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 2 parks and 10 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
• Moonee Beach Nature Reserve
  • Dammerels history walk
  • Look At Me Now Headland walk
  • Moonee Creek canoe route

Applies from Wed 5 Mar 2025, 9.20am to Wed 12 Mar 2025, 9.23am. Last reviewed: Wed 5 Mar 2025, 9.25am

Closed areas: Woolgoolga Creek Picnic Area closed due to storm risks.

Woolgoolga Creek Picnic Area is closed due to storm risks.

This includes Falls walking track.

Access will be assessed following passage of the storm event and reopened when safe.

Please contact Coffs Coast Area on 66520900 with any queries.

Affects 1 park and 2 locations nearby. Show list

• Sherwood Nature Reserve
  • Falls walking track
  • Woolgoolga Creek picnic area

Applies from Wed 5 Mar 2025, 4.00pm to Wed 12 Mar 2025, 8.00am. Last reviewed: Tue 4 Mar 2025, 5.40pm

Closed parks: National Parks Closed due to severe weather event

National Parks are closed from 5th March to 12th March due to the potentially severe weather conditions associated with the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Penalties apply for non-compliance.

Remember, it’s never safe to drive, ride or walk through flood waters. Roads into and throughout the park are also closed. Check Live Traffic NSW for up-to-date information and contact the local park office.

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

Affects 4 parks nearby. Show list

• Garby Nature Reserve
• Moonee Beach Nature Reserve
• Sherwood Nature Reserve
• South West Solitary Island Nature Reserve

Applies from Wed 5 Mar 2025, 10.00am to Wed 12 Mar 2025, 8.00am. Last reviewed: Tue 4 Mar 2025, 5.35pm

Closed parks: National Parks Closed due to severe weather event

National Parks are closed from 5th March to 12th March due to the potentially severe weather conditions associated with the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Penalties apply for non-compliance.

Remember, it’s never safe to drive, ride or walk through flood waters. Roads into and throughout the park are also closed. Check Live Traffic NSW for up-to-date information and contact the local park office.

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

Affects 1 park nearby. Show list

• Sherwood Nature Reserve

Applies from Tue 6 Aug 2024, 11.37am to Mon 31 Mar 2025, 11.38am. Last reviewed: Tue 25 Feb 2025, 11.18am

Other planned events: Notice of Fox Baiting Program

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is conducting an ongoing ground baiting program in Gaagal Wanggaan (South Beach) National Park, Moonee Beach Nature Reserve and Bongil Bongil National Park, from 10 August 2024 to 28 February 2025. The operation will use 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of foxes. The program is designed to minimise fox impacts on wildlife, especially threatened species. Signs will be placed at the entry to the baiting area. Domestic pets are not permitted in NSW NPWS-managed lands. Pets and working dogs may be affected (1080 is lethal to cats and dogs) and should be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity and also must not enter the baiting location. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance. Please contact the local Coffs Coast NPWS area office for more information on 02 6652 0900.

Affects 1 park nearby. Show list

• Moonee Beach Nature Reserve

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 2 parks and 1 location nearby. Show list

• Coffs Coast Regional Park
  • Solitary Islands coastal walk
• Moonee Beach Nature Reserve

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