Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica
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Jun 5, 2006 9:48 AM
Zedd_at_LP
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Jun 5, 2006 9:48 AM
Zedd_at_LP
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Welcome to the Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica branch
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found in the Branch FAQ thread
Information about Immigration and Working in Australia/NZ can be found in our All You Need to Know about Immigration, Working, Holidays and Visas thread.
Make sure to explore the FAQ and have a browse around the branch before you ask your question. Chances are someone may already have asked it.
All You Need to Know about Immigration, Working Holidays, Visas etc
NB This is NOT a thread to ask questions. If, after reading the links provided in this thread, you still have questions you are best off starting your own new topic.
If you've got questions about other visas please be sure to specify the passport you'll be travelling on and which country you're trying to visit.
Extensions to visas for seasonal work, studying in Australia, extending your stay, Australian citizenship, where to find fruit picking/harvesting jobs (a link from the Working Holiday Makers page) can be found at this website
Tip - use the menus along the top. It's all quite straight forward and user friendly. link for NZ WHV
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FAQ, Hot Tips, Useful Links - up for the challenge?
Reply to this post and give your best links, tips and answers to Frequently Asked Questions. Up for it? Then lets go, here's a few from me:
Uluru information
Australian train pass
Climate averages australia BOM site
Facts about the size of Australia
Hit that keyboard guys.
May 24, 2013 4:22 PM
samerkrysa
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May 24, 2013 4:22 PM
samerkrysa
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Australia
Please help me tofill gap in my itinerary
Hi i am going to spend 10 days in Australia. First 4 days i need to be in Melbourne and last 3 days i want to left for Sydney and Blue mountains. What about the rest 3 days ? Is it worth to visit Canberra ? or it is better to go to Tasmania or fly over to Cairns or Gold coast ? I reall dont know so will appreciate any advice.
Thank you guys
Peter
May 24, 2013 2:47 PM
ninamarie
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May 24, 2013 2:47 PM
ninamarie
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Australia
Ok, so general cities question
Hello! So I am a student in my last year of university in the states, and I am interested in study abroad/internship programs my school offers in various regions of Australia. I wanted to know, in general, the basic differences between cities such as Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane (Gold Coast?), Adelaide, or any other interesting places worth mentioning. I am studying a combination of international relations, environmental conservation, and public health, but I love the things that make life worth living (good music, good food, places to hike/camp, and friendly and outgoing people). I know any description of the cities would be an over-simplification of them, but I guess what are their general feel? If it is worth mentioning, I am as they say in the states "a person of color", but I don't know if that really is an issue in Australia.
Thanks for any help!
May 24, 2013 7:20 AM
JoyVee
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May 24, 2013 2:30 PM
jbinternational
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Australia
Aussie Passport validity
Need confirmation that I have or have not stuffed up. I fear the latter.
I will leave Australia 6 months prior to expiry and return 12 days after the six month period. Expires in December. Last week I checked validity in Europe and BKK and they seem to have shorter entry and exit requirements so I thought the 6 month rule was a figment of my imagination. Tried to google Passport info and only got info on how to apply etc.
Now I have found this statement
"Make sure your passport has at least six months' validity from your planned date of return to Australia. Carry extra passport photos in case your passport is lost or stolen and you need to replace it while you're away."
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/tips/top-ten-tips.html
is the return policed or could I scrape it in.
so it looks like I may have to get an expensive replacement in a hurry.
Am I correct? Bugger. ...
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May 24, 2013 6:17 AM
davidst
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May 24, 2013 6:17 AM
davidst
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Australia
Young aussie bogans travelling abroad
If your a young Australian person planning on travelling abroad you should try to not behave like a bogan or risk being locked up in another country - or worst still beaten up and nearly killed.....
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/641645-phuket-mob-violently-bounces-aussies-from-kangaroo-bar/?utm_source=newsletter-20130524-0928&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news
May 24, 2013 4:41 AM
karystos_exile
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May 24, 2013 4:17 PM
westwood
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New Zealand
travelling in NZ for 2 months
We spent 2 months, mid January to mid March, earlier this year travelling in New Zealand. We flew in and out of Auckland and hired an adapted Toyota Estima hatchback car, not a Motorhome or Campervan, more a camper-car. We spent a month on each island. I kept a travel blog during that time which is still available on-line. If anyone would like to take a look at it please PM me. Warning - it does go on a bit, more of a diary/journal! Or I could just send you a copy of our conclusions and thoughts about what we did and how we did it. Please bear in mind that we are 70s and not into bungy jumping, white water rafting etc.
May 23, 2013 11:41 PM
bazzaaustralia
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May 23, 2013 11:47 PM
Drovers_Dog
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Australia
May 23, 2013 2:41 PM
fchris17
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May 24, 2013 6:07 AM
neverwinter
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Australia
Possibly ruining my chances of getting an Aus and NZ working holiday visa??
