Normanton

Introduction

Biggest croc ever caught, Normaton

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Normanton is a small city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia, 71 kilometres by road from Karumba and 2,090 kilometres from the state capital, Brisbane.

Neighbourhoods

Sights and Activities

• Life size replica of Krys the largest crocodile ever caught at more than 8 metres
• Historic Railway Station

Events and Festivals

Weather

Getting There

By Plane

Normanton Airport (NTN) has flights with Skytrans Airlines to/from Cairns, Burketown, Doomadgee, Gununa and Mount Isa. Westwing Aviation has some flights as well.

By Train

The Gulflander travels once weekly between Normanton and Croydon, further to the west. It is one of those magnificent outback train rides which is an attraction itself and if you have time and are there around Wednesday/Thursday (when it travels from/to Normanton) it might be something for you.

By Bus

By Car

Normanton is about 1 hour south from Karumba, the end of the (sealed) road. Six kilometres south of the town is the start of the Gulf Developmental Road, part of the Savannah Way tourist drive. You can travel west towards Cairns in about 8 hours and south towards Cloncurry in about 4 hours.

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

You can walk along the main road in Normanton and visit some attractions. Just park your car alongside one of many parking places.

By Bike

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Work

Learn

Keep Connected

Internet

Internet cafés are very common in the larger Australian cities and popular tourist destinations. However, once you leave the major population centres, you might have trouble finding somewhere to log on.

Phone

See also: International Telephone Calls

Australia is on a GSM 900/1800 network, so if you have an unlocked phone that works on those frequencies, you will be able to buy a prepaid SIM-card and stick into your phone when you're in Australia. You will receive a new Australian phone number with the SIM-card.

To dial out of Australia use the prefix 0011, followed by the calling code of the country you are trying to reach, followed by the area code of the city/town (without the 0!) and finally the phone number.

Within Australia, it is necessary to add an area code to the phone numbers if you are calling from outside the area. Below are Australia's area codes:

• 02 - New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory (Sydney, Canberra)
• 03 - Victoria & Tasmania (Melbourne, Hobart)
• 07 - Queensland (Brisbane)
• 08 - Western Australia, South Australia & Northern Territory (Perth, Adelaide, Darwin)

000 is the emergency telephone number in Australia, but the international GSM mobile emergency telephone number 112 also works on mobile phones.

Post

Australia Post is the government's postal service. Most suburbs will have at least one post office. A standard letter or postcard sent within Australia will cost $0.60. Internationally, it costs $1.70 to send postcards anywhere in the world. Letters cost $1.85 to send within the Asia Pacific region and $2.60 to anywhere else in the world.^[1]. It is also possible to send things as parcels or by express mail.

External Links

• Carpentaria Shire Council