Most of the people are looking forward to visiting Australia after the special time. There is some useful information tourists need to know about the country. Useful Numbers The following telephone numbers are useful and free. ●Fire/Police: 000 ●Telephone Information:12455 ●Medical Care: 1300369359 ●Taxi: 180042113 Surfing the Internet With so many Internet tearooms and public libraries, looking for"& place to surf the Internet in Australia will be a piece of cake. Meanwhile, it won't cost much. ●Public libraries and hotels offer free Internet every day, including public holidays; ●Many tour guides provide Internet connection which is free or cheap. Post Service All post offices around the country offer post services so you can receive mails as you travel: around the whole country. ●Post offices are usually open from Monday to Friday from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. and they also provide services on Saturday morning. ●It costs 50 cents to send a standard letter in Australia. Public Holidays On public holidays all shops are closed across Australia, so are banks and post offices. ●New Year's Day-1st January ●Australia Day-26th January ●Christmas Day-25th December |