National Parks Centre
102 George Street, The Rocks, tel: (02) 9253 4600 or 1300 361 967
Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 9.30am-4.30pm.

Sydney Visitor Information Centre
106 George Street, The Rocks, (02) 8255 1788 or 1 800 067 676

Darling Harbour Visitor Information Centre
Palm Grove, Darling Harbour, tel: (02) 9281 0788
open: 10am-6pm daily

Manly Visitor Information Centre
Manly Wharf Forecourt, Manly, tel: (02) 9977 1088
open: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm

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EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Dial 000 for police, ambulance and fire.

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CREDIT CARDS
American Express
Shop 4, Quay Grand Hotel, Circular Quay, Sydney, tel: (02) 9271 8255
open: 10am-6pm daily
Mastercard/Eurocard, Lost card hotline 1 800 120 113
Diners Club, Lost card hotline 1 800 331 199
Visa International, Lost card hotline 1 800 125 440

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EMBASSIES
British Consulate, 16th Floor, 1 Macquarie Place
tel: (02) 9247 7521, open: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Canadian Consulate, 5th Floor, 111 Harrington Street, The Rocks
tel: (02) 9364 3000, open: Mon-Fri 9am-noon

New Zealand Consulate, 14th Floor, Goldfields Building, 1 Alfred Street
tel: (02) 9247 7500, open: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

USA Consulate, 59th Floor, MLC Centre, 19-29 Martin Place
tel: (02) 9373 9200, open: Mon-Fri 8am-12.30pm

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INTERNET CAFES
Digi.Kaf, 174 St Johns Rd. Glebe, tel: (02) 9660 3509
open: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat-Sun 9am-4pm
Global Gossip, 111 Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross, tel: (02) 9326 9777.
open: 8am-midnight daily
770 George Street, tel: (02) 9212 1466, open: 9am-11pm daily
790 George Street, tel: (02) 9212 1466, open: 8am-1am daily
14 Wentworth Ave, tel: (02) 9263 0400, open: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
Internet Cafe, 236 Clarence Street, tel: (02) 9261 5666, open: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
The Ch@t Site, 65 Belmore Road, Coogee, tel: (02) 9398 8200, open: Mon-Fri 8.30am-10pm, Sat-Sun 9am-9.30pm
Traveller's Contact Point, Level 7, The Dymocks building, 428 George St, tel: 9221 8744
Well Connected Cafe, 35 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, tel: 9566 2655
Paragon Nightclub, Circular Quay
inC@fe, Crows Nest
Well Connected 35 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe
Urban Exile, 416 King St, Newtown
The Internet Cafe Hotel Sweeney, Cnr Druitt and Clarence Sts
The Surfnet Cafe Manly
Atlantis Internet Cafe Shop 20, 74-78 The Corso, Manly, 2095 Phone (02) 9977 3788
Barney's Online Computers, 172 Queen St Campbelltown Ph: (046) 286631.
Cafe Internet. 331 Church Street, (02) 9635 4248.

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EVENTS
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, starts first Friday in March starting from Oxford Street. Street parades and parties.
Sydney Festival, ending always on Australia Day (26 January)
New Years Eve fireworks off Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney International, starts 2nd Sun of every Jan. First class ladies' and men's tennis.
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival (Starts 1st Fri of every Jan)
Since 1992 Flickerfest, Australia's premier short film festival, has presented an impressive programme of the best short films from Australia and around the world, screening under the stars at the Bondi Beach pavilion in Sydney before moving on to all Australia's leading cities.
Sydney's Big Day Out, 26 January. Australasia's huge touring music festival, Big Day Out, hits Sydney in its time-honoured position of Australia Day (after 2003's two-day sojourn just pre-Australia Day) at Homebush Bay's RAS Showgrounds.
Bondi Beach Cole Classic, 1st Sun of every Feb. Australia's No 1 roughwater swim.
Good Vibrations, 19 February. Took the place of Vibes on a Summers Day, with three stages (two live, one with world-beating DJ sets).
Sony Tropfest Film Festival, 4th Sun of every Feb. Short film festival in the open air of the Domain in Sydney Botanical Gardens
Sydney Mardi Gras Festival, Starts 1st Fri of every Feb
Greek Festival of Sydney, 5-27 March. Exhibitions, dancing, film and food, all with a Hellenic theme, occupy the city centre and St Martins Place.

For many more Sydney events look on http://www.whatsonwhen.com

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