroos 214, 538, 17, see also wildlife reserves, zoos Kanowna 958 Karijini National Park 989-90, 989 Karratha 987 Karumba 460 Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) 878, 884, 879, 884 Katherine 840-4, 842 Katherine Gorge 844-6 Katherine River 844 Katoomba 127-34, 130 kayaking & canoeing Byron Bay 177 New South Wales 63, 98 Northern Territory 845 Queensland 281-2 Kelly, Ned 234, 583, 585 Kempsey 157 Kenilworth 342 Kennett River 541 Kettering 643-4 Khancoban 224 Kiama 208 Kiandra 221 Kiewa Valley 595 Kimberley, the 14, 993-1014, 994-5 King Island 681-2 King Valley 590 Kings Canyon 873-4, 884, 874, 885 Kingscote 748-9 Kingston 147 koalas 153, 184, 291, 524, 530, 541 Kookynie 958 Koonwarra 605 Korumburra 601 Kosciuszko National Park 220-2 Kununurra 1011 Kuranda 432-4, 433 Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park 87, 96, 96 Kwongan 962 Kyneton 525 L Lady Elliot Island 29, 362-3 Lady Musgrave Island 363, 274 Lake Argyle 1013 Lake Ballard 958 Lake Barrine 438 Lake Barrington 681 Lake Burley Griffin 244 Lake Cooroibah 341 Lake Cootharaba 341 Lake Eacham 438 Lake Eyre 795 Lake Gregory 1011 Lake Illawarra 205, 208 Lake Mountain 527 Lake Mungo 241 Lake Pedder 703 Lake Tinaroo 436 Lakefield National Park 467 Lakeland 463 Lakes Entrance 607-8 Lamington National Park 329-30 Lancelin 961 Larapinta Trail 870 Larrimah 849-50 Lasseter Hwy 874-5 Latrobe Valley 600-1 Launceston 666-73, 668, 670 accomodation 667-71 activities 666-7 drinking 672 entertainment 672 festivals & events 667 food 671-2 shopping 672 sights 666-7 tours 667 travel to/from 673 travel within 673 Laura 463 Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival 463, 888, 889 Laverton 959 Lawson, Henry 204 Leeman 963 legal matters 1056-7 Leigh Creek 789 1091 INDEX H-L

1092 INDEX L- M Lennox Head 174 Leonora 958 lesbian travellers 1053-4 Melbourne 496 Sydney 100, 101 Leura 127 libraries National Library of Australia 249 State Library of NSW 74 State Library of Victoria 480 Liffey Valley 675 lighthouses Cape Borda 751 Cape Bruny 645 Cape Byron 175, 10 Cape Leeuwin 936 Cape Moreton 316 Cape Naturaliste 931 Cape Nelson 548 Cape Otway 542 Cape Schanck 530 Eddystone 665 King Island 682 Low Head 675 Mallacoota 611 Point Hicks 612 Smoky Cape 159 Split Point 539 Troubridge Island 775 Vlamingh Head 983 Lightning Ridge 193 Limestone Coast 752-8 Lindeman Island 394 Lindsay, Norman 127 Lismore 184 Litchfield National Park 828-9 literature, see books Lithgow 128 Little Desert National Park 554 Lizard Island 30, 457 Lobethal 736 Loch Ard Gorge 544 Loch Luna 762 Loch Sport 606 loggerhead turtles 361 London Bridge 545 Long Island 393 Longford 675 Longreach 376 Lord Howe Island 158 Lorne 539-40 Low Head 675 Loxton 762-3 Lucinda 406 000 Map pages 000 Photo pages Luna Park (Melbourne) 489 Luna Park (Sydney) 85 M MacDonnell Ranges 866 Macedon Ranges 525 Mackay 381-5, 382 Maclean 171 Macquarie, Governor Lachlan 60 Madura 954 Magnetic Island 401-4 Maguk 837 Main Beach 317 Malanda 438 Malanda Falls 439 Maldon 577-8 Maleny 342 Mallacoota 611-12 Mallee, the 554 Mandorah 824 Mandurah 927 Manilla 190 Manly 92, 85-7, 86, 92 Mannum 760 Mansfield 588-9 manta rays 985 maps 1057 Mareeba 434 Margaret River 932-5, 933 Maria Island 658 Maria Island National Park 658 marine parks 45, see also Great Barrier Reef Great Australian Bight Marine Park 782 Ningaloo Marine Park 983, 985 Shoalwater Islands Marine Park 926 Solitary Islands Marine Park 169 markets 22, 1060-1 Brisbane 309-10 Central Market (Adelaide) 711 Darwin 822 Eumundi Markets 334 Fremantle Market 917 Glebe Markets 82 Melbourne 478, 484, 516 Queen Victoria Market 478 Salamanca Market 623 Sydney 78, 82, 120 Sydney Fish Market 78 Victorian Arts Centre Market 484 Marla 795 Marlo 609 Maroochy 338-40 Marrawah 690 Marree 