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can say the land of white sand and cool beaches. Best place for scuba diving.
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Lady Elliott Australia, Travel Information
Location: 85 kilometers north-east of Bundaberg.
Lady Elliot Island is the most southerly island within the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. It lies 85 kilometres north-east
of Bundaberg and is an coral cay which is actually part of
the reef.
Formed over a three thousand year period, you can learn all
about the marine wonderland that is Lady Elliot Island on
a guided reef walk or through the informative display at the
reef education centre. Bird watchers also flock here to observe
57 species of birds. More than 50,000 birds nest here during
summer. Sea turtles including the endangered Loggerhead Turtle
also nest on Lady Elliot during the summer month from late
afternoon through until early morning from November to January.
Baby turtles called 'hatchlings:' can be seen scampering to
the ocean from January until April usually under the cover
of darkness.
There are 19 dive sites including Lighthouse Bommie, Coral
Gardens, Moiri and Shark Pool with excellent visibility ranging
from 15 to 40 metres. Explore the shipwreck in the waters
off the island where Manta Rays - the island's icon - are
regularly seen. A fully equipped dive centre on the island
caters for all interests and abilities - offering resort dives
for the beginner through to advanced dives for the qualified.
Dive courses are also offered.
The resort, located on the beachfront offers a low-key friendly
atmosphere, which allows you to escape the usual pressures
of every day life. The resort caters for just 100 guests and
allows you to get back to nature away from the crowds and
hectic pace of major tourist areas.
Things to do & see
Birdwatching
Marine Animal swimming
Marine Animal watching
Scenic Flight
Scuba-Diving
Snorkelling
Swimming
Local Facilities
Accommodation
Airport
Beach
Medical Facilities
National Park
Public Telephone
Restaurant
Swimming Pool
Takeaway Food
Getting There
Lady Elliot Island Resort is only 25 minutes flight by twin-engine
fixed wing aircraft from Bundaberg. Lady Elliot Resort is
the only coral cay on the reef with its own airstrip.
Lady Elliot Island is the most southerly island within the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. It lies 85 kilometres north-east
of Bundaberg and is an unspoilt coral cay which is actually
part of the reef.
The diving there is incredible with 10 dive sites including
Lighthouse Bommie, Coral Gardens, Moiri and Shark Pool. The
visibility is excellent and ranges from 25 to 50 metres. Explore
the many shipwrecks in the waters off the Island.
Lady Elliot Island resort is low key, relaxed and environmentally
oriented, with important turtle and bird rookeries. It also
boasts a reef education centre for a close up on nature. The
island is a popular scuba diving and snorkelling location
due to its interesting dive sites. The resort has no phones,
no TV, no radio & no hassles.
Sea turtles including the endangered Loggerhead Turtle nest
on Lady Elliot during the summer month from late afternoon
through until early morning from November to January. Baby
turtles can be seen scampering to the ocean from January until
April usually under the cover of darkness.
Lady Elliot Island is a protected breeding area for endangered
Loggerhead and Green turtles.
You can experience the wonder of a turtle laying her eggs
and witness hatchlings emerge from their nests at Lady Elliot
Island every year between October and April.
During these months, numerous female Green and Loggerhead
turtles commonly return to the beach - the place where they,
too, hatched - to nest. From January through to April, hundreds
of baby turtles will emerge to make their way to the sea.
Turtle watching at Lady Elliot Island is a wonderful experience
for the whole family - as guest numbers are limited on the
island, guests are able to enjoy this amazing wonder of nature
at close hand. The most popular areas seem to be around the
Lighthouse, Coral Gardens and only metres from beachfront
accommodation.
Sea Turtles spend their entire life in the ocean, apart from
this one stage where the female heaves herself out of the
water and makes her way up onto the foredune to dig her nest
and lay her eggs. The whole nesting process can take between
1 - 3 hours and female can nest up to nine times in a season.
