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Q. hey so a friend and i are planning on going to ausie for 6 months in march. Is it possible to pitch a tent on beaches like bondi beach or fraser island? Is it easy for backpackers without vehicles to get to places like that? and how much does it cost per night. Thanks!
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You can pitch a tent on a few very out of the way beaches, but Bondi and most other places definitely don't qualify as out of the way.
Tents are OK on the northern part of Fraser Island but it's virtually impossible to get there going via 4WD. The southern part of Fraser isn't very nice at all and it's a long and difficult hike to get to the northern part and you'd be dodging heavy traffic on the beach the whole way. The beach running from just above Noosa Heads to Double Island Point (just south of Fraser Island) is beautiful and tents are OK there, but getting there is a problem though it is possible. Make sure you enquire about camping permits etc or the rangers will get you.
The EPA website has info about National Park and State Forest camp grounds in Queensland:
http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/find_a_park_or_forest/
Other states will have similar sites.
You'll find cheap camping grounds all along the coast both privately run and in National Parks and which range from about $10 per night for 2 people with a tent and no vehicle.
You can pitch a tent on a few very out of the way beaches, but Bondi and most other places definitely don't qualify as out of the way.
Tents are OK on the northern part of Fraser Island but it's virtually impossible to get there going via 4WD. The southern part of Fraser isn't very nice at all and it's a long and difficult hike to get to the northern part and you'd be dodging heavy traffic on the beach the whole way. The beach running from just above Noosa Heads to Double Island Point (just south of Fraser Island) is beautiful and tents are OK there, but getting there is a problem though it is possible. Make sure you enquire about camping permits etc or the rangers will get you.
The EPA website has info about National Park and State Forest camp grounds in Queensland:
http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/find_a_park_or_forest/
Other states will have similar sites.
You'll find cheap camping grounds all along the coast both privately run and in National Parks and which range from about $10 per night for 2 people with a tent and no vehicle.
What is Jervis Bay Territory,Australia?
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The Jervis Bay Territory is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. It was bought by the Commonwealth Government in 1915 from the state of New South Wales so the Federal capital at Canberra would have access to the sea. Strictly speaking it is a separate territory and is not part of the Australian Capital Territory, but it is treated as part of the ACT for most practical purposes.
Jervis Bay is named after the British admiral John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent. Jervis pronounced his name "Jarvis," but most residents of Jervis Bay pronounce it as it is spelled.
Approximately 760 people live in the territory, the majority working and living at the Royal Australian Navy base, HMAS Creswell. Over 90% of the territory is now legally recognised as Aboriginal land. There is an Aboriginal community at Wreck Bay in the Booderee National Park.
For most purposes the territory is governed under the law of the Australian Capital Territory. Its residents have access to the courts of the ACT, but are not represented in the ACT Legislative Assembly. They are represented in the Parliament of Australia as part of the Division of Fraser in the ACT and by the ACT's two Senators. There is a Jervis Bay Administration that handles matters normally concerned with local or state government.
Huskisson is the nearest New South Wales town.
Jervis Bay is a natural harbour 16km north-south and 10km east-west, opening to the east onto the Pacific Ocean. The bay is sited about 150km south of the city of Sydney, on the southern coast of New South Wales. The nearest city is Nowra, about 40km or 30 minutes drive away, on the Shoalhaven River to the north. The water area forms the Jervis Bay Marine Park. The bay's extensive sand bottom features sea grass meadows where fish and dolphins can be found.
The southern Behwere Peninsula ends at Governors Head, and is mainly taken up with the Booderee National Park (formerly Jervis Bay National Park), accessible by road. (Booderee is an Aboriginal word from the Dhurga language meaning "bay of plenty" or "plenty of fish.")
The bay's northern coast and headland forming Beecroft Peninsula ends at Point Perpendicular with a major coastal lighthouse. A significant portion of the headland and surrounding area is a gun bombardment range for the navy. Bowen Island, at the entrance to the bay opposite Governors Head, is 51 hectares. It has rookeries for the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) at the northern extent of its range. Other villages and towns on the bay are: Hyams Beach, Vincentia, Huskisson, Culburra, Callala Bay, Callala Beach and Myola. To the south-west of Jervis Bay lies St Georges Basin, an extensive marine estuary and lake system.