Hiya,
I'm getting really confused as to whether my travel plans will effect me getting a working holiday visa for Aus and NZ.
I'm 26 and next month I head off to spend a couple of years travelling, working and volunteering through Asia. I'm aware by doing this my residency status in the UK may change from 'ordinary resident' to 'non resident'. I know that this is mainly for tax reasons and it doesn't effect my UK passport holding status but will it effect my chances of getting both Aus and NZ visa's?
After Asia I wanted to go to Aus for a year then apply for a second year then apply for a year in NZ, or maybe NZ first then Aus.
I think the first application should be OK but by the time I get to the third I will have been away from the UK for 4 years.
Any advice??
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Edited by: fchris17
May 23, 2013 10:44 AM
phoenixdive
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May 23, 2013 6:15 PM
jedgerandclyde
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Solo trip through Oz-NZ over 5-6 weeks
I'm planning a trip this july starting of in Perth then thinking of trying the india pacific train down to adelaide and from there onwards travel to melbourne, sydney, gold coast then brisbane before taking a plane to NZ for my last week.
I am mainly doing this trip to try out new activities and my lodging mostly would be in friends' hostels or backpacker inns.
I need tips on the travelling from country to country in a cheap affordable manner. I am trying to limit my budget to 100 per day except splurging slightly on skydiving in byron bay.
Appreciate any inputs or tips to make my trip more fun in anyway at all
cheers
May 23, 2013 8:52 AM
cipod
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May 24, 2013 12:23 AM
jedgerandclyde
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Australia
Coming to Australia for the first time
Im a 20 year old girl from sweden
In 2/10/2013 im arriving to Sydney!
I have dreamd about going to australia a long time!
Im going alone and i wonder if there are some other backpackers that are arriving the same day or week as i and would like to hang out or something ?
Im not planning to stay for long in Sydney im going north and want to find a job :) but i also want to do some extreems and some sport acktivities mabye diving, bungy jump or whatever (as long its fun or relaxing:)
im not coming to pary hard (mabye a little but its not my first prioroty) i want to explore the country, take some photos of tropical animals.
Im so fasinated of this country and i want to see every espect of it :)
Sorry for my english, i hope it will approve as well after a few month in Australia :)
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Simply Living
Does anyone remember this alternative magazine from the late seventies onwards?
Anyone know when it stopped production and does anyone have any back copies they may not want?
Thanks!
May 23, 2013 4:44 AM
bazzaaustralia
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May 23, 2013 5:19 PM
Drovers_Dog
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Australia
chicken perth
chicken shop WA
unbeliveable
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/would-you-like-caustic-soda-with-that-20130523-2k2al.html
Cost of travelling Australia & New Zealand for six months
I Live in Newcastle, England and I'm wanting to backpack around Australia and New Zealand for six months starting April Next year. I'm thinking of doing Australia for four months and New Zealand for two. During my time I want to visit as many places and do as many things as possible such as a few weeks diving on the GBR at port Douglas,shark diving on the Neptune islands .. Etc i have saved £2000 so far and expecting to have about £7000 for the six months! I hope this will be enough ! Any suggestions on how much I will need and if that's enough ? Thanks guys!
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3-4 weeks NZ (from OZ) in december - where to go!?
Just settled on NZ for december and the "bible" hasn`t arrived yet. Being pressed with Xmas crowds, we need to book soon, but not sure where to go yet. One of us is into horse riding, the other into surfing, both foodies and into nature & hiking.
So, rough plan is to start on south island (Queenstown?), hire a car and drive around, probably from one base (about 5 days?). Fly to north island, get a camper van and go to the east coast (where the surf is), do some horse riding and fly back to Sydney from Auckland (after 16-23 days?). Christchurch doesn`t seem to offer much for us to stay long.
Food, nature, hiking, surfing, horse riding is what we are looking forward to. Any ideas are appreciated! :)
Is there anyone on second working holiday visa&has claimed the super fund?
Now, I'm on second holiday visa and have some problem with my super which I got membership while i was on the first one.
When I leaved Aus, I claimed all of it cuz I thought I'm not coming back even I was allowed to get the second one, but thing always change.
I'm Aus now and just tried to figure out that I'm still a member for the super or not....but I have no clue for that.
If I claimed the super, and it means I loose my membership?
Also, I heard a rumor which is if I have already claimed the super, then for second year, I can't claim my super even if I paid for it????
Doesn't make sense but there no information for that...
Dose anyone have experience like this???
May 22, 2013 5:17 AM
ferrmont
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May 23, 2013 10:47 PM
habby
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Australia
lord howe island september
Hi to all,
one question: what's it like Lord Howe Island in beginning of september in terms of snorkeling, swimming and more sea activities? is a neoprene required? planning to be there between the 4th and 9th, more or less. is the weather appropiate for short-sleeves? or it's still cool?
Thanks!
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