Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
rip and then make your way back to the beach. Raise your arm (and yell!) if you need
help.
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A number of people are paralysed every year by diving into waterholes or waves in shal-
low water and hitting the bottom - look before you leap.
GOVERNMENT TRAVEL ADVICE
The following government websites offer travel advisories and information on cur-
rent hot spots.
Telephone
Australia's main telecommunication companies:
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Telstra
(
www.telstra.com.au
)
The main player − landline and mobile phone services.
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Optus
(
www.optus.com.au
)
Telstra's main rival − landline and mobile phone services.
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Vodafone
(
www.vodafone.com.au
) Mobile phone services.
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Virgin
(
www.virginmobile.com.au
) Mobile phone services.
Information & Toll-Free Calls
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Numbers starting with 190 are usually recorded information services, costing anything
from 35c to $5 or more per minute (more from mobiles and payphones).
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Many businesses have either a toll-free 1800 number, dialled from anywhere within Aus-
tralia for free, or a 13 or 1300 number, charged at a local call rate. None of these numbers
can be dialled from outside Australia.
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To make a reverse-charge (collect) call from a public or private phone, dial 1800 738
3773 or 12 550.