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* Always swim or surf at a beach patrolled by lifesavers.
* Swim between the red and yellow flags. They mark the safest areas to
swim.
* Always swim under supervision. Or with a friend.
* Read and obey the signs.
* If you are unsure of conditions, ask a lifesaver.
* Don't swim directly after a meal.
* Don't swim under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
* Don't run and dive in the water.
* Conditions change regularly, check before you enter the water.
* If you get into trouble in the water, don't panic - signal for help, float
and wait for assistance.
* Use at least 15+ sun screen and wear a shirt, hat and sun screen.
(30+ available)
* Float with a rip current or undertow. Do not swim against it.
Note: Not all beaches are patrolled by lifesavers so please take care when swimming in the ocean. Leave a Comment
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For Emergencies Only
The national telephone number for all emergency services in Australia including AMBULANCE, FIRE, and POLICE is "000".
How 000 works
000 calls are answered by an operator who will ask which service you require - Police, Fire or Ambulance.
The operator will ask relevant questions, and arrange an appropriate response from the local Police, Ambulance or Fire Service.
For Non Energencies
If you require the assistance of these services for routine matters and non emergency situations then you should call the local number of the recquired service nearest you.
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Embassy of Austria
12 Talbot Street Forrest ACT 2603
Tel: +61 2 6295 1533, 6295 1376
Fax: +61 2 6239 6751
Web: http://www.austriaemb.org.au/<br /> Email: austria@dynamite.com.au
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Argentine Republic Consulate General
Suite 1302 1 Alfred Street Gold Fields House Circular Quay Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: +61 (02) 9251-3402
Fax: +61 (02) 9251-3405
Web: http://www.consarsydney.org.au/
Email: mail@consarsydney.org.au
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Consulate General of Brazil
Level 17, 31 Market Street Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: +61 (02) 9267-4414
Fax: +61 (02) 9267-4419
Web: http://www.magna.com.au/~cgbrasyd/
Email: cgbrasyd@magna.com.au
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British High Commission
Commonwealth Avenue Yarralumla ACT 2606
Tel: +61 (02) 6270 6666
Fax: +61 (02) 6273 3236
Web: http://www.uk.emb.gov.au/
Email: Information.Section@uk.emb.gov.au
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Cameroon Consulate
65 Bingara Road Beecroft NSW 2119
Tel: +61 (02) 9876 4544
Fax: +61 (02) 9869 2470
Web: http://www.cameroonconsul.com/
Email: consular@tig.com.au
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Canadian High Commission
Commonwealth Ave Canberra ACT 2600
Tel: +61 (02) 6270-4000
Fax: +61 (02) 6273-3285
Web: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/australia/
Email: enqserv@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
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Embassy of Chile
10 Culgoa Circuit O'Malley ACT 2606
Tel: +61 (02) 6286 2430
Fax: +61 (02) 6286 1289
Web: http://www.netinfo.com.au/chile/
Email: echileau@dynamite.com.au
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The Royal Danish Consulate General
Gold Fields House
1 Alfred St Circular Quay Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: +61 (02) 9247 2224
Fax: +61 (02) 9251 7504
Web: http://www.dkconsul-sydney.org.au/
Email: dkconsul@dkconsul-sydney.org.au
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Embassy of France
6 Perth Ave Yarralumla ACT 2600
Tel: +61 (02) 6216 0100
Web: http://www.france.net.au
Email: embassy@france.net.au
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Embassy of Italy
12 Grey Street Deakin ACT 2600
Tel: +61 (02) 6273 3333
Fax: +61 (02) 6273 4223
Web: http://www.netinfo.com.au/italembassy/
Email: ambital2@dynamite.com.au
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Korean Embassy
113 Empire Circuit Yarralumla ACT 2600
Tel: +61 (02) 6270 4100
Fax: +61 (02) 6273 4839
Web: http://www.mofat.go.kr/en_australia.htm
Email: adm2@embrok-canberra.org.au
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Embassy of Mexico
14 Perth Avenue Yarralumla ACT 2600
Tel: +61 (02) 6273 3963, 6273 3905
Fax: +61 (02) 6273 1190
Web: http://people.enternet.com.au/~embmex/
Email: embmex@enternet.com.au
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South African High Commission
Cnr Rhodes Place & State Circle Yarralumla ACT 2600
Tel: +61 (02) 6273 2424
Fax: +61 (02) 6273 3543
Web: http://www.rsa.emb.gov.au/
Email: info@rsa.emb.gov.au
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Royal Thai Embassy
10 Moore St Canberra City ACT 2601
Tel: +61 (02) 6273 1149
Fax: +61 (02) 6273 1518
Web: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7789/
Email: Thai@csccs.com.au
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Turkish Embassy
60 Mugga Way Red Hill ACT 2603
Tel: +61 (02) 6295 0227/28
Fax: +61 (02) 6239 6592
Web: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~turkembs/
Email: turkembs@ozemail.com.au