The whole nesting ritual takes up to 3 hours. Eggs are incubated
by the warmth of the sand. Clutches laid in cold sand, or
in shaded areas take up to 12 weeks to incubate and produce
male hatchlings. Those laid in warm sand can incubate in six-and-a-half
weeks and produce female hatchlings.
TURTLE HATCHING SEASON (February - April)
Hatchlings generally emerge onto the surface of the beach
in a rush and mostly at night. From the nest, hatchlings scurry
towards the ocean as fast as their tiny flippers will carry
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Information Bondi Beach | Bondi
Beach Australia is located along the shores of Sydney, Australia. One of the more
famous and popular beaches in Australia, Bondi offers an array of fun activities,
suitable for every budget and every age. From the ancient days of Aboriginal fishing,
people have been flocking to Bondi Beach Australia for its warm waters and clean,
sandy beaches. Transportation the beach is convenient and frequent, and tourists
will find this to be an excellent beach in Australia
When dining, Bondi
Beach offers plenty of café and restaurant options throughout the day. Campbell
Parade is a main strip of shops and restaurants in the town, and visitors will
find everything from a quick bite, to sit down dining options. When in Bondi Beach,
and generally throughout most of Australia, tourists will often see "BYO" on the
side of a restaurant, or on the restaurant's menu. This means Bring Your Own Alcohol,
and generally most patrons do. Some restaurants charge a very moderate corkage
fee, but this is not the norm.
Traveling to Bondi Beach is generally
very convenient from any central location in Sydney. Buses travel from Bondi Junction
in Sydney right to Bondi Beach Australia just about every ten minutes, until around
midnight. Since parking at the beach itself is quite crowded and difficult, the
bus is actually the main mode of transport for tourists and locals alike. You
will experience much less hassle if you leave your car behind. There are also
trains running from Bondi Junction to the beach about every ten minutes, so you'll
be sure to have a convenient lift to Bondi.
As an extremely popular
beach in Australia, Bondi Beach is a great place to visit if you plan to spend
any amount of time in Sydney. Be sure to bring plenty of sun block along as the
sun can be quite intense in all temperatures. Bondi Beach Australia offers a fun,
warm way to kick back and enjoy a day at the beach.
Sydney’s most
famous beach, Bondi, is easily reached by taking the city bus from the foot of
Oxford Street. If you’re planning a day at Bondi, I suggest an early start.
You can enjoy breakfast at any of the cafes that line the street across from the
beach. (There all seemed fairly comparable in price, quality and menu offerings,
so just pick one that has open tables outdoors and admire the scenery going by.)
These cafes are a good choice for lunch, too. On Bondi’s long, crescent
of white sand, certain areas are cordoned off for surfers, other for swimmers.
Families, youths and gays seemed to each have their own areas, as well. Wherever
your spot is, you’ll get to see the famous Aussie lifesavers at work. If
you get tired of Bondi, take a walk over the hill at the south end to the prettier,
more cloistered (and gayer) Tamarama Beach. The walkway, which takes you over
cliffs and past some stunning rock formations, continues beyond Tamarama to Bronte
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can be reached from the centre of Sydney on bus numbers 380, 382 and 389 (you
must change buses at Bondi Junction). You can also get the train to Bondi Junction,
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Life Savers at Bondi Beach | Surf
lifesavers are what made Bondi famous and there's a bronze sculpture of one outside
the Bondi Pavilion. The surf lifesaving movement began in 1906 with the founding
of the Bondi Surf Life Bathers' Lifesaving Club in response to the drownings that
accompanied the increasing popularity of swimming. From the beginning of the colony,
swimming was harshly discouraged as an unsuitable bare-fleshed activity. However,
by the 1890s swimming in the ocean had become the latest fad, and a Pacific Islander
introduced the concept of catching waves or bodysurfing that was to become an
enduring national craze. Although "wowsers" (teetotal puritanical types)
attempted to put a stop to it, by 1903 all-day swimming was every Sydneysider's
natural right.
