LocationSoutheast Australia.
Area801,640 sq km (309,417 sq miles).
Population6.7 million (official estimate 2004).
Population Density8.3 per sq km.
CapitalSydney.
Population: 4.3 million (estimate 2005).
TimeGMT + 10 (GMT + 11 from last Sunday in October to first Saturday in March) except in the Broken Hill Area, which keeps GMT + 9.5.
New South Wales observes all the public holidays observed nationwide (see the main
Australia section) and, in addition, the beneath Public Holidays
listed for the January 2007-December 2008 period:
2007
1 Oct Labor Day.
2008
6 Oct Labor Day.
NoteThe first Monday in August is also a public holiday in some parts of the state.
Contact Information:Tourism New South Wales in the UKLevel 6, Australia Center, Australia House, Strand, London WC2B 4LG, UK
Tel: (0906) 863 3235 (brochure request line; calls cost 60p per minute)
or (020) 7887 5003 (travel trade only).
Website:
www.sydneyaustralia.com Provides trade and media marketing information only. Sydney Convention & Visitors Bureau in the UKc/o Axis Sales and Marketing, 421a Finchley Road, London NW3 6HJ, UK
Tel: (020) 7431 4045.
Website:
www.scvb.com.auThe office provides information on conferences and incentives only.
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