796 Mary MacKillop 548 Mary River Billabong 825 Maryborough (Queensland) 353-4 Maryborough (Victoria) 578-9 Marysville 527 Mataranka 848 McKinlay 375 McLaren Vale 737 measures 1049 medical services 1054-5, see also individual locations Melbourne 475-520, 476-7, 498, 507, 509, 517 accommodation 470, 495-502 activities 492-3 children, travel with 494 drinking 510-13 emergency services 518 entertainment 513-15 festivals & events 494 food 470, 502-10 history 475 internet access 518 internet resources 474, 518 itineraries 478 medical services 518 shopping 515-18 sights 475-91 tours 493 travel to/from 518-19 travel within 519-20 walking tour 486, 486 Melbourne Cricket Ground 485 Melbourne Museum 487-8 Melrose 784 Melville Island 824 Menindee Lakes 240 Meningie 752 meningococcal disease 1047 Menzies 958 Mereenie Loop Road (Red Centre Way) 872 Merimbula 215-17 meteorites 873, 1011 Metung 607 Miall Island 370 Middle Island 370 Milawa 590 Mildura 555-61, 556 Milikapiti 824 Millaa Millaa 439 Millthorpe 199 Min Min Lights 379 mining Central Deborah Goldmine 572 Day Dream Mine 236 gold 190, 195, 351, 567, 572, 799, 952, 954, 955 Line of Lode Miners Memorial 236

Mining Hall of Fame 955 Mt Isa 374 opals 193, 792 uranium 835, 827 Mintabie 795 Mintaro 771-2 Mission Beach 28, 408-12 Mittagong 225 mobile phones 19, 1062 Mole Creek 680-1 MONA 8, 627, 8 money 18, 19, 1052, 1057 Monkey Mia 974-5 Montague Island 214 Montville 342 Moomba 796 Moonta 774-5 Moree 194 Moreton Bay 311-17, 312 Moreton Island 315 Mornington Peninsula 528-30 Mornington Peninsula National Park 529-30 Mossman 446 motion sickness 31 motorcycle travel 1071-7 hire 1074-5 insurance 1075 organisations 1075 rental 1074-5 road rules 1075-6 motorsports Australian Formula One Grand Prix 494 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 532 Bathurst Motorsport Spectacular 196 Mount Barker 947-8 Mount Gambier 755 Mt Abrupt 553 Mt Ainslie 249 Mt Arapiles State Park 553-4 Mt Barker 948 Mt Barnett 1007 Mt Baw Baw 584 Mt Beauty 595 Mt Buffalo National Park 592-3 Mt Buller 589 Mt Conner 875 Mt Feathertop 598 Mt Field National Park 642 Mt Frankland 942 Mt Hotham 598 Mt Isa 373-5, 374 Mt Kosciuszko 220 Mt Lesueur 962 Mt Lofty Summit 732 Mt Macedon 525 Mt Magnet 964 Mt Majura 249 Mt Mawson 642 Mt Molloy 458 Mt Remarkable 785 Mt Remarkable National Park 785 Mt Roland 681 Mt Sorrow 448 Mt Stirling 589 Mt Sturgeon 553 Mt Surprise 459 Mt Victoria 128 Mt Wellington 626 Mt William National Park 665 Mudgee 203 Mullumbimby 184 Mundrabilla 954 Murray Bridge 760 Murray River 759 Murrumbateman 265 Murrumbidgee River 264 Murwillumbah 187 museums, see also galleries Abbey Museum 317 Australian Aviation Heritage Centre 809 Australian Centre for the Moving Image 475 Australian Country Music Foundation 188 Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum 195 Australian Museum 75 Australian National Maritime Museum 78 Australian Pearling Exhibition 807 Australian Stockman s Hall of Fame & Outback Heritage Centre 376 Australian War Memorial 246-7 Bligh Museum of Pacific Exploration 645 Bradman Collection Museum 713 Bradman Museum of Cricket 225 Canberra Museum & Gallery 249 Central Australia Aviation Museum 855 Chinese Museum 478 Commissariat Stores Building 288 Gold Museum 568 Hyde Park Barracks Museum 74-5 Immigration Museum 480 International Cricket Hall of Fame 225 James Cook Museum 454 Jewish Museum of Australia 490 Legends Surf Museum 164 Library Museum 228 Melbourne Museum 487-8 Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 805 Museum of Australian Democracy 248-9 Museum of Brisbane 288 Museum of Central Australia 855 Museum of Sydney 74 Museum of Tropical Queensland 397 National Archives of Australia 249 National Automobile Museum of Tasmania 667 National Dinosaur Museum 265 