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Following heavy rainfall, flooding and damaging winds caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred most national parks in northern NSW, including campgrounds and day use areas will remain closed for safety.

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Cod Hole campground and picnic area

Nymboi-Binderay National Park

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The view from behind the waterfall towards the suspension bridge at Crystal Shower Falls walk in Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Crystal Shower Falls walk

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People on a viewing platform over Ebor Falls, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo: David Waugh © DCCEEW

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Ebor Falls

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Moonee Creek, Moonee Beach Nature Reserve. Photo © David Young

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Moonee Creek canoe route

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Urumbilum River, Bindarri National Park. Photo: Shane Ruming

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Plateau Circuit loop trail

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Cascades walking track, New England National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster

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Cascades walking track

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Visitors following the trail around the Look At Me Now headland. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Solitary Islands coastal walk

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A bushwalker surrounded by forest on Ulidarra walking track, Ulidarra National Park. Photo: DPE © DPE

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Ulidarra walking track

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View of the large sphere of Cathedral Rock perched on a rock outcrop in a rugged and rocky bush landscape. Photo © Tina Sullivan

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Cathedral Rock lookout

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Arrawarra Beach Views, Coffs Coast Regional Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Arrawarra Headland

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Women kneeling by a small creek among lush foliage in Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo © Barbara Webster

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Barokee to Native Dog Creek walk

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Urumbilum River, Bindarri National Park. Photo: Shane Ruming

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Bindarray picnic area

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Cathedral Rock track rock pile in Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo © Barbara Webster

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Cathedral Rock track

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Coachwood Loop Track, Nymboi-Binderay National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Coachwood loop track

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Dammerals Historical walk , Moonee Beach Nature Reserve. Photo: J.Webster

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Dammerels history walk

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Diggers Beach, Coffs Coast Regional Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Diggers Beach

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Staff helping a visitor at Dorrigo Rainforest Centre. Photo: John Spencer/DCCEEW © DCCEEW

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Dorrigo Rainforest Centre

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People at the Eastern side lookout. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Eastern Side lookout

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Emerald Beach, Coffs Coast Regional Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Emerald Beach

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Rock Wallaby , Escarpment Walk, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo © Sean Leathers

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Escarpment walk

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Look at me Now Headland walk, Moonee Beach Nature Reserve. Photo © David Young

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Look At Me Now Headland walk

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A family walking along the Lyrebird Link walking track. Photo © Barbara Webster

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Lyrebird Link track

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Misty Creek Lookout, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster/NSW Government

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Misty Creek lookout

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Sand and ocean of Mullaway Beach. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Mullaway Beach and Headland

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New England Wilderness walk, New England National Park. Photo © Barbara Webster

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New England Wilderness walk

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Picnic area, Nymboi-Binderay National Park. Photo: © Rob Cleary

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Norman Jolly picnic area

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Visitor looking at views of New England National Park from Point Lookout. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Point lookout

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Snow Gum walk, New England National Park. Photo © Barbara Webster

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Snow Gum walk

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Wonga walk in Dorrigo National Park. Photo credit: Owen Mowle © DPIE

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Wonga walk

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Picnic table beside Woolgoola Beach. Rob Cleary

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Woolgoolga Beach and Headland

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Walkway over Woolgoolga Lake. Photo: © Rob Cleary

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Woolgoolga Lake

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An amber bottlebrush, seen at Woolpack Rocks in Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo: B Webster

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Woolpack Rocks

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Wrights lookout, New England National Park. Photo: M Dwyer/NSW Government

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Wrights lookout walking track

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A young woman on a Via Travel Australia guided tour gazes out over a wide vista of bushland, river and waterfall at a lookout. Photo © Via Travel Australia

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14-day coastal tours from Sydney to Cairns

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A view through trees of a waterfall cascading into a pool. Photo: Graeme McGregor © ParkTours

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8-day NSW North Coast and Tablelands walking tour

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Ranger Matt crouching beside a log to show the fungi growing on it, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Jane Grebert. © DPE

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Dorrigo rainforest Aboriginal cultural tour

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An NPWS ranger and a young woman and man look at the Gondwana circle map on the ground, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: 'And the trees’ Photography © NPWS

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Dorrigo rainforest ranger-guided tour

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Children in the forest with an NPWS ranger guide, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Louise Walpole © NPWS

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Junior ranger: Dorrigo Rainforest kids nature play

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A man and smiling girl in an orange canoe paddle through whitewater along river rapids. Photo © Tegan Cork

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Multi-day Nymboida whitewater adventures

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NPWS Aboriginal Discovery Ranger beside a muttonbird underground nest with a harbour and ocean in the background. Photo: Adam Hollingworth © DCCEEW

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Muttonbirds by moonlight guided tour

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A group of 5 mountain bikers ride through lush forest on one of the Muurlay Baamgala cycle trails. Photo: Jay Black/DPIE

