LOCATION & MAPS:
- Where is Victoria?
- Distance guide
- Map of Victoria
- Street directories
FACTS & FIGURES:
- History timeline
- The land
- Population
- State symbols
- Time zone
WEATHER:
- Forecasts & climate
- Current conditions
- Live web cams
- Sunrise & sunset
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
- Airports
- Trains, trams & buses
- Taxis & bicycles
- Boats & ferries
DRIVING:
- Using the roads
- Types of roads
- Toll roads
- Tunnels & bridges
- Fruit fly exclusion zone
VISITOR INFO:
- Information centres
- Your safety
- Overseas visitors
SHOPPING:
- Shopping basics
- Money & banking
- Public holidays
COMMUNICATIONS:
- Telephone
- Post
- Newspapers
- Radio
- Television
EDUCATION:
- Education system
- School holidays
GOVERNMENT:
- State government
- Local government
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Telephone numbers
Most of Victoria is within the (03) area code for fixed line phone services. Places close to the New South Wales border in the north-east of the state are in the (02) area code and include Barnawartha, Corryong, Rutherglen, Tallangatta, Wodonga and Yackandandah. Places close to the border with South Australia in the south-west of the state are in the (08) area code and include Nelson.
Mobile phone numbers begin with 04 and apply Australia-wide.
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Land line |
Mobile |
Free call |
Local call |
| Example |
(03) 9123 4567 |
0412 345 678 |
1800 123 456 |
13 14 15 or
1300 123 456 |
| Call cost |
May be local, fixed or timed, depending on originating phone service and the distance from destination phone |
Dependant on originating phone service |
Free from within Australia except from mobile phones |
Fixed (untimed) low call rate from within Australia except from mobile phones |
| Calling from within Australia |
If you are located within the same area code (prefixed in brackets) of the number, you can omit the area code and just dial the last 8 digits. Otherwise dial the full number including area code in brackets |
Dial the complete number |
Dial the complete number |
| Calling from overseas |
Dial the international access code, Australia's country code of 61, the area code minus the leading zero, then the remainder of the number. Example:
+61 3 9123 4567 |
Dial the international access code, Australia's country code of 61, then the full number minus the leading zero. Example:
+61 4 12 345 678 |
These numbers are usually not accessible from overseas. If they are accessible, dial the international access code, Australia's country code of 61, then the number. Examples:
+61 1800 123 456
+61 13 14 15
+61 1300 123 456 |
Public telephones
Public telephones are located throughout Victoria. Most are operated by Telstra, while there are other providers who have installed public phones in places like hotels and shops.
Telstra public phones offer untimed local calls for 50 cents. Calls to interstate, international and mobile numbers are charged by time.
Most public telephones accept coins and pre-paid phone cards. Phone cards can be purchased at a wide range of outlets including post offices, newsagents and convenience stores.
Telephone directories
White Pages - residential, business and government phone numbers
Yellow Pages - business directory and advertisements
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