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Coffs
Harbour - Ballina
The city is divided by the Richmond
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 The
information centre - Ph:(02) 6686 3484. |
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Ballina's
beautiful beaches.
From Coffs Harbour to Ballina, the Tourst Drive will bring you to
the region where the Pacific Highway runs in the direction of Grafton
and maclean. The landscape here is different, a few hills, then the
flatlands, very monotonous.
Or no! The Landscape is really more like the moors sprinkled with
small villages.
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The
city of Ballina
Spreading
along the long Kingsforth Smith Drive. Any number of shops, pubs
where every evening one can find music that gives a real atmosphere
with guitars and bands, and never a dull moment.
From
the other side of the Missingham bridge, where the beaches begin,
take the map of Ballina and discovvery the points of interest
by bike or by foot. Search out adventure and be surprised by the
unusual! All the while going north you'Il find beaches as far
as the eye can see.
• Take the Cycle Maps by
Bike Safe to make the climb to Byron Bay, the road sur surfacing
is better and the diversity of the landscape more dramatic here.
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Airport
Daily jet services from Sydney
...your gateway to Byron Bay.
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Accommodation |
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Ballina
Travellers Lodge
Is a good, modern YHA
hostel - Ph:(02) 6686 6737.
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 Visit
Thursday Plantation..
Ballina
Ph:(02) 6686 7273. |
• Discocer
the famous Australian MACADAMIA nuts. You
do know what they are? like small fruit with a taste of hazel nuts rich
in vitamins, they are exported all over the world.
TEA
TREE OIL
Pacific
Highway History For anything up to 40,000 years, the Australian abotigines
have been harvesting the plant for a variety of medicines. One historial
method is boiling of the leaves with ashes to stop the sting and poison
of catfish barb wounds. To relieve congestion, they inhaled vapours
from crushed leaf. The scientific discovery of the plant's virtues did
not happen until 1923. A state government chemist, Arthur Penfold tested
the oil of the tea tree and determined its antiseptic action was about
12 times stronger than the widelyused carbolic acid. Extensive clinical
trials with medical and dental colleagues in london and Sydney led to
glowing reports in the distinguished journals of the day. During World
War 2, tea tree oil was in the first aid kit of Australian soldiers
as a one-stop antiseptic shop...
The Tea Tree, tree or bush? Very dense and oerfumed, the tea tree was
discovered hundreds of years ago by the Aboriginal peoples. They discovered
its many medicinal qualities. If you rub the needles of the tea tree
between the hands, they give off a strong and lasting odor. It's with
these needles and a secret recipe that many pharmaceutical products
are manufactured and exported all over the world. Pure essential oil,
antiseptic solutions, various skin preparations and the famous Tea Tree
Soap to prevent insect bites while traveling, the tea tree soap acts
like an insect repellent.
• For
more information, please do not hesitate to:
FreeCall 1-800 029 000 -
Website: www.thursdayplantation.com
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