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australia links

As most of the site is UK/Euro-based the following is a compilation of Australian links for all the Aussies out there!

 

travel

If you're looking to travel to Australia, check out these links.... Otherwise for domestic travel, there are the following:

1cover Travel Insurance Get your travel insurance here (to be completed) - 1cover travel insurance offers instant travel insurance up to 50% cheaper than your travel agent!

BreakFree Resorts www.breakfree.com.au - BreakFree Hotels, Resorts & Apartments offer an extensive range of 3.5 to 4.5 star, self contained apartments in Australia's favourite holiday destinations, from the North Ccoast of NSW through to Port Douglas in Tropical North Queensland, and even Queenstown in New Zealand. Offering over 40 resorts, BreakFree feature spacious hotel/studio, 1, 2 or 3 bedroom apartments that are individually furnished and located close to the best beaches, shopping, alfresco dining and great holiday attractions.

Budget Rent a Car www.budget.com.au - Car hire in Australia

Car Hire 3000 www.carhire3000.com - CAR HIRE 3000 offers car hire services from thousands of locations across the world with one simple ambition - every one of their customers to receive high quality service and benefit from their guaranteed low prices. So whether you are looking to rent in Brisbane or Adelaide, give them a try first!

Direct Flights International www.directflights.com.au - Allows customers to book individual components of air flights, accommodation, car rental, activities and attractions, cruising and travel insurance online. Also, the site allows customers to create dynamic holiday packages by adding different components together to form an itinerary, and purchase all inclusive packages by taking advantage of Direct Flights negotiated net airfares and wholesale airfares. Dynamic holiday packages allows us to offer all inclusive holiday packages that includes online international flight booking, airport car hire, hotel booking and online travel insurance.

DriveNow www.drivenow.com.au - Travelling around Australia? Save money as you travel with DriveNow. DriveNow is the 1st place for last minute, discount car and camprevan hire in Australia. DriveNow deals with major rental companies and allows you to compare prices and availability quickly and easily and book and pay online. They also have 'One-Way Specials' from $1 a day! Now here`s something you might not know … moving vehicles from place to place costs rental companies a small fortune each year. So wherever possible they will offer a red-hot deal if you are willing and able to make the trip they need. Flexibility in your travel dates and destination is the key to scoring a great deal. You need to be available to take your trip, and act as a relocation driver to match the demand of the rental company. At DriveNow, you can easily search for available trips. The site tells you when you need to leave and arrive by, how long you can have the vehicle for and the price of course!

globalCARS.com.au www.globalcars.com.au - Offers a wide choice of rental cars at discounted prices. Whether you are a business traveler, a family on holiday or a student on a budget, you can get to your destination in safety and comfort while saving money with our competitive prepaid car hire rates.

HotelClub www.hotelclub.net - A world-leading full service provider of online hotel reservation services, offering great service and discounted hotel rates. Th ey offer specials in Australia and globally. Just click your country and destination to see what specials are on offer.

Lonely Planet www.lonelyplanet.com - One of Australia's best exports. Their guides strive to provide travellers everywhere with reliable, comprehensive and independent travel information. Buy your guide here or get yourself updated on the latest travel happenings on their website!  

Need to Escape www.needtoescape.com.au - Offers highly competitive rates for accommodation bookings up to 365 days in advance. You don’t have to wait last minute to get a great deal. Often our rates are just as good, or even cheaper than last minute rates.

Nullarbor Traveller www.the-traveller.com.au - Australia's Ultimate Road Journey! Crossing the Nullarbor is a mind blowing experience. The vast distance between the two cities of Adelaide and Perth makes for one of the world's greatest road journeys. They offer 9 or 7 day tours between Adelaide and Perth to discover the secrets of the Nullarbor. Experience the unique wildlife, pristine coastline, wilderness of enormous diversity and meet some genuine Australian locals. Winner - winner of various Australian Tourism Awards 2002 & 2003 best “Adventure Tourism” and “Significant Tour & Transport Operators” etc etc!

OctopusTravel.com Octopus Travel - An innovative on-line travel company with offices in London, Hong Kong, New York, Osaka, Rome and now Sydney offering discounted hotels in 112 countries worldwide, apartments, sightseeing tours, our own Travel Guides and other travel related services.

Queensland Now www.queenslandnow.com.au. - the Queensland accommodation specialist for next 30 Day availability in hotels, motels, serviced apartments, resorts, guesthouses and bed & breakfasts of the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Whitsunday’s, Townsville, Cairns, Port Douglas and other Queensland towns.

