dose anyone no the price of gas in Melbourne Australia us Au?

Question

i am going to australia for a week 10 days give me a good plan to have a good time there i am looking to visit nice places melbourne and sidny thank you very much

Answer 1

Petrol in Australia at the moment is between $1.15 and $1.35 a litre depending on a lot of variables. It is likely to go up again in the next few days as the price of oil has risen.

Answer 2

Good answer above.

Just for your information - use the word "petrol" when you are here. If you say "gas" at petrol station in Australia- people will understand it as LGP gas - as we have quie a lot of cars here that runs on this and the price is much lower than petrol.

And it's "Sydney" by the way.
Cheers

Answer 3

actually you can buy gas at an australian PETROL station .. but that would be LPG ( liquid petroleum gas ) as oppossed to PETROL ( what people from the USA call gas) .....

Now it depends on your car ..if you have dual fuel car .. you can run your car on BOTH LPG and PETROL ,
MANY cars run solely on Petrol

now as to the cost .. .well it fluctuates something chronic..

Petrol runs between $1.15 and $1.44 per litre
where as LPG runs from 39 cents to around 59 cents ..
Now this is a guestimate for MELBOURNE .. but if you travel out into the country side the price will generally increase.

Answer 4

Environmentalist conecerns will not allow them to drill for oil, increase refinery capacity, or build new power generating facilities. The only option left, then is to import it. There are a number of things that can be done. The problem is that there are political, environmental, and legal issues that would have to be overcome to make it happen. First, we need to reduce dependence on imported oil. As a world wide commodity, changes in oil demand anywhere in the world will impact our prices here. We could reduce oil imports by increasing the use of ethanol. Currently something like 25% of the US corn crop goes to this. However, the downside is that this takes corn out of the stockpile for food (both human and animal feed), which is currently causing famine to break out around the world. We could expand domestic supply, but hat means drilling for oil off the Gulf coast and in a part of ANWAR, which has environmentalists up in arms. Second, we could improve the distribution of fuel in the US. Currently, there are dozens of gas blends, all mandated by law. It is a tricky thing to supply just enough of each blend, as you cannot use a blend intended for, say, Colorado, in California. So if California goes in need, oil companies cannot shift inventory, they have to shut down refineries, make adjustments, and make more of the California blend. This is a wasteful and expensive process. Far better to have a single blend that all the states can agree on that would allow the fluidity needed in the market. But this is going to be difficult to impossible as the states want THEIR blend and will fight any kind of Federal mandate. Third, I think we need to encourage those things which will get us away from oil consumption. Not much oil is used for electricity generation, but it can and should be replaced by more efficient, cleaner sources. But nuclear, coal, solar, wind, and hydroelectric all have their own problems as well and each industry will fight hard for their slice of the pie. Most oil is used for vehicle fuel. We need to move to more efficient vehicles and alternative fuel / hybrids, but they are often more expensive than gasoline powered vehicles and some alternate power sources do not have the power necessary for today’s driving. Research needs to be done in fuel cell technology, advanced batteries, and efficient (and safe) hydrogen generation. I think too many people focus on one thing (conservation, more oil drilling, whatever) and think that alone will solve our problem. They are wrong. It will take a comprehensive approach were everyone will have to give a little for the greater good. Rep. Kennedy is going to have to sacrifice some of his coastal view in MA for wind turbines. Oil companies are going to be allowed to develop domestic sources. States are going to have to grant the feds the power to set uniform fuel standards. This is a lot to ask for, but this and more is what it will take. Anything less then an across the board rethinking of our energy policy will be like slapping a band-aid on a cut artery; just too little to be effective. And if it is ineffective, then expect the President of Iran to be correct when he says that oil is a strategic resource that needs to find its true (and in his mind MUCH higher) price. This is the guy that thinks $200 a barrel for oil is not unreasonable.

Answer 5

Both good points already made regarding petrol. If you wanted suggestions on places to visit whilst in Melbourne and Sydney try these sites:

http://www.melbourne.com.au/
http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/info.cfm?top=259&pg=3059
http://www.sydney.com.au/
http://www.sydneyaustralia.com/