Your browser did not load the style sheet and as a result the web page is not displaying correctly.

Cause: You use a low speed connection or the Internet is slow at this time. Solution: Hit the Refresh Button of the browser or click here.
Cause: Your browser is not complying with the cascading style sheet used. Solution: Update your browser. We recommend Internet Explorer (IE) or FireFox.

Using telephones in Australia

tips

Telstra phone card

Do not use the telephone in your hotel room unless you know the rates. They can be much higher than the ones from a public phone.
The mobile phone can be a good solution as well. You don't necessary need to apply with your company for Global Roaming. Buy a prepaid card from Sydney.
Main players in the mobile phone industry in Australia are: Telstra, Vodafone and Optus. Check the Internet if your mobile phone supports the frequencies used in Australia.
Invest in a phonecard some public phones are not accepting coins.

public phones

Most public phones are accepting coins, phone cards and credit cards. Phonecards can be purchased from News Agent or from any shop displaying the Telstra logo.

Local calls are un timed and cost at the time I'm writing this, 40c. Dial 1222 for cost information. There are peak and off peak hours.

Long distance calls are more expensive if you need an operator's assistance.

phone directories

White Pages lists all private and business numbers. There is a second directory called Yellow Pages that is listing business numbers grouped by their relevant heading.

calling in or from Australia

To call from EU dial:
0061+AreaCode+number

To call from USA dial:
01161+AreaCode+number

To call from Australia dial 0011 + country code (ex Romania: 40) + Area Code omitting the leading 0 (ex Bucharest: 21) + local number.

Emergency no:

Police/Fire/Ambulance: 000
Note: 000 calls are free.

Poison Info: 13 11 26
Life Line: 13 11 26

19 April

1818 - Phillip Parker King discovers Port Essington, it becomes the site of one of several failed attempts to establish a settlement in the Northern Territory.

1984 - Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem, and green and gold as the national colours.

Australian slang

VB brand of beer (Victoria Bitter)
quid, not the full low IQ
beaut great, fantastic
unit flat, apartment
rip snorter excellent, great
yobbo an ignorant person
bugger off impolite dismissal of someone
tart an offensive word to describe a woman
TAB Totalisator Agency Board - betting shop

Online Maps

Google maps
Where Is

Sydney A to Z banners

Click on the following link:
Sydney A to Z banners

Useful phone numbers

Emergency: 000
Operator help: 1234
Directory info: 1223
Rev. charge: 12550
Cost info: 12222
Poison Info: 13 11 26
Life Line: 13 11 26