oh ok. I understand now, I thought you meant you were told to
kiwi your boot bottoms at camp.......that would be a joke! But
coming in to Australia....yes. Any dirt or soil on shoes is
considered dangerous. We have a lot of endangered species, and we
like to try and keep out any foreign bugs or soils incase of
disease or inpurity's. It's the same as bringing wooden products
into the country, you can't bring them unless you want to pay to
have them sprayed for dideases. When I returned form Singapore last
year I had to wash my shoes before I left Singapore both times, and
show them to Australian Customs officers on arrival. It's better to
be safe than to ruin our environment, although it is mostly
european countires that we are worried about, things such as foot
and mouth disease from Engalnd and Wales. 