Royal Automobile Club Victoria www.racv.com.au/petrol - Forget trying to tune into the yo-yo fuel prices! You can now get a beter understanding with the help of this site and take advantage of the price cycles of petrol. You could save hundreds of dollars each year by simply filling your tank at the bottom of the price cycle.

Sea World Nara Resort www.seaworldnara.com.au - Australia’s only theme park resort. Linked by monorail to Sea World, guests will enjoy Broadwater frontage and access to the famous Gold Coast beaches. Their 4 ½ star resort features five restaurants and bars, extensive conference facilities, Kids Club, playgrounds and a host of watersports activities. The resort features a tropical lagoon pool, spa, sauna, gym & tennis courts. Located just five minutes to downtown Surfers Paradise, Sea World Nara Resort provides regular shuttle bus transfers to Surfers Paradise, Warner Bros. Movie World, Wet'n'Wild Water World, Paradise Country, as well as Pacific Fair.

Singapore Air www.singaporeair.co.uk - Singapore Airlines is internationally recognised as one of the world's leading carriers with their route network spanning over 90 cities in almost 40 countries including the Far East, Australia and New Zealand. Their most popular destinations are Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Bali, Christchurch, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore and Sydney. Each passenger has their own seat back TV, with over 60 movies to choose from, 200 cd albums and 87 TV programmes. Passengers can play, pause, rewind and fast-forward all at the touch of a button.

Sydney Tours R Us www.sydneytoursrus.com - They specialise in day tours around the Blue Mountains, Sydney and the outer regions. They have been operating for more than 10 years and offer a much more personalised tour experience compared to the many 'cram-em-full' bus tours.

Virgin Atlantic www.virginatlantic.com - They don't just cross the Atlantic! Now the second largest long haul airline in the UK and the third largest European carrier over the North Atlantic, their route network has grown rapidly to include destinations in the US, Caribbean, Far East, India, Australia and Africa.

WebCarHire www.webcarhire.com.au - Car rental from over 2500 locations in 34 countries. Web car's powerful engine searches, compares and immediately confirms your reservation at outstanding rates worldwide.

WebJet www.webjet.com.au - Compare and book cheap flights from all leading domestic and international airlines. Combine one way domestic fares from Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Blue and others to create the airfare that best suits your itinerary and budget. Use Webjet’s travel shopping cart to easily add heavily discounted last minute hotel accommodation and car hire to your flight itinerary to create your own customised travel package. All combined in one itinerary with one simple credit card transaction for all products.

 


 

 

 

shopping

2 Bid www.2bid.com.au - The auction website open only to Aussie’s, so you don’t have to worry about international currency, or be concerned with delivery and the best part, it doesn’t cost anything! Nothing to register! Nothing to create an auction! Nothing to make a purchase! Nothing to sell an item! It’s all FREE.

Bargain.net.au www.bargain.net.au - One of the best emarketplace, online consumer electronics and computer stores. Now selling top branded MP3, DVD, LCD, PLASMA, DIGITAL CAMERAS, COMPUTERS, including Sony, Pioneer, ASUS, Intel, Microsoft, Logitech, Define, etc.

Deals Direct www.dealsdirect.com.au - Was created out of a desire to supply exciting deals, with a product range that's always changing and exciting. Working hard to bring you deals at genuinely amazing prices, with new items added to their site throughout the week.

dStore.com.au dStore.com.au- Australia’s leading online retailer have all of the latest DVD and music releases, the best games for every platform, fun toys for the little kids and big kids, stunning jewellery for the loved ones, unique gifts and so much more. With an easy to use and simple to understand website, fast delivery

eBay www.ebay.com.au - An online auction house where you can bid and buy a wide variety of products from around the world.

EnviroGardener www.envirogardener.com - Supply enviromentally friendly gardening products including the revolutionary cordless, battery-operated, rechargeable lawn mower, the EnvirOmower, the cordless electric trimmer and edger, the EnvirOtrimmer, the new cordless electric blade trimmer, the BLADETRIMMER and the new cordless electric chain saw, the SAW MATE. They also provide accessories and spare parts for our products. They not only sell to Australia, but also the UK, New Zealand and Europe.

ePharmacy www.epharmacy.com.au - uhhh...online pharmacy

Fast Flowers www.fastflowers.com.au - The brainchild of teenager, Jonathan Barouch, Fastflowers has since come along way. Fastflowers offers same day delivery around Australia and New Zealand. They also have a network of florists which can deliver around the world. There are flowers to suit all occasions and budgets. They also offer live chat and a 24 hour customer service centre. This means not only do your clients get fresh flowers but also great service!