The Australian National Botanic Gardens Annexe of approximately 80 hectares was established in 1951 near Lake Windermere to cater for plants not tolerant to frost found sometimes at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra.
Within the Booderee National Park is HMAS Creswell, the Royal Australian Navy College named after Captain William Creswell, the Director of the Commonwealth Naval Forces which later became the RAN. The Jervis Bay Airfield is adjacent, operated by the RAN to support its Kalkara (Storm Petrel) pilotless target aircraft (Beech / BAe MQM-107E). Kalkara are launched from the airfield and later recovered by parachute into the water and thence by boats maintained at HMAS Creswell, after target-towing exercises off the coast with ships or aircraft. Control equipment is sited at Bherwerre Ridge overlooking the sea to the east.
Of historical interest is the site of the nuclear reactor proposed to be built within the Jervis Bay Territory. The site is near the Greenpatch camping area, east of HMAS Creswell, on the south-east coast of the bay. The project was cancelled in 1971 after site works were done and a road was constructed to the territory border.
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Jervis_Bay_Territory
The Jervis Bay Territory is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. It was bought by the Commonwealth Government in 1915 from the state of New South Wales so the Federal capital at Canberra would have access to the sea. Strictly speaking it is a separate territory and is not part of the Australian Capital Territory, but it is treated as part of the ACT for most practical purposes.
Jervis Bay is named after the British admiral John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent. Jervis pronounced his name "Jarvis," but most residents of Jervis Bay pronounce it as it is spelled.
Approximately 760 people live in the territory, the majority working and living at the Royal Australian Navy base, HMAS Creswell. Over 90% of the territory is now legally recognised as Aboriginal land. There is an Aboriginal community at Wreck Bay in the Booderee National Park.
For most purposes the territory is governed under the law of the Australian Capital Territory. Its residents have access to the courts of the ACT, but are not represented in the ACT Legislative Assembly. They are represented in the Parliament of Australia as part of the Division of Fraser in the ACT and by the ACT's two Senators. There is a Jervis Bay Administration that handles matters normally concerned with local or state government.
Huskisson is the nearest New South Wales town.
Jervis Bay is a natural harbour 16km north-south and 10km east-west, opening to the east onto the Pacific Ocean. The bay is sited about 150km south of the city of Sydney, on the southern coast of New South Wales. The nearest city is Nowra, about 40km or 30 minutes drive away, on the Shoalhaven River to the north. The water area forms the Jervis Bay Marine Park. The bay's extensive sand bottom features sea grass meadows where fish and dolphins can be found.
The southern Behwere Peninsula ends at Governors Head, and is mainly taken up with the Booderee National Park (formerly Jervis Bay National Park), accessible by road. (Booderee is an Aboriginal word from the Dhurga language meaning "bay of plenty" or "plenty of fish.")
The bay's northern coast and headland forming Beecroft Peninsula ends at Point Perpendicular with a major coastal lighthouse. A significant portion of the headland and surrounding area is a gun bombardment range for the navy. Bowen Island, at the entrance to the bay opposite Governors Head, is 51 hectares. It has rookeries for the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) at the northern extent of its range. Other villages and towns on the bay are: Hyams Beach, Vincentia, Huskisson, Culburra, Callala Bay, Callala Beach and Myola. To the south-west of Jervis Bay lies St Georges Basin, an extensive marine estuary and lake system.
The Australian National Botanic Gardens Annexe of approximately 80 hectares was established in 1951 near Lake Windermere to cater for plants not tolerant to frost found sometimes at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra.
Within the Booderee National Park is HMAS Creswell, the Royal Australian Navy College named after Captain William Creswell, the Director of the Commonwealth Naval Forces which later became the RAN. The Jervis Bay Airfield is adjacent, operated by the RAN to support its Kalkara (Storm Petrel) pilotless target aircraft (Beech / BAe MQM-107E). Kalkara are launched from the airfield and later recovered by parachute into the water and thence by boats maintained at HMAS Creswell, after target-towing exercises off the coast with ships or aircraft. Control equipment is sited at Bherwerre Ridge overlooking the sea to the east.
Of historical interest is the site of the nuclear reactor proposed to be built within the Jervis Bay Territory. The site is near the Greenpatch camping area, east of HMAS Creswell, on the south-east coast of the bay. The project was cancelled in 1971 after site works were done and a road was constructed to the territory border.
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Jervis_Bay_Territory
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