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656<br />

INDEX<br />

Tunnel Creek National Park,<br />

479–480<br />

Turquoise Bay, 470<br />

Turtles, 330<br />

Tweed Heads, 347<br />

Twelve Apostles, 574<br />

Twin Falls, 413<br />

Tyrell’s (Pokolbin), 182<br />

U<br />

birr Rock, 412<br />

Ulladulla, 201–202<br />

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National<br />

Park (Ayers Rock/The<br />

Olgas), 7, 387–394. See<br />

also Ayers Rock<br />

Umbarra Aboriginal Cultural<br />

Centre (Wallaga Lake), 11,<br />

203–204<br />

Underwater World<br />

(Mooloolaba), 340<br />

V<br />

alley of the Waters<br />

(Wentworth Falls), 176<br />

Valley of the Winds, 392<br />

Vasey Esplanade, 277<br />

Vasse, 456, 457, 459–461<br />

Vaucluse House, 145<br />

Victoria, 23, 567–587<br />

Victorian Alps, 5<br />

Victorian Arts Centre<br />

(Melbourne), 555<br />

Victoria’s first Government<br />

House (Melbourne), 549<br />

Victoria’s Open Range Zoo<br />

at Werribee, 566<br />

Video, flying with, 55<br />

Virgin Blue, 1<br />

Visitor information, 29<br />

Visitours, 170, 180<br />

Voyager Estate (Margaret<br />

River), 457<br />

W<br />

AGR (Western<br />

<strong>Australia</strong>n Government<br />

Railways), 65<br />

Wait-a-while Rainforest<br />

<strong>To</strong>urs, 6, 275, 290<br />

Wallabies, 10, 139, 140, 169,<br />

351, 356–358, 382, 401,<br />

438, 467, 470, 478, 508,<br />

511, 515, 517, 609, 616,<br />

619, 634<br />

Walls of China, 577–578<br />

Walls of Jerusalem National<br />

Park, 627<br />

Waltzing Matilda Centre<br />

(Winton), 365<br />

WA Museum<br />

Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 463<br />

Wanggoolba Creek (Fraser<br />

Island), 334<br />

Wangi Falls, 408<br />

Warden Finnerty’s Residence<br />

(Coolgardie), 464<br />

Warner Bros. Movie World<br />

(Oxenford), 350<br />

Warning, Mount, 198<br />

Warradjan Aboriginal<br />

Cultural Centre (Kakadu<br />

National Park), 13, 413<br />

Warrawong Sanctuary<br />

(Mylor), 508<br />

Watarrka National Park,<br />

385–387<br />

Wategos Beach, 194<br />

Water, drinking, 86<br />

Waterfalls<br />

Bloomfield Falls, 288<br />

Falls Reserve (Wentworth<br />

Falls), 176<br />

Kakadu National Park, 413<br />

Litchfield National Park,<br />

408<br />

Russell Falls, 616<br />

Watersports. See also<br />

specific watersports<br />

Whitsunday Islands, 316<br />

Watsons Bay Hotel (Sydney),<br />

166<br />

Waverley Woollen Mills<br />

(Launceston), 624<br />

Waves Surf School (Sydney),<br />

153<br />

Websites (online resources)<br />

traveler’s toolbox, 50<br />

travel-planning and<br />

booking, 47–48<br />

Weird Sydney Ghost and<br />

History <strong>To</strong>urs, 150<br />

Wentworth Falls, 176<br />

Werribee, 566<br />

The West Coast (Tasmania),<br />

629–632<br />

Western <strong>Australia</strong>, 421–485<br />

brief description, 22–23<br />

exploring, 422<br />

tour operators, 424–425<br />

transportation, 422, 424<br />

when to go, 422<br />

Western <strong>Australia</strong>n Maritime<br />

Museum (Fremantle), 13,<br />

443<br />

Western <strong>Australia</strong>n Museum<br />

(Perth), 13, 440<br />

West Head, 147<br />

West MacDonnell National<br />

Park, 378, 382–384<br />

Wet ‘n’ Wild Water World,<br />

350<br />

Wet Tropics, 4, 6, 275. See<br />

also Cape Tribulation<br />

National Park; Daintree<br />

National Park<br />

Whales, Eden Killer Whale<br />

Museum, 204<br />

Whale sharks, 7<br />

Whale-watching, 6<br />

Coffs Harbour, 192<br />

Fraser Island, 334<br />

Margaret River vicinity, 459<br />

Narooma, 203<br />

Perth, 443–444<br />

Port Stephens, 186–187<br />

Whitsunday Islands, 315<br />

White Cliffs, 211<br />

Whitehaven Beach, 8, 314<br />

White-water rafting, 63<br />

Cairns, 276, 277<br />

Coffs Harbour, 192<br />

Perth, 444<br />

Tully River, 5, 297<br />

The Whitsunday Coast and<br />

Islands, 9, 10, 257,<br />

307–322<br />

camping, 322<br />

choosing a base in,<br />

310–311<br />

day trips to the Great<br />

Barrier Reef <strong>from</strong>, 262<br />

diving the Great Barrier<br />

Reef <strong>from</strong>, 264<br />

island hopping, 312–314<br />

resorts, 318–322<br />

sights and outdoor<br />

activities, 311–316<br />

transportation, 310<br />

traveling to, 308, 310<br />

visitor information, 310<br />

Wildflowers, 4, 147, 186,<br />

421, 424, 455, 519, 581,<br />

585<br />

Wildlife. See also<br />

Bird-watching; Dolphins<br />

and dolphin-watching;<br />

Whale-watching; Zoos; and<br />

specific types of wildlife<br />

and specific nature parks<br />

and reserves<br />

Alice Springs Desert Park,<br />

375–376<br />

best places to view, 6–7<br />

Billabong Koala and<br />

Wildlife Park (Port<br />

Macquarie), 189<br />

Billabong Sanctuary<br />

(<strong>To</strong>wnsville), 303<br />

Bonorong Park Wildlife<br />

Centre (Hobart),<br />

609–610

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