This document contains:
- Sources of information about Tasmania
- Sources of information about Australia
- The Tasmania Discussion List
Sources of information about Tasmania:
- Tasmania Online
- A comprehensive listing of Web sites related to Tasmania, which includes a search engine.
- Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation
- This Tasmanian government department keeps track of coming events and special tourism attractions in Tasmania.
- Interactive Tour of Tasmania
- A virtual tour of the state, with pictures and text descriptions of cities, towns, flora and fauna.
- Destination Tasmania
- The Lonely Planet guide to Tasmania.
- Guide to Tasmania
- Part of the Guide to Australia series from Charles Sturt University.
- Tasmanian fact sheet
- The Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade produced this fact sheet - a broad textual overview of Tasmania.
- Parliament of Tasmania
- Information about Tasmania's government and parliament and the state's emblems.
- Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service
- The Parks and Wildlife service has information about Tasmanian flora and fauna, and about the state's environment.
- soc.culture.australian FAQ
- The Frequently Asked Questions page from the soc.culture.australian
newsgroup is one of the Web's definitive sources for information about
Australia. One of the reasons the Tasmanian FAQ is not longer is because
there is a heap of information in the s.c.a FAQ. The thirteen sections
in the FAQ cover
- About soc.culture.australian
- How to find Australians, Australian Information
- Citizenship/Visas/Immigration
- Coming to Australia
- Studying in Australia
- For Australians Overseas
- History
- Politics
- Geography, Natural History
- Australian Life
- Travel
- Language
- Culture
- ABC News
- The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's news headlines. Updated 24 hours a day.
- Australian Embassy FAQ page
- The Australian Embassy in Washington DC has put together a list of 24 questions often asked about Australia.
- Visa and Immigration general information
- Visa information from the Australian Embassy in Washington DC.
- Guide to Australia
- If there had to be a home page on the Web for Australia, this would be it. Links to most Australian WWW servers are accessed via here.
- 1996 CIA World Factbook
- Concise statistical and factual information about Australia.
- Exploring Australia
- A somewhat sloppy but nonetheless extensive guide to Australian information on the Web. A good listing of other useful sites.
- Australian Tourism Commission
- Information for people considering a visit to Australia. Includes a photo gallery of various aspects of Australian life.
- The List - Australia
- An extensive (although it doesn't seem comprehensive) list of internet access providers in Australia.
- Radio Australia in RealAudio format
- Radio Australia's world news and a live broadcast stream. Your computer will need to be able to play sounds in RealAudio format for you to listen.
A forum exists where people can discuss (via email) all matters related to Tasmania. The scope of the discussion list is broad; topics under discussion at any given time may include:
- Tasmanian news and current affairs.
- Sporting news and results.
- Travel tips and advice for touring in Tasmania.
- A question-and-answer forum for those interested in learning more about the state.
The number of messages received per day by list members is expected to be small (under ten); unsolicited commercial activity will not be permitted.
Last reviewed 2006-08-06 12:44:23