Fruit Only www.fruitonly.com.au - The new partnership between Australia’s leading online florist, Roses Only, and one of the country’s most experienced fresh fruit suppliers with direct links to the growers of the finest quality Australian produce. Fruit Only offers a wide selection of beautifully presented boxed gift baskets of Australian premium quality fruit for gifts, home and the workplace. Fruit Only gifts are presented in the exclusive Fruit Only Hamper, made from environmentally friendly cardboard, designed to deliver your order easily and conveniently whilst protecting your orchard-fresh fruit. They can arrange for daily or weekly deliveries, or a schedule that suits your individual requirements.

Gadgets.com.au www.gadgets.com.au - Bit of an Inspector Gadget? high quality brand name digital gadgets such as digital cameras, handheld PDAs, mobile phones, memory accessories, photo printers, mp3 players and so on.

HMV www.hmv.com.au - Lists music into different genres, with a section for Australian music. Not just Shannon Noll hopefully! the best feature of this site must be the music clips you can listen to prior to getting that credit card out!

Home pharmacy www.homepharmacy.com.au - Leading online pharmacy in Australia providing great savings of up to 50% on all products.

Homezone Digital World www.homezonedigital.com.au - Home entertainment and audio visual specialists are located in the centre of Sydney. Well known brands of consumer electronic products such as TVs, cameras, home entertainment and HiFi systems as well as all the relevant accessories. In addition they sell a wide range of household whitegoods namely, refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers and dryers and numerous small kitchen appliances.

I-tech www.itech.com.au - One of Australia's premier computer hardware Stores, supplying a large range of hardware and software. Caters for individual and business clients.

Minidisc www.minidisc.com.au - Specialist in portable MP3 Players/video from leading brands such as Sony, Creative, Apple, iRiver, iAudio, Archos and more. They ship Australia wide with fast and flat rate shipping

Mobile Stop www.stop.com.au - Australia's largest online retailer of mobile phones, plans and accessories. A wide range of mobile phones, plans and accessories.

MyShopping.com.au www.myshopping.com.au - Smart shoppers can save time, money and effort by using Myshopping.com.au to find the right product from the best merchant at the best price.

Notebooks R US www.notebooksrus.com.au - Australia's Largest Portable PC Specialist, retailing notebook/laptop computers.

OZtion www.oztion.com.au - Australian online auction site. OZtion is a consumer to consumer auction site for Australians. It's free for sellers to list items, a safe place to trade, easy to use and has a clean look.

OzPrepaidCards.com.au www.ozprepaidcards.com.au - A free service for comparing Australia prepaid phone cards. You can also buy calling cards online securely and receive your PIN by email. Cheaper than using home phone to call overseas. Discounted up to 20% off!

Quickflix www.quickflix.com.au - The new online DVD movie rental service, backed by Hoyts & affiliated with Qantas. Homescreen is simply a far better way of renting DVDs than going to the video store - no late fees, a far wider range: from new releases to back catalogue, and it's easier, convenient and available across Australia. HomeScreen and Quickflix have recently come together to create Australia's leading independent online DVD rental service. The combined means an even greater range of DVD titles for subscribers and even faster turnaround times with fulfillment centres now located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

Roses Only www.rosesonly.com.au - Specialise in exquisite long stem roses, tulips and gerberas, beautifully presented in their elegant regency-style boxes. Plus bountiful bouquets and flower arrangements, fine champagne, superb wines, chocolates, teddy bears and more.

SeekBooks.com.au www.seekbooks.com.au - With over 1.5 million book titles, this is Australia's answer to Amazon. Books from Around the World at Great Prices. Seekbooks maintains a database of over 1.2 million books from Australia, the US, and the UK all priced in Australian dollars and all discounted by 10%. They also have a Bargain Basement where all books listed are available at 50% off

Simply Giftswww.simplygifts.com.au - Established in 2002, SimplyGifts is a fresh, innovative gift company enjoying rapid growth in the consumer and corporate sector. From individual gifts and gourmet hampers to corporate goodies and baby gifts, their customers consistently rave about their attention to detail, presentation and value.

