Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Phonecards
A range of phonecards ($10, $20, $30 etc) is available from newsagencies and post of-
fices, and can be used with any public or private phone by dialling a toll-free access num-
ber and then the PIN on the card. Rates vary from company to company - shop around.
Time
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SA and the NT are on Central Standard Time, half an hour behind the eastern states
(Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania), and 1½ hours ahead of Western
Australia.
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Central Standard Time is 9½ hours ahead of GMT/UTC (London), 13½ hours ahead of
New York, 15½ hours ahead of LA, 2½ hours ahead of Jakarta and 2½ hours behind Wel-
lington (New Zealand).
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'Daylight Savings' does not apply in the NT, Western Australia or Queensland during
summer, so from October to March (approximately), most eastern states are 1½ hours
ahead of NT time, and SA is one hour ahead of NT time.
Toilets
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Toilets in central Australia are sit-down western style (...though you mightn't find this
prospect too appealing in some remote outback pit-stops).
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See
www.toiletmap.gov.au
for public toilet locations.
Tourist Information
Almost every decent-sized central Australian town has a visitor information centre of
some description, with a proliferation of brochures and maps. They're usually staffed by
volunteers (some with sketchy knowledge of tourism).
764 227;
www.southaustralia.com
; 108 North Tce, Adelaide, SA; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri,
9am-2pm Sat, 10am-3pm Sun) Abundantly stocked with info (including fab regional book-
lets) on Adelaide and SA.
Tourism Australia
(
www.australia.com
)
The main government tourism site with visitor
info.
Tourism NT
(
www.travelnt.com
)
Bountiful info on the Northern Territory outback. Also pro-
duces
The Essential NT Drive Guide
, a great booklet with driving distances, national
parks, and outback info and advice for 2WD and 4WD travellers.
