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Lord Howe Island is your best bet in Australia. There's great snorkelling straight off the beach, great hiking, and basically no cars on the island so you don't need to worry about that. Water temps are between 18 and 26 degrees - warmest in January/February, coldest in October/November. With snorkelling, it depends on what you're looking for - fish, or coral? The coral reefs in Australia are all way offshore and require boat trips (Barrier Reef in QLD, Ningaloo in WA), but most beach spots in NSW you can go snorkelling nearby and see interesting fish. Hell, you can even do this in Sydney. Outside of Australia, one place you might not have considered is Palawan in the Philippines. There's fantastic snorkelling at Coron and El Nido (and a fantastic place we found nearby called Modessa Island), and some OK hiking nearby as well. It's pretty cheap (miles cheaper than Australia will be), and because of the historic American influences you won't have much difficulty with the language barrier.
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Actually, Heron island would be pretty good (it's already an island offshore, so you don't need to take a boat out there each day). Best to double-check, but I think Hayman Island resort is closed for a while as they took a direct hit from a huge cyclone earlier this year. I hadn't really thought about the Whitsundays as I wasn't sure if it would fit into the average goon budget 
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