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Water sports for every taste, fresh water,
estuary and sports fishing, boating, cruising, sailing. A great region
for self drive tours in a
rental campervan.
 Places
of Interest In The Tropical North
Tweed
Heads - the southern end of the famous
Gold
Coast. The Queensland town of
Coolangatta and Tweed Heads, on the New South Wales side of the border, are
one and the same location but are divided by the
state border, hence they retain individual names.
Home of the Twin Towns Services Club
entertainment centre and casino. Popular for fishing in the Tweed estuary and Cobaki
Lakes, offshore deep sea fishing, scuba diving and river cruises.
Minjungbal
Aboriginal Cultural Centre,
Melaleuca Station and tea-tree plantation for
an historic train ride, Tropical Fruitworld for exotic fruits and
Pioneer
Plantation for a ride to the top of Banana Mountain.
Kingscliff
- now a popular
holiday destination well known for the numerous beachfront cafés and restaurants. South
Kingscliff boasts a patrolled beach in summer, good boat ramps, offshore reefs, and
an estuary providing sheltered swimming and fishing.
Cabarita Beach has
one of the best surf beaches in the area.
Cudgen has it’s lake, a
sanctuary for flora and fauna as well as all forms of aquatic sports.
Pottsville
is a long established holiday spot boasting the Bicentennial Leisure Gardens.
Murwillumbah - a picturesque town that spreads along the western bank of the
Tweed River and up into the hills of the McPherson Ranges. The town services the
surrounding banana and sugar farms of the Tweed Valley. Jumping off point for the
Mt
Warning and Border Ranges National Parks. A visit to the
Murwillumbah
Rainforest and Information Centre for all the information on Mt Warning, the last
remnant of the second biggest extinct volcano in the world.
Byron Bay
- long known to
the surfing fraternity for Wategos Beach on Cape Byron.
Byron Bay is a premier resort
town with excellent surf beaches and sheltered coves, restaurants, cafes, art galleries
and a growing alternative lifestyle culture.
Numerous holiday activities throughout the
year. Whale spotting from the
Cape Byron Lighthouse during the annual
migrations in June-July and Sept-Nov. Dolphins in the area all year round.
Ocean
Shores Golf Course enjoys a reputation as one of the state's best.
Ballina - popular New South Wales holiday destination known for sailing, fishing and excellent
beaches. Good surf beaches north of town as well as sheltered beaches.
Lennox Heads is
just north of Ballina and is considered to have some of the best surf on the coast and is
home to Lake Ainsworth which is popular with sailing and windsurfing enthusiasts. The
Naval
& Maritime Museum is home to the Las Balsas Expedition raft that sailed from
South America in 1973. A cruise on the
Richmond River to see the
surrounding rural countryside.
Lismore - regional centre of the Northern Rivers District and servicing
the surrounding farming communities. MV Bennelong cruises the Richmond and Wilson Rivers
to Ballina. Rotary Rainforest Reserve offers 6 hectares of rainforest and boardwalk in the
urban area. Macadamia Magic for an introduction to Australia's favourite
nut, view platypus at Rocky Creek Dam or view the lovely
Protestor
Falls in the Nightcap National Park.
Grafton
- graceful town on
the Clarence River, well known for its riverbank parks. Elegant boulevards and grand
Victorian homes, many listed by the National Trust. Lies at the centre of a rich sugar
cane farming area. Intersection point of the Pacific Highway and the Gwydir Highway which
runs west into the New England region.
Known for its jacaranda tree lined streets and the
Jacaranda
Festival in late October. Ulmarra Village for its
turn-of-the-century river port. Canoeing and
rafting on
numerous white-water rivers in the area.
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