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U.S. Embassy
Moonah Place Yaralumla ACT 2600
Tel: +61 (02) 6214 5600
Fax: +61 (02) 6214 5970
Web: http://www.usis-australia.gov/embassy.html
Email: usfcs@australia.net.au
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Embassy of Venezuela
5 Culgoa Circuit O'Malley ACT 2606
Tel: +61 (02) 6290 2967 / 6290 2968
Fax: +61 (02) 6290 2911
Web: http://www.venezuela-emb.org.au/
Email: embaustralia@venezuela-emb.org.au Leave a Comment
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The sun in Australia is very powerful. Even if you are only out for a few hours in the early morning or late evening, you have a very good chance of getting a sunburn. The ozone layer is weaker down here, and the sun is direct and very strong in this area. We were out for only an hour and a half one morning (around 8:00) watching the kangaroos. We decided to stay that long because the kangaroos were coming very close to us. However, that night we were extremely burnt, and now we know to wear sunscreen even if we think we will be out only for a half an hour.
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 Gum trees drop some very
large branches by pedroswift
I've just cleaned up the mess from a large branch, diameter 600mm at its base and about 8 metres long which fell from a huge gum tree at my local archery club car park. Had it hit someone or something it could have had dire consequences. It reminded me of a recent camping death of a young man near Adelaide caused by a gum tree dropping a branch and lessons learnt when Scouting for Boys during my younger years. Camping under big trees is a no no.
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Bugs, insects, spiders, all sorts of creepy crawlies indoors and outdoors! Australia is full of them and its usually got nothing to do with cleanliness or even keeping your windows closed - which is often impossible but they get in one way or another!
Watch where you put your hands and feet - and backside (this is what the joke and song about the Redback on the toilet seat is about!) you have to learn to check your shoes, think first before putting your hands into potential crawly havens - and a serious word of warning when outside when out walking amongst trees watch where youre going - those cobwebs can have rather nasty looking things in the centre! (Ive had a few close shaves and what a thought to bear one of those things right in your face!)
If you have children watch them too - teach them the Aussie bush code - this is not the UK where you can upturn any stone, branch or log or roll around in the grass - check such things first. Snakes, centipedes, spiders, bush ticks - we have the lot and we have some of the most poisonous species on earth.
There is now a lot more awareness education and there are now better treatments for reactions to bites, anti venoms for snake bites etc but of course prevention is best. Leave a Comment
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Be careful when venturing into the outback, make sure you bring plenty of water as the aussie sun is fierce and you can easily dehydrate.
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 Poisonous spiders of Australia by didgeridorien |
 They look like drunken
pincushions. by craic
(Do be careful driving, even on highways. The Hume Highway near us is littered with dead wombats and kangaroos - and they can do a lot of damage to you as well as to themselves. There are often signs warning of particular hot spots of animal activity, but as the fauna can't read you may come upon them anywhere.)
If you do contact this organisation. They do a great job.
You will see signs here and there with their phone number.
It used to be - INJURED ANIMALS RING WIRES.
(Which did amuse me. I imagined a wallaby with a mobile phone in her pouch. But they have a different sign now which isn't quite as amusing.)
They also do a lot of education about the best way to deal with the animals.
To my guilt and shame one of our cats dumped a dying sugar glider on our verandah the other night. I laid it on a towel and locked it up in the library to let it die in peace.
Twelve hours later it still hadn't died and I felt very very very bad about it. So I rang our local rep - who was there in 10 minutes, folded it up into a little pillowcase kind of thing, and told me that when they are lying in the open they feel they have to stay on the alert and can't die. If you wrap them up they feel as if they can let go.
I nearly took a picture of the pretty little thing to post here - but to save our sensibilities I just post one of the warning signs.
Our local rep is also trained in snake capture. When a snake wandered into my writing shed she came down with her velvet butterfly net and dealt with it.
I always give her a donation, they are volunteers and have a lot of expenses, but it is not necessary.
Cats roaming around, at night especially, are a huge problem for the native birds and beasts.
Our cats are too old to change their ways, but if we ever get another cat it will be an indoors cat.
That little sugar glider was so very pretty. Leave a Comment
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