South Australian Backpacker's Handbook
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EYRE HIGHWAY,<br />
NULLARBOR<br />
handy information<br />
EMERGENCIES<br />
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For emergencies requiring immediate Ambulance, Fire or<br />
Police attendance phone 000. For incidents requiring Police<br />
attendance phone 13 14 44.<br />
DENTAL<br />
Adelaide Dentalcare<br />
First floor 45 Grenfell Street, Adelaide. Phone: (08) 8212 5976<br />
Adelaide Dental Hospital<br />
Frome Road, Adelaide. Phone: (08) 8222 8222<br />
See ‘Dentists’ in the Yellow Pages for more.<br />
LATE-NIGHT CHEMIST<br />
Midnight Pharmacy<br />
192 Wakefield Street, Adelaide. Phone: (08) 8232 4445<br />
Open Monday–Sunday 7am–midnight<br />
DOCTORS<br />
Adelaide Health Care<br />
43 Carrington Street, Adelaide. Phone: (08) 8410 0774<br />
Wakefield Medical Centre<br />
60 Hutt Street, Adelaide. Phone: (08) 8223 3918<br />
Morphettville Medical Centre<br />
520 Anzac Highway, Glenelg East. Phone: (08) 8376 0511<br />
See ‘Medical Practitioners’ in the Yellow Pages for more.<br />
MEDICAL CHARGES<br />
Australia’s public health care system is called Medicare.<br />
Eligibility for benefits is generally restricted to permanent<br />
residents of Australia. However, Australia does have reciprocal<br />
health care agreements with several countries so it’s best to<br />
check before you leave home and to always have appropriate<br />
travel insurance.<br />
www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/<br />
medicare/reciprocal-health-care-agreements/healthcare-for-visitors-to-australia<br />
HOSPITALS – PUBLIC<br />
Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide<br />
Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park<br />
quick facts<br />
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TIME ZONE<br />
There are three time zones in Australia: Eastern Standard Time<br />
(EST), used in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and<br />
Hobart; Central Standard Time (CST), used in Adelaide and<br />
Darwin; and Western Standard time (WST), used in Perth.<br />
Daylight saving operates in all states except Queensland,<br />
Western Australia and the Northern Territory between<br />
October and April, when clocks are put forward one hour.<br />
POSTAL AND MAIL SERVICES<br />
Post offices and post shops are found in main retail precincts<br />
and shopping centres. As well as postal services, they sell<br />
stationery, postcards, Metrocards and phone cards.<br />
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