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| General Facts and Information - Western Australia |
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| Scroll down for information about Useful Websites, Newspapers, Public Holidays, Miscellaneous |
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| Western Australia covers a huge area of land, about a third of Australia, with around 2 million inhabitants most of whom live within 200km of Perth. India, similar in size to WA, supports a population of around 700 million. Western Australia is a long way from the main Australian population centres on the east coast (Perth is closer to Bali than it is to Sydney), however the advent of air travel and telecommunications have helped to dilute the sense of isolation that West Australians may have felt |
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Many of the state’s most important natural
attractions are protected as National Parks, the majority of which are
managed by the Department of Conservation and Land Management
www.naturebase.net. The
Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RACWA) www.rac.com.au
also has a useful website as does Tourism WA www.westernaustralia.net
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| The West Australian www.thewest.com.au is the main paper in Perth whilst many of the main towns in the state have their own local papers published under the umbrella of West Australian Regional Newspapers www.thewest.com.au(Regional). In Perth and some other major centres the national newspaper The Australian www.theaustralian.news.com.au is also available |
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| As well as national public holidays taken throughout Australia, the following holidays are peculiar to Western AustraliaPublic 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. |
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| Links to holiday dates for NSW and the ACT are found on the following Government site www.australia.gov.au/302 |
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When planning a trip in Australia, you should always keep an eye on distances, and nowhere more so than in the enormous state of WA. |
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| Western Australia State Emblems: Floral - Red and Green Kangaroo Paw Fauna - Numbat |
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| Truly Australia have attempted to give an honest and objective description of the topics covered on this page and have deliberately avoided regurgitating tourist office media releases. The information shown has been compiled from a variety of reputable sources and our own experiences. We check and review this information from time to time, but we assume no responsibility for the absolute accuracy of the details given. |