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Muurlay Baamgala cycle trails

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Visitors take in striking valley landscape scenery from lookout along Muurlay Garriirlgundi track. Photo: David Waugh/DCCEEW © DCCEEW

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Muurlay Garriirlgundi track

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Kids canoe down whitewater rapids on an Exodus Adventures tour. Photo: Dingo Camps © Exodus Adventures

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Nymboida whitewater canoeing and rafting tours

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People on a viewing platform over Ebor Falls, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo: David Waugh © DCCEEW

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Upper Falls loop walk

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View of a series of giant boulders against a backdrop of ridges and valleys. Photo © Barbara Webster

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Woolpack Rocks lookout

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A hiker walks along a coastal track in Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Marcus Ludriks © Home Comforts Hiking

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Yuraygir guided treks with Home Comforts Hiking

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Berarngutta picnic area, New England National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster

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Berarngutta picnic area

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Blackbutt walking track, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Blackbutt walking track

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Casuarina Falls circuit, Dorrigo National Park. Photo © Barbara Webster

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Casuarina Falls circuit

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Lyrebird walking track, New England National Park. Photo © Helen Clark

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Lyrebird walking track

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An wide view of the picnic shelter and its lush forest setting at Never Never picnic area, Dorrigo National Park. Credit: John Spencer/DCCEEW © DCCEEW

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Never Never picnic area

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Point lookout walking track, New England National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk

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Point lookout walking track

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Red Cedar Falls walking track, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Red Cedar Falls walking track

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Rosewood Creek walking track, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Rosewood Creek walking track

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Satinbird stroll, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Satinbird stroll

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Skywalk lookout, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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Skywalk lookout

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Slingsbys trail and Syndicate Ridge track, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Slingsbys trail and Syndicate Ridge track

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Weeping Rock walking track, New England National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk © OEH

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Snow Gum link track

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Tea Tree Falls walking track, New England National Park. Photo: Michael van Ewijk © OEH

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Tea Tree Falls walking track

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Walk with the Birds boardwalk, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Jay Black © DPE

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Walk with the Birds boardwalk

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Warrigal walking track, Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Warrigal walking track

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Waterwall Way scenic drive, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster

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Waterfall Way scenic drive

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A shearwater chick on the ground with grass in the background. Photo: Paul Nunn

Immersive stories

An island sanctuary self-guided audio tour

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Lyre bird

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Bluff loop picnic area

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Lyre bird

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Bundageree Creek lookout

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View of rugged mountain flank and valley shrouded in cloud. Photo © Tina Sullivan

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Chaelundi Falls lookout

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An eastern spinebill on a grevillea flower. Photo © Andrew Turbill

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Dorrigo Rainforest birds revealed self-guided audio tour

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View past rocky crag of Lucifers Thumb to forest-clad mountains, valleys and the Guy Fawkes River. Photo © Tina Sullivan

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Lucifers Thumb lookout

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A man paddling a canoe along Pine Creek, with creek banks in distance. Photo: Jay Black © OEH

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Pine Creek paddle route

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Picnic area with picnic table in an open woodland setting, next to an unpaved access road. Photo credit: Tina Sullivan © DPIE

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Spring Gully picnic area

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View of a rugged landscape of valleys and ridges stretching to the horizon. Photo credit: Fiona Gray © DPIE

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Wurrang lookout

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Bangalore Palm, Bindarri National Park. Photo: Ann Walton © OEH

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Bangalore Falls walking track

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Beech Lookout, Cunnawarra National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Beech lookout

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Bluff loop walking track, Bongil Bongil National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Bluff loop walking track

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Bongil Beach, Bongil Bongil National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster

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Bongil Beach

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Bongil picnic area, Bongil Bongil National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/OEH

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Bongil picnic area

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Bonville Creek, Bongil Bongil National Park. Photo © Andrew Turbill

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Bonville Creek

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Box Ridge walking track, Cascade National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Box Ridge walking track

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A walking track in the rainforest. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Bundageree Rainforest walk

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Canopy Cafe, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: NSW Government

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Canopy Cafe

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Cascade mountain bike trail, Cascade National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Cascade mountain bike trail

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End Peak walking track, Ulidarra National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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End Peak walking track

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Falls walking track, Sherwood Nature Reserve. Photo: B Webster

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Falls walking track

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Mobong walking track, Cascade National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Mobong walking track

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A timber single-lane bridge across a river in Nymboi-Binderay National Park. Photo: Robert Cleary & copy; Robert Clearly

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Moonpar Forest drive

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Outdoor learning space, Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve. Photo © Rob Cleary

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Muttonbird Island Outdoor learning space

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Pine Road, Bindarri National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster/NSW Government

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Orara Escarpment 4WD touring route

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Rainforest walk, Coramba Nature Reserve. Photo: Rob Cleary © OEH