National Film & Sound Archive 247-8 National Motor Racing Museum 196 National Museum of Australia 12, 244, 246, 12 National Railway Museum 715 National Sports Museum 485 National Wool Museum 534 Newcastle Regional Museum 140-1 Norman Lindsay Gallery & Museum 127 Powerhouse Museum 78 Qantas Founders Outback Museum 376 Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery 666 Queensland Maritime Museum 290 Queensland Museum 289 Questacon National Science & Technology Centre 249 Rocks Discovery Museum 69 South Australian Museum 711 Sydney Jewish Museum 79 Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery 623 Geraldton 966 Kalgoorlie-Boulder 955 Maritime 915 Perth 897 Shipwreck Galleries 917 music 22, 157, 188, 1017 mutton birds 532 Mylor 735 Myrtleford 592 N Nagambie 582 Nambour 342 Nambucca Heads 160-1 Nannup 937 Naracoorte Caves National Park 758 Narooma 213 Narrabri 194 1093 INDEX M-N

1094 INDEX N National Archives of Australia 249 National Carillon 244 National Film & Sound Archive 247-8 National Gallery of Australia 246 National Library of Australia 249 National Museum of Australia 12, 244, 246, 12 national parks 61, 96, 280, 617, 705, 802, 1036, 1038, see also conservation areas & reserves, marine parks, parks & gardens Alexander Morrison National Park 963 Badgingarra National Park 963 Bald Rock National Park 192 Barrington Tops National Park 150 Beedelup National Park 938 Ben Boyd National Park 217 Ben Lomond National Park 676 Black Mountain National Park 458 Blackdown Tableland National Park 370 Blue Mountains National Park 126-7 Booderee National Park 213 Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park 461 Booti Booti National Park 151 Bouddi National Park 140 Bournda National Park 215 Brisbane Water National Park 140 Budderoo National Park 208 Bundjalung National Park 171 Burleigh Heads National Park 326 Byfield National Park 368-9 Cape Arid National Park 951 Cape Conran Coastal Park 611 Cape Le Grand National Park 951 Cape Range National Park 986 Carnarvon National Park 371 Coffin Bay National Park 780 Conway National Park 391 Coorong National Park 752-3 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 13, 697-701, 13 Crater Lakes National Park & Around 438 Croajingolong National Park 612 Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park 844 D Aguilar Range National Park 291 Daintree National Park 9, 449, 9 Dandenong Ranges National Park 527 D Entrecasteaux National Park 939 Devonian Reef National Parks 1009 000 Map pages 000 Photo pages Dirk Hartog Island National Park 972 Dorrigo National Park 163 Douglas-Apsley National Park 662 Edel Land National Park 972 Errinundra National Park 610 Eungella National Park 385 Finke Gorge National Park 872 Fitzgerald River National Park 949 Flinders Chase National Park 751-2 Flinders Ranges National Park 787-8, 886, 886 François Peron National Park 974 Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park 697 Freycinet National Park 405, 660 Garig Gunak Barlu National Park 839 Girraween National Park 343 Girringun National Park 405 Grampians National Park 551-3, 550 Great Sandy National Park 341-2, 351 Gregory National Park 847 Gulaga National Park 214 Hartz Mountains National Park 648 Hat Head National Park 159 Hattah-Kulkyne National Park 555 Hinchinbrook Island National Park 407 Innes National Park 775 Iron Range National Park 466-7 Jardine River National Park 468 Kakadu National Park 15, 831-8, 832, 15 Kalbarri National Park 969 Kamay Botany Bay National Park 82-3 Karijini National Park 989-90, 989 Karlamilyi National Park 990 Katherine Low Level Nature Park 840 Keep River National Park 847 Kinchega National Park 240 Kinglake National Park 525 Kondalilla National Park 342 Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park 153 