Luggage And Bags: What to pack: I noticed some people coming from their Northern Hemisphere summers thinking Sydney will be not too cold and they get caught out being without jumpers, closed shoes, etc. Go to the Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear section for a month-by-month clothing tip.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: January, February & March: Hot. Clothing for swimming. Bring a light jacket as certain nights can get cool, especially after an afternoon thunderstorm. Shoes = anything! mosquito repellent.
April & May: Same as above but also bring warm clothing (jacket, jumper, jeans, closed shoes) for those cool/cold nights.
June & July: Bring warm clothing, jacket, closed shoes. Min temps in City/Coastal areas about 6 to 9 degrees avg and Inland suburbs -3 to 7 degrees avg.
August: Dry, some of the best weather. Sunny days are common. Bring warm clothing, but also bring lighter clothing for some of those sunny days.
September: Dry, it can be cold and hot. Bring all types of clothing & sunscreen!
October & November: Warming up. More rain which can last days. Bring light clothing, a jacket, jumper, all types of shoes, swimming clothes, sunscreen, mosquito repellent.
December: Summer-time! Yeah! Rain is common, but it's not cold. Same for January.
Toiletries & Medical Supplies: Toiletries and Medical Supplies are plentiful at any chemist. If you have prescription medicines, my advice is to bring some spare with you, but in an emergency, you won't have too many hassles.
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: If you plan to go camping, especially between the months of April to November, make sure you bring warm clothing, jacket, gloves. It can get very cold at night. As for the summer months (December to March), bring mosquito repellent or else! For all times of the year bring wet-weather clothes. It can rain anytime of the year.
Be prepared to see spiders whilst camping. Spiders are more common in summer-time too of course. Most are harmless but there are two types of dangerous spiders (funnel-web... highly dangerous and the red-back... somewhat dangerous) you need to be cautious of. Bring medical supplies, and a satellite phone can be handy (these can be hired) in case of an emergency. If you get bitten, don't move unless absolutey necessary and call emergency immediately.
Tip: An emergency beacon can be purchased from Camping stores in case of an emergency.
Note = Mobile-Phone reception in rural/bush areas is next to useless.
Miscellaneous: EMERGENCY NUMBER: Dial 000. Yep, just remember triple-zero. When you have a medical, fire or police emergency, just dial 000 (free-call).
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