Applies from Wed 5 Mar 2025, 4.00pm to Mon 17 Mar 2025, 8.00am. Last reviewed: Mon 10 Mar 2025, 9.32am

Closed parks: National Parks closed due to ex-tropical cyclone Alfred

For safety, most national parks and reserves from the QLD/NSW border to the Hastings River at Port Macquarie are closed until Monday 17 March due to heavy rainfall, flooding and damaging winds caused by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred. Public access roads through parks will not be affected by park closures.

Penalties apply for non-compliance.

Check Live Traffic NSW for up-to-date information. Remember, it’s never safe to drive, ride or walk through flood waters.

For assistance during severe weather visit the NSW SES website. In life-threatening situations call emergency services on Triple Zero (000).

Affects 5 parks nearby. Show list

• Bindarri National Park
• Bongil Bongil National Park
• Kororo Nature Reserve
• Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve
• Ulidarra National Park

Applies from Wed 5 Mar 2025, 9.25am to Wed 12 Mar 2025, 9.26am. Last reviewed: Wed 5 Mar 2025, 9.31am

Safety alerts: Coastal safety alert - Coffs Coast Regional Park and Moonee Beach Nature Reserve

There is a Coastal Hazard Warning for ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES and DAMAGING SURF for the Coffs Coast.

Coastal areas in Coffs Coast Regional Park and Moone Beach Nature Reserve are predicted to be affected.

A very high level of caution should be exercised in coastal areas.

Access and safety will be assessed following passage of the storm event.

Please contact Coffs Coast Area on 66520900 with any queries.

Affects 1 park and 7 locations nearby. Show list

• Coffs Coast Regional Park
  • Arrawarra Headland
  • Diggers Beach
  • Emerald Beach
  • Mullaway Beach and Headland
  • Solitary Islands coastal walk
  • Woolgoolga Beach and Headland
  • Woolgoolga Lake

Applies from Wed 5 Mar 2025, 9.17am to Wed 12 Mar 2025, 9.18am. Last reviewed: Wed 5 Mar 2025, 9.19am

Closed areas: Bongil Bongil National Park visitor facilities are closed due to storm risks.

Bongil Bongil National Park visitor facilities are closed due to storm risks.

This includes Bongil Picnic Area, Sid Burke Park walking and cycling tracks.

Following the passage of the storm event NPWS will assess parks and reopen when safe.

Please contact Coffs Coa on 66520900 with any queries.

Affects 1 park and 11 locations nearby. Show list

• Bongil Bongil National Park
  • Bluff loop picnic area
  • Bluff loop walking track
  • Bongil Beach
  • Bongil picnic area
  • Bongil picnic area
  • Bonville Creek
  • Bundageree Creek lookout
  • Bundageree Rainforest walk
  • Muurlay Baamgala cycle trails
  • Pine Creek paddle route
  • Tuckers Rocks Cottage

Applies from Wed 5 Mar 2025, 9.06am to Fri 14 Mar 2025, 9.06am. Last reviewed: Wed 5 Mar 2025, 9.17am

Closed areas: Bindarri National Park visitor facilities closed due to storm risks

Bindarri National Park visitor facilities are closed due to storm risks.

This includes Bindarray picnic area, Urumbilum Falls, Bangalore Falls and Escarpment 4WD route.

Following the passage of the storm event NPWS will assess parks and reopen when safe.

Please contact Coffs Coa on 66520900 with any queries.

Affects 1 park and 4 locations nearby. Show list

• Bindarri National Park
  • Bangalore Falls walking track
  • Bindarray picnic area
  • Orara Escarpment 4WD touring route
  • Plateau Circuit loop trail

Applies from Fri 11 Nov 2022, 8.31pm. Last reviewed: Thu 13 Feb 2025, 7.08pm

Closed areas: Moonee Creek south bridge (Caravan park to Green Bluff access) closed

Moonee Creek (Sugar Mill Creek) Bridge is closed until further notice, due to damage from coastal erosion.

Please find Crown Lands bridge replacement project info at https://www.crownland.nsw.gov.au/whats-happening/projects/remediation-works-crown-land

The bridge crossing provides access:

• To Reflections Holiday Park
• From Moonee south to Coffs Coast Regional Park, Green Bluff and Sapphire North.

Reflections Holiday Parks have closed the bridge until further notice, due to an engineering assessment deeming the bridge unsafe for pedestrians.

If you are planning to do the Solitary Islands coastal walk please reroute:

• West along Moonee Beach Road to the south-west corner of the shopping centre
• South along new concrete path on eastern side of Pacific Highway
• South onto southern end of North Solitary Drive
• East onto North Sapphire Road to the beach access at Beachstone Cafe

Green Bluff is alternatively accessible from the south via Rutile trail, off Ivory Circuit in North Sapphire.

Reflections Holiday Parks Moonee manages this bridge and is contactable on 02 6653 6552.

Affects 1 park and 1 location nearby. Show list

• Coffs Coast Regional Park
  • Solitary Islands coastal walk

Applies from Tue 28 Jan 2025, 2.35pm to Wed 19 Mar 2025, 2.37pm. Last reviewed: Sun 2 Mar 2025, 7.26pm

Closed areas: Arrawarra Gully Bridge Temporary Works Closure

Walking track north of Ellem Close, Arrawarra and west of Arrawarra Beach is currently closed due to temporary Arrawarra Gully Bridge safety upgrade. Works are anticipated to be completed in three (3) weeks dependant on weather conditions. Please use alternate access to beach. Track will be re-opened once works are completed. Please direct all bridgework inquiries to City of Coffs Harbour. 

Affects 1 park nearby. Show list

• Coffs Coast Regional Park

Applies from Mon 21 Mar 2022, 10.41am. Last reviewed: Fri 14 Feb 2025, 8.25am

Closed areas: Suttons road closed permanently due to storm damage road failure

Suttons road is closed to vehicle traffic following the second major pavement collapse in an area of highly dispersible soils. Alternate access is via Granite Pit or McMullens roads.

For further information please contact the NPWS Coffs Coast area office on 02 6652 0900.

Affects 1 park nearby. Show list

• Bindarri National Park