Kosciuszko National Park 220-2 Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park 87, 96, 96 Kwiambal National Park 191 Lake Eildon National Park 585 Lakefield National Park 467 Lakes National Park 606 Lamington National Park 329-30 Lesueur National Park 962 Limmen National Park 849 Lincoln National Park 779 Litchfield National Park 828-9 Little Desert National Park 554 Lower Glenelg National Park 549 Mapleton Falls National Park 342 Maria Island National Park 658 Mary River National Park 825 Millstream-Chichester National Park 988 Mimosa Rocks National Park 215 Mirima National Park 1012 Mitchell River National Park 1008 Mole Creek Karst National Park 680 Mornington Peninsula National Park 529, 530 Morton National Park 208, 226 Mount Augustus (Burringurrah) National Park 977 Mt Buffalo National Park 592-3 Mt Field National Park 642 Mt Hypipamee National Park 440 Mt Kaputar National Park 194 Mt Remarkable National Park 785 Mt William National Park 665 Mungo National Park 241 Murramarang National Park 214 Murray River National Park 762, 763 Murray-Sunset National Park 555 Mutawintji National Park 240 Myall Lakes National Park 149-50 Namadgi National Park 265 Nambung National Park 962 Naracoorte Caves National Park 758 Nightcap National Parks 183 Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park 844-6 Noosa National Park 332 Norfolk Island National Park 147 Paluma Range National Park 404 Peak Charles National Park 952 Porongurup National Park 948 Port Campbell National Park 10, 543-4, 10 Purnululu National Park 1010 Richmond Range National Park 192 Rocky Cape National Park 688 Royal National Park 123-4 Seven Mile Beach National Park 211 Shannon National Park 939 Simpson Desert National Park 380, 886 Snowy River National Park 610 South Bruny National Park 644 Southwest National Park 701 Springbrook National Park 328-9 Stirling Range National Park 948 Sturt National Park 241

Sydney Harbour National Park 65, 68 Tamborine National Park 328 Tasman National Park 649-51 Tathra National Park 963 Tomaree National Park 146 Torndirrup National Park 947 Triabunna National Park 658 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 875-84 Undara Volcanic National Park 458 Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park 789-90 Wadbilliga National Park 214 Walls of Jerusalem National Park 681 Walpole-Nornalup National Park 941 Warren National Park 938 Warrumbungle National Park 195 Washpool National Park 191 Watarrka National Park 873 Waychinicup National Park 947 West MacDonnell National Park 870 William Bay National Park 943 Wilsons Promontory National Park 12, 601-5, 606, 604, 12 Wollemi National Park 126 Wooroonooran National Park 413 Wyperfeld National Park 555 Yalgorup National Park 928 Yanchep National Park 961 Yarra Ranges National Park 525 Yuraygir National Park 169 National Portrait Gallery 248 National Sports Museum 485 National Zoo & Aquarium 249 Natural Bridge 969 Neighbours 501 Nelson 549 Nepabunna 789 New England 187-92 New Norcia 964 New South Wales 56-242, 58-9, 88 climate 56 highlights 58-9 history 60-4 national parks 61 planning 57 tours 63-4, 136-7 travel to/from 64 travel within 64 Newcastle 140-6, 142 Newman 990 newspapers 1049 Nguiu 824 Ngukurr 849 Nhill 554 Nimbin 185 Ninety Mile Beach 606 Ningaloo Marine Park 983, 985 Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park 844-6 Noah Beach 452 Noosa 330-6, 332 Norfolk Island 147 Normanton 460 Normanville 740 Nornalup 941 Norseman 952 North Keppel Island 370 North Stradbroke Island 313 Northern Territory 798-882, 800-1, 826, 868-9 accommodation 798 activities 802 climate 798 food 798 highlights 800-1 history 799 national parks 802 tours 802 travel to/from 804 travel wtihin 804 Nourlangie 836 Nowra 210 Nullarbor Links 953 Nullarbor Plain 953-4 