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Rainforest walk

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Sherwood Forest drive, Sherwood Nature Park. Photo: L Rees

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Sherwood Forest drive

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Summit walking track, Mount Hyland Nature Reserve. Photo © Helen Clark

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Summit walking track

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The Glade picnic area, Dorrigo National Park. Photo © Rob Cleary

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The Glade picnic area

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Vista Point picnic area, Mount Hyland Nature Reserve. Photo © Shane Ruming

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Vista Point picnic area

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Woolgoolga Creek picnic area, Sherwood Nature Reserve. Photo: Lynn Rees © OEH

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Woolgoolga Creek picnic area

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Banksia Point picnic area, New England National Park. Photo: H Clark

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Banksia Point picnic area

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Bushcare along Coffs Coast, Coffs Coast Regional Park. Photo: OEH

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Coffs Harbour bushcare and landcare

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Volunteer guides visitors through rainforest, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary/Seen Australia

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Volunteer at Dorrigo Rainforest Centre

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A couple sitting at a picnic table with their tent in the background at Barokee campground in Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Barokee campground

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Chaelundi Campground, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo: Barbara Webster/NSW Government

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Chaelundi campground

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Dalmorton campground, Guy Fawkes River State Conservation Area. Photo: Richard Ghamraoui

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Dalmorton campground

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Campers arrive at Doon Goonge campground, Chaelundi National Park. Photo: A Harber/NSW Government

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Doon Goonge campground

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A tent set up near a car and campervan in Native Dog Campground, Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo: B Webster

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Native Dog campground

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Nymboida River campground, Nymboida National Park. Photo: D Redman/NSW Government

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Nymboida River campground

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Platypus Flat campground, Nymboi-Binderay National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Platypus Flat campground

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The balcony and surrounding bushland at The Chalet in New England National Park. Photo: Mitchell Franzi © DPIE

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The Chalet

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People sitting by their tent at The Junction campground, Nymboi-Binderay National Park. Photo: Jay Black © DCCEEW

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The Junction campground

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Group of friends sititng around the fire pit at The Residence in New England National Park. Photo: John Spencer © OEH

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The Residence

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Friends cooking lunch on hot plate at Thungutti campground. Photo: John Spencer/OEH

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Thungutti campground

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The exterior of Toms Cabin in New England National Park. Photo: Mitchell Franzi © DPIE

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Toms Cabin

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Tuckers Rocks Cottage garden. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Tuckers Rocks Cottage

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Macrozamia, Dalmorton Campground, Guy Fawkes River State Conservation Area. Photo: S Leathers/NSW Government

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Dalmorton group campground

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Skywalk lookout, Dorrigo National Park. Photo: Rob Cleary © DPIE

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Dorrigo National Park

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Point lookout from Wrights lookout, New England National Park. Photo: Shane Ruming/OEH

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New England National Park

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Urumbilum Creek, Bindarri National Park. Photo: Shane Ruming

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Bindarri National Park

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The coastline near Tuckers Rocks Cottage, Bongil Bongil National Park. Photo: John Spencer/DPIE

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Bongil Bongil National Park

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2 hikers sitting at the summit of Cathedral Rock, Cathedral Rock National Park. Photo: Josh Smith © DPE

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Cathedral Rock National Park

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Chaelundi National Park. Photo: A Harber

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Chaelundi National Park

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Tree tops, Campbells Beach, Coffs Coast Regional Park. Photo:© Rob Cleary

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Coffs Coast Regional Park

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Aerial view of Ebor Falls and walking tracks, Guy Fawkes River National Park. Photo: David Waugh, © DCCEEW

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Guy Fawkes River National Park

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Moonee Beach Nature Reserve. Photo: Robert Cleary/OEH

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Moonee Beach Nature Reserve

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Two people enjoying the view of the Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve marina. Photo: Rob Cleary

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Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve

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The Junction campground by Nymboida River in Nymboi-Binderay National park. Photo: Jay Clark, © DCCEEW

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Nymboi-Binderay National Park

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Canoeing, Nymboida National Park. Photo: D Parkin

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Nymboida National Park

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Cascade National Park. Photo: Robert Cleary © DPIE

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Cascade National Park

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Coramba Nature Reserve. Photo: Robert Cleary © DPIE

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Coramba Nature Reserve

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Cunnawarra National Park. Photo: Robert Cleary © DPIE

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Cunnawarra National Park

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Water stream over moss-covered rocks, Mount Hyland Nature Reserve. Photo: M Price

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Mount Hyland Nature Reserve

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Falls walking track, Sherwood Nature Reserve. Photo: B Webster

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Sherwood Nature Reserve

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Car touring trail, Ulidarra National Park. Photo: Robert Cleary © DPIE

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Yuraygir State Conservation Area

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Aerial shot of the red cliffs at Lake Arragan and Red Cliff campgrounds in Yuraygir National Park. Photo: Jessica Robertson © DPIE

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