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Many thanks to Alistair, Robert, Bill, Paul, Sue,Perrianne, Tom,
Stephen, Margaret, Marion, Debbie Graham, and anyone else I may have
missed in error, for the following info.

Australia/Tasmania

Websites: http://melba.vu.edu.au/~rhh/ ....info on restaurants and
supermarket food. www.fairfax.com.au ...news site which also gives
current and forecast temperatures for each Aussie capital.
www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw 086071.shtml. ......Bureau of
Meteorology site which give average temperatures for each month for each
Aussie location.

Restaurants:

Melbourne: Colonial Tramcar Restaurant (make reservations) very familiar
with diet and chef sat down and discussed the entire menu.  Southgate:
Bonbon's - gf cakes.

Wantirna: Nelson's on Burwood Highway, has gf menu.

Coeliac Society of Victoria, 11 Barlyn Rd. Mount Waverley, 3149. P. O.
Box 89,Holmesglen, 3148. Tel: 03 9808 5566. Fax: 03 9898 9922 no email.

Coeliac Society of Tasmania, P. O. Box 159, Launceston, Tasmania,
Australia. Tel: 61 3 6427 2844. Fax: 61 3 6417 3248 email: coeliac
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Coles, Safeway & Woolworths supermarkets have health food sections with
gf food. Country Life is gf bread and SunSol the mueslie at Safeway. GF
bread usually on Mon, Wed & Fri. There are gf bakeries opening up all
the time. GF sausages are sometimes available from Coles. Chicken shops
good source of gf food. Leonards good example. They have range of
naturally gf such as chicken sausages but be careful of sauces and
seasonings. Leonards will also prepare gf versions of most of their
products with a few hours notice (using rice crumbs instead of bread
crumbs etc.) Warning re product labels. Right now, if any ingredient is
less than 10% of the total then the manufacturer does not have to list
it. The law has been changed but it will take up to 2 yrs for the label
change. Not many products are listed gf due to heavy fines for
manufacturers who list as gf but may have a contamination problem etc.

In Tasmania, shop for gf food at Woolworths supermarkets in Hobart and
Launceston..check Coeliac Society above for local name for Woolworths
stores. Stock up there as it is difficult to find gf food outside those
towns. Most supermarkets carry gf food but you'll have to hunt for it
i.e. read labels.

Restaurants: The Pepperberry (2 recommendations), 91 George St.,
Launceston (63344589) serves gf meals and they always have two gf cakes
available. The owner's sister may be a celiac, Tassie's generally
knowledgeable about gluten.

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~sylph/contents.html ...info on finding gf
food and a contact person to email.


Most supermarkets carry gf food but you'll have to hunt for it i.e. read
labels. Dovedale bakeries make gf bread and is available in most good
supermarkets.  Nelson: The Organic Green Grocer, stocks lots of gf.

Christchurch: Jacksons Bakery at 33 New Brighton Rd does good range of
gf breads and cakes.  Dunedin: Dunedin True Foodsin Garden Mall in North
Dunedin has good range.


Fantastic gf bakery in
Auckland   http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~sylph/contents.html ...infon
finding gf food and a contact person to email.


http://www.nztd/cp/mz/index.html NZ Therapeutic Database


Wheat free list:http://www.nztd.co.nz/wheat/wheat.html


Gluten-free list: http://www/mztd/cp/mz/gluten/gluten.html

Coeliac Society:

Nelson: contact Anne Mitchell tel: 547-6929
Christchurch: Natalia tel: 3320062
Dunedin: Elaine McDonald tel: 4883601 (all local numbers)
NZ Coeliac Society puts out a booklet of gf commercial foods which is $5
which you could order or obtain a copy in Auckland: Coeliac Society of
NZ, P. O. Box 35724, Browns Bay, Auckland 1330.

Restaurants: Near Nelson: Nature Smoke, Mapua - waterfront fish
restaurant. Little India, Queenstown, Houghton's in Halswell near
Christchurch.