Nundle 190 Nuriootpa 768-9 O Oakbank 736 Oatlands 654 observatories Canberra Space Centre 264 Darby Falls Observatory 199 Dubbo Observatory 202 Siding Spring Observatory 194 Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium 291 Sydney Observatory 69, 71 Ocean Grove 524 O Connell 196 Old Telegraph Track 467 Olgas, see Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) Omeo 599 Oodnadatta 796 Oodnadatta Track 795-6, 886, 886 opals 193 opening hours 1050-1 Ora Banda 958 Orange 197 Orbost 609 Ormiston Gorge 871 Orpheus Island 29 outback 23, 35-40, 883-90, 883, 885, 886, 887, 889, 890 New South Wales 234-42 Queensland 372-81 South Australia 790-7 Outback Way (Great Central Rd) 959 Overland Track 699 Oxley 590 oysters 780 P Pacific Palms 151 Painted Desert 795, 886 Palm Cove 430 Parachilna 789 Parkes 201 parks & gardens, see also conservation areas & reserves, national parks Adelaide Botanic Garden 713 Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden 776 Australian Botanic Garden 124 Australian National Botanic Gardens 248 Birrarung Marr 478 Brisbane Botanic Gardens 291 Centennial Park 80 City Botanic Gardens (Brisbane) 287 Fitzroy Gardens 487 Flagstaff Gardens 479 George Brown Botanic Gardens, Darwin 808 Hyde Park 75 Kings Park & Botanic Garden 897 Royal Botanic Gardens (Melbourne) 488 Royal Botanic Gardens (Sydney) 68 South Bank Parklands 289 Yarra Bend Park 489 parliament houses Brisbane 288 Canberra 247 Darwin 809 Hobart 626 Melbourne 478 Sydney 74 Parramatta 97 Paruku Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) 1011 passports 1067 Paterson, Banjo 568 Paynesville 607 pelicans 532 Pemberton 938 Penguin Island 927 penguins 611, 683, 748 New South Wales 214 1095 INDEX N-P

1096 INDEX P-S penguins continued Tasmania 662, 675, 687 Victoria 490, 530, 531 Western Australia 927 Penneshaw 746-7 Pennington Bay 746 Penola 757 Perisher Blue 224 Perth 13, 897-915, 898-9, 902, 906 accommodation 891, 904-8 activities 901 children, travel with 904 climate 891 drinking 910-11 emergency services 913 entertainment 911-12 festivals & events 903-4 food 891, 908-10 highlights 892-3 history 897 internet access 913 internet resources 913 itineraries 900 medical services 913 shopping 912-13 sights 897 tourist information 913 tours 901 travel to/from 913 travel within 913 Peterborough 545 Phillip, Captain Arthur 60 Phillip Island 530, 531 Phillip Island Nature Park 530 phonecards 1062 photography 1058-9 Piccadilly 732 Picnic at Hanging Rock 525 Picton 124 Pigeon House Mountain 212 Pilbara, the 977-93, 978-9 Pilliga Forest 194 Pine Creek 830-1 Pink Lake 950 Pinnacles Desert 962, 2 Pioneer Valley 385 Pipers River Region 665 planning 18-23, 471, 1055, see also individual regions Australia s regions 51-3 events 24-6 Great Barrier Reef 27-34 itineraries 46-50 000 Map pages 000 Photo pages outback 35-40 outdoors 41-5 plants 1033 Point Ann 949 Point Avoid 780 Point Labatt 780 Point Lonsdale 523 Point Nepean 529-30 Point Quobba 976 Point Samson 988 Point Turton 774 Port Adelaide 715-16 Port Arthur 652-3 Port Augusta 776-8 Port Campbell 544-5 Port Campbell National Park 10, 543-4, 10 Port Douglas 28-9, 268, 440, 442, 268 Port Elliot 741-2 Port Essington 839 Port Fairy 547-8 Port Hedland 991, 993 Port Lincoln 778 Port Macquarie 153-7, 154 Port Pire 784 Port Stephens 146-9 Port Vincent 775 Portland 548-9 Portsea 528-9 postal services 1059 Powerhouse Museum 78 Prairie 373 prisons, see gaols public holidays 1059 pubs 22 Pularumpi 824 Punurrunha 990 Pyengana 664 Q Qantas Founders Outback Museum 376 quarantine 1051-2, 1053 Queanbeyan 266 Queenscliff 521 Queensland 275-469, 278-9, 318, 331 accommodation 275 activities 280 climate 275 food 275 highlights 278-9 history 277 internet resources 276 tours 282 travel to/from 283 travel within 