Sportingbet.com.au www.sportingbet.com.au - Australia’s biggest bookmaker and is part of the world’s biggest internet bookmaking company! Sportingbet allows you to bet online with confidence on a wide range of Australian and International sports, from American Football, Horse Racing,Tour de France, English Premiership Football, Tri Nations Rugby, The Ashes, Motor Sports to Entertainment and Elections and many, many more! What’s more, you’ll discover that Sportingbet Australia gives you more choices with the widest range of betting options and racing and sporting events.

Teleflora www.teleflora.com.au - Australia's Premier Florists Network...need to say 'Thank you', 'Hello', 'Sorry' or 'Just Because'? Teleflora - Australia Premier Florist Network, Same Day delivery Australia Wide, International Flowers to All over the World....

TopShop.com.au www.topshop.com.au - Australia's leading online retailer of Digital & Interactive Entertainment products and have all of the latest DVD and music releases, the best games for every platform, stunning jewellery

Trend Micro - www.trendmicro.com.au - The producer of Trend Micro Anti-Spyware 3.0 and PC-cillin Internet Security 2005 - Australia's best-selling software product.

Virgin Mobile www.virginmobile.com.au - Provides a simple, flexible & value for money mobile service with no hidden catches. They offer 5c/min Virgin to Virgin call rates (billed by second with 20c connection), 5c text Virgin to Virgin (and only 20c to others), free voicemail, per second billing and free delivery in Oz when you order on the web.

ZoneLabs Products by Secure Tec Australasia Pty. Ltd www.zonelabs.com.au - Secure Tec® is a security software company based in Melbourne, Australia, focusing on providing and supporting the IT security solutions. Presently, their strategic partners include Zone Labs and Computer Associates.


 

other

Brewtopia www.brewtopia.com.au. - Provide the design and delivery of custom branded beverages, beers, water and wines for the individual, corporation, event company who are looking for gift ideas, giveaways, incentives, launches and parties, valentines day and fathers day. The beverages are all designed with their beverage and beer builder online and are Australian made and delivered direct to the customers door. With no minimum buy, as little as one carton can be designed and produced without any setup and design fees.

Dine4Less www.dine4less.com.au - Offer a unique approach to discount dining, giving users the ability to search for restaurants from their large eatery database and purchase dining certificates at a fraction of there full face value.

Go Do www.godo.com.au - At GoDo you can choose from over 1,200 exciting activities to do in your area or elsewhere in Australia, on the dates you want to do them. Whether you are looking for something to do at the weekend, or you want to make sure you have fun on holiday, you’ll find lots of activities that you’ll love. African drumming, ghost tours, ballooning, camel rides, skydiving, belly dancing, paintballing, caving, rally driving, didgeridoo lessons, wine tasting and luncheon cruises are just a few of the activities available through GoDo.

Housepals www.housepals.com.au - Housepals is the website to find all of your Flatshare, Flatmate and Roommate needs, with hundred's of new rooms added daily and with an easy serach facility there is no need to look anywhere else for that perfect room and flatmates.

Jumbo Pharmacy www.jumbopharmacy.com.au - Shop at Jumbo Pharmacy for all your non prescription pharmacy needs and save heaps! Thousands of products available, hundreds of well known and trusted brands. Ordering is available to Australians only.

Oz Lotteries www.ozlotteries.com.au - Ozlotteries.com is the exclusive distributor of lottery products via the internet on behalf of leading Australian lottery operators. You can now can play any of the popular Australian lottery games online via their website. Feeling lucky?

Private Fleet www.privatefleet.com.au - Australia's leading car buying service. Obtains fleet owner discounts for Private Buyers. Can assist with new or used vehicles across Australia

RedBalloon Days www.redballoondays.com.au - Over 1000 experiences across Australia and New Zealand. Ideal for gifts, corporate giving or to experience yourself. Diving with sharks, luxury pampers, trapezing, sky-diving, aerobatic flights, happiness coaching, zorbing, belly dancing, rally driving, wine tasting and rainforest dining are just some of the experiences available through RedBalloon Days.

Skype www.skype.com - Skype is a small piece of software that you can download from the Internet for free. If you have a broadband connection, you can call between two computers anywhere in the world. You can also conference up to 5 participants, send instant messages and share files. Voicemail will record a message for you if can’t take the call, and allows you to send voice messages between users. What’s really cool about Skype is that you can also call almost any number in the standard telephone network, receive calls from normal telephones and forward calls to up to 3 different numbers when you are away from your computer.

