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| Hiking, Tramping, Rambling, Trekking, Bushwalking Australia offers a variety of walking experiences from short lookout strolls to epic treks, from easy terrain to challenging, through deserts, ancient rainforests, snow-bound alpine zones, tropics, islands, coastlines, remote mountain wilderness, the arid red centre to historic meanderings through the oldest sections of our cities. The climate falls into six major zones - Hot humid (the Top End) Warm Humid (coasts of northern Australia) - Hot Dry with warm winter (northern inland) - Hot dry with cool winter (our outback) - Temperate ( southern lowlands) and Cool Temperate (Snowy mountains and the Apple Isle) The Bicentennial National Trail spans the continent and if you're not up for the whole 5,330km then you can do sections. The Trail can also be done by bicycle or on horse. For walks specific to one state click on one of the following: Walk Qld - Walk NSW - Walk Vic - Walk Tas - Walk SA - Walk WA - Walk NT - Walk ACT  Australia is a long way from anywhere so it's nice to have a few local tips. The people in the world's most isolated inhabited continent are generally a friendly bunch. The first thing you'll notice as you step off the plane is our sunshine, so make sure you have your sunglasses within easy reach. Sun Safety The SunSmart UV Alert is reported daily in newspaper weather forecasts across Australia. The alert is used to raise public awareness of the risk of exposure to UV radiation and to encourage people to adopt appropriate sun protection measures. For best protection from the sun, a combination of sun protection measures is recommended, including:
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For nearly one hundred years, Australia’s trained surf lifesavers have been keeping our beaches safe. In that time, they have rescued more than 500,000 people and provided first aid to a million others. Of SLSA’s 113,000+ members, more than 34,000 actively patrol our beaches.
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donations! Beware of mozzies, they can spread diseases such as Ross River Virus and Barmah Forest virus. What is Ross River Virus and Barmah Forest Virus? These illnesses are similar and are passed to humans from infected mosquitoes; they are not spread from person to person. Symptoms include flu like symptoms, such as fever, headache and aches and pains in muscles and joints. Sometimes a rash appears on the body arms and legs. The symptoms usually develop about 1 week after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Complete recovery usually occurs within a couple of weeks but on rare occasions symptoms can persist for months. Infection results in immunity to further episodes of infection. The best method of avoiding infection is to avoid mozzies bites Mozzies are particularly active at dawn and dusk so you should take particular care at these times during the day to protect yourself from mozzies bites
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