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General Facts and Information - Victoria
Gipsy Point scene, Eastern Victoria © Tourism Victoria
Scroll down for information about Useful Websites, Newspapers, Public Holidays, Miscellaneous

USEFUL WEBSITES about Victoria

Useful websites to visit are Information Victoria www.information.vic.gov.au
along with Parks Victoria www.parkweb.vic.gov.auwhich manages the state’s national parks, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) www.racv.com.au and Travellers Aid Society of Victoria www.travellersaid.org.au which offers information, travel advice including for disabled travellers and free assistance to stranded visitors.

The Public Toilet Maps for Victoria www.toiletmap.gov.au is part of a very quirky Australian government website

NEWSPAPERS in Victoria
Victoria’s broadsheet daily newspaper is The Age www.theage.com.au - the major tabloid in Victoria is the Herald Sun www.heraldsun.com.au

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS in Victoria

Public holidays, school terms and holidays in Australia are designated on a state and territory basis with the exception of national public holidays such as Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day, etc. Links to holidays dates for Victoria, including the Melbourne Cup Day holiday on the first Tuesday in November, are found on the following Government site www.australia.gov.au/302

MISCELLANEOUS - Victoria

Summers can be very hot but winters are distinctly chilly and wet over much of the state. This has happily largely saved the state from over development on the coast and for the most part it has escaped the glitzy resorts like those springing up on parts of the coast further north in NSW and Queensland.
Victoria State Emblems:
Floral - Pink Heath
Fauna - Leadbeater's Possum
 
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