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644<br />

INDEX<br />

Bird-watching (cont.)<br />

Kangaroo Island, 515<br />

the Kimberley, 472, 474<br />

Kuranda, 274<br />

Lady Elliot Island, 331<br />

Montague Island, 6, 203<br />

Moulting Lagoon Game<br />

Reserve, 619<br />

Mount Field National Park,<br />

616<br />

Port Douglas area, 290<br />

Birdworld (Kuranda), 274<br />

Birrabeen, Lake (Fraser<br />

Island), 334<br />

Birrarung Marr (Melbourne),<br />

548<br />

Blackall Ranges, 340–341<br />

Blackheath, 176–177<br />

Black Opal <strong>To</strong>urs, 213<br />

Blood on the Southern Cross<br />

(Ballarat), 568, 570<br />

Bloomfield Falls, 288<br />

Blue Mountains, 10, 168–178<br />

The Blue Mountains<br />

Adventure Company, 171<br />

Blue Mountains Explorer<br />

Bus, 172<br />

Blue Mountains Magic, 177<br />

Blue Mountains National<br />

Park, 146<br />

Blue Thunder Motorcycle<br />

<strong>To</strong>urs (Sydney), 150<br />

Boat rentals. See also<br />

Canoeing; Kayaking;<br />

Sailing (yachting)<br />

Canberra, 600<br />

Boat tours and cruises. See<br />

also Whale-watching<br />

Batemans Bay, 202<br />

Brisbane, 236–237<br />

Darwin, 403<br />

Dunk Island, 298<br />

Geikie Gorge National<br />

Park, 480<br />

the Gold Coast, 351–352<br />

Great Barrier Reef,<br />

258–263<br />

day trips, 258–262<br />

multiday cruises,<br />

262–263<br />

Hastings River (Port<br />

Macquarie), 189<br />

Hobart, 611<br />

Kakadu National Park, 412<br />

Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk<br />

National Park), 417–418<br />

Kuranda, 274, 275<br />

Launceston, 623<br />

Low Isles, 288<br />

Melbourne, 544<br />

Murray River, 576–577<br />

Ord River, 475<br />

Port Douglas, 289–290<br />

St. Helena Island, 247<br />

Shark Bay (Monkey Mia),<br />

467<br />

Sydney, 134, 148–150<br />

Thomson River, 363<br />

the West Coast (Tasmania),<br />

630<br />

the Whitsunday Islands,<br />

312–314<br />

Bonaparte Archipelago, 471<br />

Bondi Hotel (Sydney), 164<br />

Bonorong Park Wildlife<br />

Centre (Hobart), 609–610<br />

Bonsai Farm (Mt.<br />

Dandenong), 559<br />

Books, recommended, 81<br />

Boomerang Pass, 64–65<br />

Boranup Drive, 459<br />

Bouderee National Park,<br />

199–200<br />

Bourbon & Beefsteak Bar<br />

(Sydney), 163<br />

Bournda National Park, 204<br />

Box jellyfish (stingers), 19,<br />

41, 254, 296, 634<br />

Boyne Island, 327<br />

Brambuk Aboriginal Living<br />

Cultural Centre, 586<br />

Bridal Veil Falls, 176<br />

BridgeClimb (Sydney), 135<br />

Brisbane, 215–247<br />

accommodations, 1,<br />

225–229<br />

arriving in, 215–216<br />

currency exchange, 216<br />

doctors and dentists, 224<br />

drugstores (chemist<br />

shops), 224<br />

emergencies, 224<br />

free or almost free<br />

attractions and<br />

activities, 234<br />

hospitals, 224<br />

Internet access, 224<br />

layout of, 218–219<br />

neighborhoods in brief,<br />

219–220<br />

nightlife, 240–243<br />

outdoor activities,<br />

238–239<br />

police, 225<br />

pubs, 242<br />

restaurants, 229–232<br />

river cruises and other<br />

organized tours,<br />

236–238<br />

shopping, 239–240<br />

sights and attractions,<br />

232–236<br />

street maps, 219<br />

time zone, 225<br />

transportation, 220–221<br />

visitor information, 218<br />

what’s new in, 1–2<br />

Brisbane Botanic Gardens<br />

Mt. Coot-tha, 235<br />

Brisbane City Gardens, 236<br />

Brisbane Forest Park, 238<br />

Brisbane Jazz Club, 243<br />

Brisbane Powerhouse-Centre<br />

for the Live Arts, 241<br />

Broadbeach, 347<br />

The Broadwater, 351<br />

Broken Heads Nature<br />

Reserve, 194<br />

Broken Hill, 7, 12, 208<br />

Broken Hill Corner Country<br />

Adventure <strong>To</strong>urs (Broken<br />

Hill), 209<br />

Broken Hill Regional Art<br />

Gallery, 209<br />

Bronte Beach (Sydney), 141<br />

Broome, 12, 471, 481–485<br />

Broome Bird Observatory,<br />

472, 474<br />

Broome Crocodile Park, 483<br />

Buccaneer Archipelago, 471<br />

Buchan Caves, 581<br />

Buley Rockhole, 408<br />

Bundaberg, 257, 329–331<br />

Bundeena Beach, 147<br />

Bundegi Beach, 470<br />

Bungee jumping, 276, 352<br />

Bungle Bungles (Purnululu<br />

National Park), 471, 474,<br />

475, 477–478<br />

Burleigh Heads, 347<br />

Burning Palms Beach, 147<br />

Burswood Park Golf Course<br />

(Perth), 445<br />

Bushwalking (hiking)<br />

Adelaide, 501<br />

Alice Springs, 378<br />

Alpine National Park,<br />

581–582<br />

best places for, 10<br />

Blue Mountains, 170–172<br />

Brisbane, 238<br />

Cradle Mountain National<br />

Park, 6<br />

Dandenong Ranges, 559<br />

Fraser Island, 336<br />

Freycinet National Park,<br />

619<br />

information and<br />

resources, 60<br />

the Kimberley, 474<br />

Magnetic Island, 307<br />

Mission Beach vicinity,<br />

297–298<br />

Nitmiluk National Park,<br />

418<br />

Overland Track, 628<br />

the Sunshine Coast, 339

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