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rip and then make your way back to the beach. Raise your arm (and yell!) if you need
help.
» 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.
» Australian Department of Foreign Affairs ( www.smarttraveller.gov.au )
» British Foreign Office ( www.fco.gov.uk )
» Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada ( www.voyage.gc.ca )
» US State Department ( http://travel.state.gov )
Telephone
Australia's main telecommunication companies:
» Telstra ( www.telstra.com.au ) The main player − landline and mobile phone services.
» Optus ( www.optus.com.au ) Telstra's main rival − landline and mobile phone services.
» Vodafone ( www.vodafone.com.au ) Mobile phone services.
» Virgin ( www.virginmobile.com.au ) Mobile phone services.
Information & Toll-Free Calls
» Numbers starting with 190 are usually recorded information services, costing anything
from 35c to $5 or more per minute (more from mobiles and payphones).
» 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.
» To make a reverse-charge (collect) call from a public or private phone, dial 1800 738
3773 or 12 550.
 
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