283 Queensland Museum 289 Queenstown 691 Quilpie 380 quokkas 926 Quorn 785-6 R radio 1049 Rainbow Beach 351-3 Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve 873 Ravenshoe 440 Ravenswood 406 Red Rock 169 Redbank Gorge 871 Renmark 764 reptiles 140, 265, 808, 856, 890, 1033, 1046, 890 responsible travel 33, 43 Richmond 640-2 road distances 1072, 1074, 1076, 1078 road rules 1075-6 Robe 753 rock art, see Aboriginal art rock climbing Brisbane 292 Darwin 811 South Australia 708 Victoria 551, 553, 593 Rockhampton 366-7 Rockingham 926 Rocks, the 69-74, 70 Rocky River 751 Roebourne 988 Roper Hwy 849 Rosevears 674 Ross 654-5 Ross Female Factory 654 Ross Graham 969 Ross River Fever 1047 Rossiter Bay 951 Rottnest Island (Wadjemup) 922-6, 924 Roxby Downs 791 Royal Exhibition Building 488 Royal Flying Doctor Service Base 856 Royal National Park 123-4 Rubyvale 371 rugby 1043 rum 359 Rutherglen 566 S safety 32, 1046-7, 1055, 1060, 1076-7 sailing 101 Darwin 810 Hobart 630

Queensland 280-1, 386 Sydney 98 Tasmania 618 Whitsundays, the 388 Salamanca Market 623 Salamanca Place 622-3 Sale 605-6 School of the Air 840 Sea World 324 Seachange 524 seahorses 674 seals 689 Seisia 468 senior travellers 1052 Seventy-Five Mile Beach 347, 16 Shark Bay 972-5 sharks 972, 985, 986, 1046 Sheffield 681 Shell Beach 972 Shepparton 582 Sherbrooke Forest 527 Shoalhaven Heads 211 shopping 1060-1, see also markets, individual locations Shrine of Remembrance 489 Silverton 239 Simpson Desert National Park 380, 886 Simpsons Gap 870 Skeleton Bay 980 skiing Falls Creek 596 Lake Mountain 527 Mt Baw Baw 584 Mt Buffalo 593 Mt Buller 589 Mt Hotham 598 Mt Stirling 589 New South Wales 63 Perisher Blue 224 Snowy Mountains 218, 221, 222 Thredbo 222-3 snakes 1033, 1046 Snapper Island 448 snorkelling, see diving & snorkelling Snowy Mountains 218-25 Snowy River National Park 610 soccer 1043-4 Sofala 196 Sorell 650-1 Sorrento 528-9 South Australia 704-97, 706-7 accommodation 704 activities 708-9 climate 704 food 704 highlights 706-7 history 705 national parks 705 tours 709 travel to/from 710 travel within 710 South Australian Museum 711 South Molle Island 393 Southwest National Park 701 spas, see thermal springs spiders 1046 sports 485, 1043-4, see also individual sports Springbrook National Park 328-9 St Andrews 527 St Helens 664-5 St Marys 663 Standley Chasm (Angkerle) 870 Stanley 688 Stanthorpe 343-4 STDs 1047 steam trains New South Wales 129, 218 Queensland 351 Tasmania 677, 694 Victoria 522, 527, 578, 579, 601 Western Australia 928 Zig Zag Railway 129 Stirling 732 Stokes Bay 749 Stone Hut 784 Storm Boy 752 Strahan 695 Strathgordon 703 Streaky Bay 781 stromatolites 972 Strzelecki Track 796-7 Stuarts Well 873 Sunshine Coast 330-42, 331 Surfers Paradise 319-25, 322 surfing 44-5, 63, 164, 935, 1044 Bells Beach 538 Bermagui 215 Byron Bay 175 Cactus Beach 782 Gold Coast 320 internet resources 1044 Johanna Beach 543 Kangaroo Island 743 King Island 682 Narooma 213 Newcastle 141, 143 Phillip Island 532 Queensland 281, 364 South Australia 708-9 Sydney 98 Tasmania 618 Torquay 537 Western Australia 895, 961, 969, 983 Wollongong 205 Swan Hill 561 Swan Reach 760 Swan Valley 900 Swansea 658 swimming 1044, see also beaches Brisbane 292 Canberra 250 dangers 1046 Darwin 810 Kangaroo Island 743 Melbourne 492 Newcastle 141, 143 Northern Territory 802, 858 Queensland 281 South Australia 708-9 Sydney 99 Tasmania 618 Sydney 56-123, 66-7, 70, 76, 80, 83, 84, 86, 88, 94 accommodation 56, 101-7 activities 98-9 children, travel with 99 climate 56 drinking 112-15 emergency services 118-19 entertainment 115-17 festivals & events 101 food 56, 107-12 horse riding 98 internet access 119 internet resources 119-20 itineraries 65 medical services 119 planning 57 shopping 117-18 sights 65-97 tourist information 119 tours 99-101 travel to/from 120-7 travel within 121-3 walking tour 72 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras 101, 95 Sydney Harbour 65, 90, 90, 91, 95 Sydney Harbour Bridge 68, 89, 91, 95 Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb (BridgeClimb) 101, 91 Sydney Opera House 6, 68, 3, 6, 91, 95 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 101, 630 Sydney Tower 77 T Tamar Valley 673-5 Tamborine Mountain 328 1097 INDEX S-T

