New South Wales Country & Tourist Information

Location
Southeast Australia.

Area
801,640 sq km (309,417 sq miles).

Population
6.7 million (official estimate 2004).

Population Density
8.3 per sq km.

Capital
Sydney.
Population: 4.3 million (estimate 2005).

Time
GMT + 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.

Note
The first Monday in August is also a public holiday in some parts of the state.

Contact Information:

Tourism New South Wales in the UK
Level 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 UK
c/o Axis Sales and Marketing, 421a Finchley Road, London NW3 6HJ, UK
Tel: (020) 7431 4045.
Website: www.scvb.com.au
The office provides information on conferences and incentives only.


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