The bronzed and muscled surf lifesavers - of both sexes
- in their distinctive red and yellow caps are a highly photographed, world-famous
Australian image. Surf lifesavers (members of what are now called Surf Life Saving
Clubs, abbreviated to SLSC) are volunteers working the beach at weekends, so come
then to watch their exploits such as whizzing out in the rescue boats for some
practise manoeuvres - or look out for a surf carnival; lifeguards, on the other
hand, are employed by the council and work all week during swimming season (year-round
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Bondi Beach | Surfing
is part of the Bondi legend, the big waves ensuring that there's always a pack
of damp young things hanging around, bristling with surfboards. However, the beach
is carefully delineated, with surfers using the southern end. There are two sets
of flags for swimmers and boogie-boarders, with families congregating at the northern
end near the sheltered saltwater pool (free), and everybody else using the middle
flags. The beach is netted and there hasn't been a shark attack for over forty
years. If the sea is too rough, or if you want to swim laps, a seawater swimming
pool at the southern end of the beach under the Bondi Icebergs Club building on
Notts Avenue costs $1.
Topless bathing is allowed at Bondi - a long
way from conditions right up to the late 1960s when stern beach inspectors were
constantly on the lookout for indecent exposure. In fact, so blasé are
the attitudes now that every January an irreverent sunset nude surfing competition
is held, watched by TV cameras and a huge crowd offering a wry commentary. |
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Australia Beach Guide |
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Lady Elliot Island is the most southerly island within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Bird watchers also flock here to observe 57 species of birds. A fully equipped dive centre on the island caters for all interests and abilities - offering resort dives for the beginner through to advanced dives for the qualified. Dive courses are also offered. |
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| Holloways Beach |
Holloways Beach is growing in stature with the establishment of a resort on the waterfront. A very nice restaurant and café make Holloways a pleasant beach in all circumstances.
To access Holloways Beach, follow the Captain Cook Highway north until you reach the roundabout with the sign HOLLOWAYS BEACH. |
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| Tamarama Beach |
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Take extreme caution when swimming at Tamarama Beach. While only 80m long, Tamarama has a great wave climate. Tamarama is considered the most dangerous patrolled beach in New South Wales, with more rescues per thousand bathers than any other of Sydney's beaches. |
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| Whitehaven beach |
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Whitehaven beach is a pristine stretch of pure white sand, situated on the eastern side of the uninhabited Whitsunday Island. Fringed by crystal clear water and lush tropical rainforests, the 99% pure silica (quartz) beach extends for over 7 kms. A sawmill to process this timber once operated on Sawmill Beach in Cid Harbour. |
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| Chinaman's Beach |
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Chinaman's Beach, in Sydney Harbour's Lower North Shore region, is a gorgeous, peaceful beach, close to busy Balmoral. Popular with families and children of all ages, Sydney's Chinaman's Beach has excellent facilities for water sports. |
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| Dunk Island |
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Mission Beach Dunk Island Connections is an owner operated coach transfer service for the North Queensland region. Taking scenic routes between Port Douglas, Cairns, Mission Beach, Dunk Island and Bedarra Island, our air conditioned coaches operate 7 days per week, 364 days per year. |
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| Bronte Beach |
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Bronte Beach: This Beach is just walk away distance from the Famous Bondi Beach. Bronte Beach has Considerable Less Traffic than its native beach. Bronte Beach is Bit Smaller in size considering other Beaches here. The Sydney shoreline encompasses over 200 miles of white sandy beaches, exhibiting a variety of atmospheres from cosmopolitan Bondi Beach to majestic Cronulla. |
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| Coogee Beach |
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Coogee Beach is one of the smaller, more intimate beaches in Sydney, yet in the summer it can get as crowded as any. Maybe not as famous as Bondi Beach, but a large number of eastern suburbs beach lovers prefer it to the more popular, high-profile Bondi. |
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