1098 INDEX T-W Tamworth 188 Tanami Road 17, 853 Tangalooma 315 Tanunda 765 Taree 151 Tarzali 439 Tasman National Park 649-51 Tasman Peninsula 649-53, 650 Tasmania 613-703, 614-15, 644, 657, 684-5, 692-3 accomodation 613 activities 617-22 climate 613 food 613 highlights 614-15 history 616 tours 619, 698 travel to/from 620-1 travel within 620-1 Tasmanian devils 651, 690 Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery 623 Tasmanian tigers 651 taxes 1058 Tea Gardens 149 Telegraph Station Historical Reserve 856 telephone services 19, 1061 Tennant Creek 850-2 tennis 1044 Tenterfield 192 Terrigal 140 theft 1047 theme parks Australian Outback Spectacular 324 Dreamworld 324 Luna Park (Melbourne) 489 Luna Park (Sydney) 85 Rainforestation 432 Sea World 324 Warner Bros Movie World 324 Wet n Wild 324 WhiteWater World 324 thermal springs Hastings 649 Hepburn Springs 579, 580 Mataranka 848 Moree 194 Northern Territory 840, 848 Thornton Beach 452 Thornton Peak 448 Thorpe, Ian 1044 Thredbo 222-4 Three Sisters 128 000 Map pages 000 Photo pages Thursday Island 468 Tibooburra 241 tick typhus 1047 Tidal River 12, 602, 12 Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve 264 Timber Creek 846 time 1062 tipping 1062 Tiwi Islands 824-5 Tocumwal 234 toilets 1062 Toowoomba 344-5 Torquay 537-8 Torres Strait Islands 468 tourist information 1062-3, see also individual locations tours, see also ghost tours Aboriginal culture 23, 888 Adelaide 717 Alice Springs 858 Arnhem Land 838 Barossa Valley 765 Blue Mountains 130-1 Brisbane 292 Byron Bay 178 Great Barrier Reef 270, 418-19 Hobart 630-1 Kakadu National Park 834 Katherine 841 Melbourne 493 New South Wales 63-4, 136-7 Northern Territory 802 outback, the 790-1 Perth 901 Queensland 282 South Australia 709 Strahan 695-6 Sydney 99-101 Tasmania 619, 698 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 875 Western Australia 895-7 Tower Hill Reserve 547 Town of 1770 28, 364-6 Townsville 28, 268, 395-401, 396, 269 train travel 1070, 1077-8, see also Ghan, steam trains travel to/from Australia 1067-8 travel within Australia 1068-78 travellers cheques 1058 travellers diarrhoea 1055 Triabunna National Park 658 Trinity Beach 430 truffles 936 Truganini 617 Tully 408 Tumby Bay 779 Tunarama Festival 778 turtles 361, 972, 983, 984, 985, 273 TV 87, 501, 524, 1049 Tweed Heads 184 Twelve Apostles 10, 543-4, 10 Twilight Cove 950, 14 Twin Falls 836 U Ulladulla 211 Ulmarra 171 Uluru (Ayers Rock) 8, 877-8, 884, 876, 8, 883 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 875-84 Ulverstone 683 uranium 827, 835, 837 V vacations 1059 Venus Bay 780 Victor Harbor 740-1 Victoria 470-612, 472-3, 521, 534-5, 558-9, 586-7 accommodation 470 climate 470 food 470 highlights 472-3 history 474 internet resources 471 Victoria River Crossing 846 video systems 1059 viral encephalitis 1047 visas 19, 1063-4 volunteering 1034, 1064-5 Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park 789-90 W Wagga Wagga 229 Waikerie 760 Walgett 193 Walhalla 600-1 walking tours, see individual cities Wallace Rockhole 871 Wallaroo 774 Walls of China 241 Walls of Jerusalem National Park 681 Walpole 941 Waltzing Matilda Centre 376 Wangaratta 583-4 war memorials 246-7, 489 Warburton 525 Warialda 191 Warner Bros Movie World 324 Warrnambool 545-6 Warrumbungles 195 Watarrka National Park 873

