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Taiwanese to Arapiles 11-Mar-2016 At 3:24:44 AM martym

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On 10/03/2016 Doug wrote:
>Another option: hire a car.
>It would cost you about $300 for the week that you have between arriving
>and leaving (I just did a quick search via Thrifty), which is a small fraction
>of the total cost of your trip. This allows you to maximise your week
>and avoids the hassle of getting in and out of Melbourne and making other
>transport connections.
>You'd be climbing by mid-afternoon on the day you arrive and have transport
>to get you into Natimuk/Horsham to visit the cafe, buy food, get a shower,
>etc.
>Well worth the relatively small additional outlay of cash.

I definitely second (or fifth) renting a car - Australia is just not a great place for public transport if time is limited.
Add an extra $100-200 for petrol depending on how much travelling you do, easy to forget that cost.

For food, the Best option is to pull in to Woolworths or Coles at Horsham and pick up supplies - get a bag of ice and a cheap Esky/coolbox (May have to go to Kmart for that)
You can get some items in Natimuk but there's no big stores.