Finding Out More

Holidays by Destination Australasia Australia Finding Out More 

Australian Tourist Commission

Tourism Australia
Australia Tourist Commission, First Floor, 10-18 Putney Hill, London SW15 6AA
tel: 09068 633235 Orderline for copies of the Australia Travellers Guide 60p a minute

For state contacts see the sections on each of the states.

Reading

Lonely Planet, based in the country, has the most extensive series of useful guides. Australia, £16.99 covers the whole country or there are smaller ones covering each of the states, road maps, and more specialist publications such as diving the Barrier Reef, Sydney, and East Coast Australia. Some information is on line at Lonely Planet
The Rough Guide to Australia ?15.99 is dense with information, leavened with brief round-ups of recommended highlights.
Lesley McKay's Children's Bookshop, in Double Bay in Sydney majors on excellent Australian children's stories, including The Magic Pudding, Norman Lindsay, and Who Rocked the Boat, Pamela Allen