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So You have a million questions about life "Downunder' Read on.

This page will grow as more sites come to our attention, if you find a great site you think would be useful to others please let the webmaster know at gase@visi.com

General information

What the CIA, yes the US Central Intelligence Agency, thinks all its agents should know about Australia!
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/as.html

Some information on the Northern Territory flag
http://flagspot.net/flags/au-nt.html

Some information on the Australian flag
http://flagspot.net/flags/au.html

Australia at Lonely Planet, the wonderful guide book and backpacker resource.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/australasia/australia/

Self Drive Camper Rental

Britz and Maui are Australias two leading self drive motor home rental companies. 2 and 4 wheel drive vehicles are available. They offer free unlimited kilometers, 24-hour roadside assistance helplines, and Touring maps and discount vouchers that include discounts for Batchelor Resort. Click the images below to visit their web sites.

 

 

Official government sites

The Australian government
http://www.gov.au/

The Northern Territory Government
http://www.nt.gov.au/

links to local government websites in australia
http://www.oultwood.com/localgov/australia.htm

NT government site, searchable whats on in the Northern Territory
http://www.nt.gov.au/ntgovcgi/events/calendar.pl

NT tourist commission site
http://www.nttc.com.au/home/default.asp

Weather Links

Batchelor weather! Yes tiny Batchelor gets a one week forecast and all sorts of other good stuff.
http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/94125.html

All sorts of information for all of Australia by an enthusiast
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~michaelt/front.html

All sorts of interesting maps of Australia updated several times a day, rainfall, humidity, temperatureetc
http://www.wunderground.com/global/AU_ST_Index.html

Tourism sites - non government

A very driving oriented site with 4x4 tour planning, interactive route guide etc
http://www.ntexplore.com/home/default.asp#

Tons of information for the foreign visitor, money (with photos), visa information,credit card company contacts etc
http://www.aussie-info.com/tourist/money.php

Some information on Katherine gorge
http://goaustralia.about.com/library/weekly/aa082201a.htm?iam=dpile&terms=%22northern+territory%22+australia+map

Fishing trips/boat charter from darwin
http://www.australiafishing.com/

A very nice site full of info and pictures of the outback
http://www.insidetheoutback.com/Consumer/MainIndexFiles/MainIndex.html

Business portal site for the NT, travel, restaraunt, business etc links and info
http://www.ntsearch.com.au/


Maps

Darwin street map on line
http://www.arta.com.au/ntmaps/darwin/

A daily star map for the sky from Darwin
http://www.wunderground.com/sky/ShowSky.asp?TheLat=-13.050000&TheLon=131.020004&TimeZoneName=Australia/Darwin

Flora and Fauna

Comprehensive picture library of australain plants
http://155.187.10.12/images/photo_cd/

Some general information and photographs - Fauna
http://www.austemb.org/fauna.htm