 

 


 

baby resources

Baby Express www.babyexpress.com.au - A long established family company offering the ultimate online selection of Beautiful Baby Gifts, Infant Gifts, Baby Hampers, newborn selections, First Birthday selections, Toys, Chocolate treats ,Wooden Toys, Children’s Books, Designer Baby Clothes and Accessories, Unique Hand Embroidered and Personalized products as well as Special treats for Mums and Dads. They also have customized, age appropriate Birthday and Christmas gifts for children and monthly Baby Photo competitions.

babywebs.biz www.babywebs.biz - babywebs.biz lets you have your own fully editable and updatable website and gallery, you add pictures when you want, add comments and descriptions, your own email address and domain name.

Bumps and Bundles www.bumpsandbundles.com.au   - Bumps and Bundles has two sections, it has it's resource side which contains a website directory, article directory, family related poetry , short stories, competitions and a baby gallery. The other section is Bumps and Bundles Maternity, their online store of maternity & baby wear, baby gifts, belly masking kits and DVD's/CD's for baby.

Gaia Natural Baby www.www.gaiaskinnaturals.com - Softening moisturisers and soothing lotions to gently care for your baby`s sensitive skin every day. Gaia Natural Baby is made with the finest natural extracts and is rich with certified organic ingredients to provide you with pure and gentle baby skin care for your little one.

Kidsbits www.kidsbits.com.au. - Toys and supplies for parents and childcare centres including art & craft items, toddler toys, pretend play items, wooden toys, wooden puzzles, plush toys and much more.

Mamalicious www.mamalicious.com.au - Be a Mamalicious Mum! With comfortable and stylish breastfeeding tops, versatile enough to be worn during pregnancy and beyond. Their unique designs, without clips or fasteners makes breasfeeding a breeze. Australian nursingwear and maternity clothing fashions for comfort, style and discretion.

Mumsweb www.mumswebstore.com - Has everything parents need - from basic supplies during pregnancy, prams and strollers through to the most comprehensive array or toys and outdoor equipment for families. Everything that you need to buy and can't find in the ordinary stores!

Purpleturtletoys www.purpletoys.com.au - Australia's new online toy store with quality toys that are fun and educational. They offer a range of quality toys made by leading manufacturers from around the world and take pride in providing a wide range of items from each of our major brands. Their aim is to offer an expansive choice of products that are often hard to find in walk-in stores. They also cater for all ages, starting with fabulous baby gifts, great gift ideas for pre-school and school-aged children, right through to puzzles and iPods for the teenager (and mature-age alike!)

Sustainable Style www.sustainablestyle.com.au  - Eco-friendly, Fair Trade fashion, homewares and baby gifts. Their products are made with luxuriously soft organic cotton, which is free of the chemicals & pesticides commonly used to grow & manufacture textlies. By purchasing these products, you get to look fabulous while contributing to a cleaner, greener planet.

The Kids Store www.kidstore.com.au - Shop for beautiful gifts, toys, clothing, accessories and gorgeous bedroom linen. You'll love our products!

The Toy Store www.thetoystore.com.au - Has over 6000 toys for you to choose from. With this wide range - you are sure to find the perfect toy!

Urban Baby www.urbanbaby.com.au - This site is dedicated to providing you with the most stylish, practical, innovative products and truly useful information for pregnancy, parents and everything baby. Urban Baby searches the world to bring you the best of quality products for you and your baby. With over a thousand products to choose from, their customers enjoy the large selection of stylish designer items and the ability to buy ‘something different’ as many of these products can not be found in conventional baby stores.

Willibean n' Lilibean www.willilili.com - An online store with unique products for mother and baby including the Willi Lili Baby Bag and the amazing Buddy - a portable highchair, shopping trolley seat, elevated floor seat and changing pad, all in one. We also stock our own range of baby sleeping bags, premmie baby clothes, waterproof overalls for toddlers and the wonderful Mocca Sox, a soft shoe/sock for babies and toddlers with non slip soles.

Young Minds www.youngminds.com.au - Australian online educational toy store featuring products such as Baby Einstein, Brainy Baby, Brilliant Babies, Educational games, Dolls Houses, Science kits, Craft kits, Robotic Kits, Puzzles, and Wooden Toys - caters for all children from newborn up. They also offer free giftwrapping.