| Useful Information Phone calls When ringing Sydney from overseas, the country code for Australia is 61 and the Sydney area code is 2. When making a call within Sydney, most telephone numbers start with either 9 or 8 and are eight digits long. To find out a phone number while in Sydney, ring 1223 (a free service). To be connected to a number directly, call 12456 (a Sensis service).
Metric to Imperial converter http://www.initium.demon.co.uk/converts/metimp.htm
Distances by air from Sydney Airport to - Canberra (ACT) 237 km
- Melbourne (VIC) 707 km
- Brisbane (QLD) 747 km
- Darwin (NT) 3154 km
- Perth (WA) 3284 km
- Adelaide (SA) 1167 km
- Hobart (TAS) 1040 km
Electricity Australia's electricity supply is 220 to 240 Volts 50 hertz, and plugs are flat three pin (but not the same as the three pin plugs used in Britain). Adaptors can be bought in some travel agencies, pharmacies (drug stores), hardware stores and department or luggage stores.
Time Zones - from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Check overseas local times before making phone calls. For example, San Francisco is 17 hours behind Sydney local time. London is 10 hours behind. You can call 1800 113 011 to get local time for any city in the world.
Useful Phone Numbers - Ambulance 000 (a free call)
- Police 000 (a free call)
- Fire Brigade 000 (a free call)
- The Finger Wharf Security Office 9357 4868
- Hotel Doctor Service 9962 6000 (24 hours a day)
- Emergency Dentists 9369 7050 or 9692 0598
- Pharmacies/Drug Stores open after hours 9966 8377
- Poisons Information 13 1126
- Interpreting/Translating Service 13 1450
- Vaccination/Immunisation Info for travellers 9221 7133
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