Waterfall Way 161-4 waterfalls Bloomfield Falls 454 Bridal Veil Falls 128 Cameron Falls 328 Cedar Creek Falls 328 Crystal Cascades 415 Curtis Falls 328 Dangar Falls 163 Eliot Falls 467 Ellenborough Falls 153 Ellinjaa Falls 439 Erskine Falls 540 Florence Falls 829 Gibraltar Falls 264 JC Slaughter Falls 291 Jim Jim Falls 836 Joffre Falls 990 Jourama Falls 405 Leliyn (Edith Falls) 844 Millaa Millaa Falls 439 Mungalli Falls 439 Russells Falls 642 St Columba Falls 664 Tinaroo Falls 436 Tolmer Falls 829 Twin Falls (Northern Territory) 836 Twin Falls (Queensland) 467 Wallaman Falls 405 Wangi Falls 829 Wentworth Falls 127 Witches Falls 328 Zillie Falls 439 Wave Rock 960, 887 weather 18, 1016, 1031, see also individual regions websites, see internet access, internet resources weights 1049 Weipa 466 Wentworth 234 West Gippsland 600-1 West MacDonnell Ranges 870-1 Western Australia 891-1014, 892-3, 929, 940-1 accommodation 891 activities 894 climate 891 food 891 highlights 892-3 history 894 tours 895-7 travel to/from 896 travel within 896-7 Geraldton 966 Kalgoorlie-Boulder 955 Maritime 915 Perth 897 Shipwreck Galleries 917 Wet n Wild 324 whale sharks 986 whale-watching 45 Hervey Bay 354, 358 Jervis Bay 210 Moreton Bay 315 New South Wales 63, 150, 217 South Australia 709 Victor Harbor 740 Warrnambool 546 Western Australia 895, 901, 942, 946, 947, 949, 985 Whitehaven Beach 394, 11 white-water rafting 21 New South Wales 63, 219 Queensland 281-2, 410, 419 Tasmania 618, 697 Western Australia 928 Whitsunday Coast 381-95, 392 Whitsunday Islands 11, 268, 391-4, 11 Whyalla 778 Wilderness Coast, the 609-12 wildlife parks & reserves, see also marine parks, wildlife watching, zoos Alice Springs Desert Park 854 Alice Springs Reptile Centre 856 Altina Wildlife Park 231 Australian Butterfly Sanctuary 432 Australian Reptile Park 140 Ballarat Wildlife Park 569 Barna Mia Animal Sanctuary 960 Big Swamp Wildlife Park 930 Billabong Koala & Wildlife Park 153 Billabong Sanctuary 397 Birdworld 432 Bonorong Wildlife Centre 641 Cairns Wildlife Safari Reserve 432 Caversham Wildlife Park 904 Crocodylus Park 808 Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary 326 David Fleay Wildlife Park 326 Dinosaur World 942 Jirrahlinga Koala & Wildlife Sanctuary 524 Healesville Sanctuary 526 Kelly Hill Conservation Park 750 Koala Conservation Centre 530 Koala Hospital 153 Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary 291 Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park 996 Malcolm Douglas Wilderness Wildlife Park 1003 Nowra Wildlife Park 210 Oxley Marsupial Park 188 Phillip Island Wildlife Park 532 Seal Bay Conservation Park 750 Something Wild 642 Sydney Wildlife World 77 Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park 651 Territory Wildlife Park 826 Trowunna Wildlife Park 680 Wings Wildlife Park 683 ZooDoo Wildlife Fun Park 641 wildlife watching 17, 43-4, 890, 1031-2, 1036-7, 890, see also birdwatching, whale watching, dolphin watching, zoos, individual animal species Freycinet National Park 405 Kakadu National Park 833 Kangaroo Island 750 King Island 682 Northern Territory 802 Queensland 276 Western Australia 895 William Creek 796 Wills, William 381 Willunga 739 Wilson Island 363-4 Wilsons Promontory National Park 12, 601-5, 606, 604, 12 Wilyabrup 932 Windorah 380 Windsor 125 windsurfing Melbourne 492 Queensland 386, 430 Western Australia 895, 961 wine regions 21 Adelaide Hills 734 Barossa Valley 764-70, 766 Canberra 265 Clare Valley 771, 16 Coal River Valley 643 Coonawarra 757-8 Darling Downs 344 Hunter Valley 136 King Valley 590 Margaret River 932 McLaren Vale 738 Mudgee 203 New South Wales 63 Orange 197 Queensland 282 Rutherglen 566-7 South Australia 16, 708, 16 Southern Highlands 225 Tasmania 618 1099 INDEX W