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Applies from Mon 20 Jan 2025, 11.42am to Mon 27 Jan 2025, 2.30pm. Last reviewed: Mon 20 Jan 2025, 12.17pm
Safety alerts: Australia Day Weekend - Park closure notice if capacity is reached
The Australia Day Weekend is predicted to be extremely busy as Munmorah SCA is a popular place to come for walks or to the beaches.
- Public safety is our number one priority, so please do not park on the sides of roads or where you will block access for large emergency service vehicles.
- We ask visitors to carpool where possible and obey all parking signs. Parking is limited in carparks and they fill up quickly so patience is required when visiting over the weekend.
- When walking to and from your car please take care and watch for pedestrians as you are driving through the park
If visitation and traffic congestion reaches its peak and becomes unsafe in our visitor areas we will close the Park entries until safe levels of visitation have been reached. Peak times are 10:30am to 2pm.
We advise visitors to plan your day around these possible closures and ensure that closures will be kept to a short a time as possible to keep the park open and as safe as possible.
Please keep a look out for Park Fire Bans as this will affect your ability to have gas BBQ's and cook your meals. You will need to use the BBQ's supplied in the park and these will be busy.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the NPWS local area office during business hours Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm on 02 4972 9000. Note the office is not open public holidays.
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Applies from Wed 1 Jan 2025, 6.30am to Fri 2 May 2025, 11.00pm. Last reviewed: Tue 24 Dec 2024, 11.26am
Closed parks: Wyrrabalong National Park closure for fox control shooting operation
Parts of Wyrrabalong National Park will be closed within a date range of 0630 (6:30am) Wednesday 1st January 2025 to 2300 (11:00pm) Friday 2nd May 2025 for fox control shoot operations preventing localised economic impacts and protecting biodiversity assets within the park.
When active, the shoot operation area will be delignated by signage advising visitors “do not enter” at any time during the night-time operation.
Penalties apply for non-compliance.
For more information, call the local park office on 024972 9000 or email npws.centralcoast@environment.nsw.gov.au.
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Applies from Mon 7 Nov 2022, 3.08pm. Last reviewed: Thu 28 Nov 2024, 2.45pm
Closed areas: Timber Beach and Timber Beach walking track are CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC
Timber Beach walking track is permanently CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. This area has high coastal risks and is extremely hazardous. This closure is in place to keep the public safe.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For further information, please contact the local NPWS office on 49729000
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Applies from Thu 29 Feb 2024, 11.44am. Last reviewed: Tue 24 Dec 2024, 8.52am
Other planned events: Temporary access closures to trails at Middle Camp - Catherine Hill Bay - Munmorah State Conservation Area for external developer construction works.
Middle Camp DA/2238/2017 - has begun works in the Catherine Hill Bay area adjacent to lands managed by Munmorah State Conservation Area. These works due to the location now has temporary closures to access trails for Munmorah SCA. This is necessary for the contractor managing this development in order to maintain a safe construction site and public safety.
NPWS apologises for the inconvenience and are unable to provide alternate access.
This temporary closure affects:
- Collier fire trail
- Powerline fire trail and
- Middle Camp fire trail
Please be advised that these closures will not stop access to fire vehicles in emergencies and does not cause a safety concern.
For more information, contact the local NPWS office on 4972 9000.
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Applies from Wed 7 Dec 2022, 5.39pm to Mon 27 Jan 2025, 5.40pm. Last reviewed: Sat 21 Dec 2024, 1.12pm
Closed areas: Area closed - Pink Caves
Pink Caves are closed to visitors because they are extremely unsafe to visit.
The caves are filled with water at high tide. Even at low tide they can be dangerous, as ocean swell sends unpredictable waves sweeping into the caves and across the rock shelf. Sudden rogue waves can cause serious injury and may drag visitors across the rocks or out to sea.
There’s no lifeguard service in this area and access for emergency services is limited. There’s no approved walking track to this location. Access to the caves involves walking over a rock shelf which is slippery, uneven and dangerous.
Visitors should take care when traversing all rock shelves and coastal areas located within Munmorah State Conservation Area.
For further information call the NPWS Lake Munmorah office on 02 4972 9000.
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Applies from Wed 3 Aug 2022, 10.43am. Last reviewed: Mon 23 Dec 2024, 11.47am
Safety alerts: Rock fishing safety
Rock fishing is a popular activity for many national park visitors and your safety whilst fishing is important. Parts of the NSW Central Coast are a declared high risk area due to large swells and hazardous surf conditions. In these high risk areas under the NSW Rock Fishing Safety Act 2016, you are required by law to wear an appropriate life jacket. This includes children and anyone helping you fish. This is regulated by NSW Fisheries and poses an on the spot $100 fine if non-compliant.
Before rock fishing you should always:
Stay safe, always watch the local conditions, never turn your back on the ocean and never fish alone.
If you’re in doubt don’t go out.
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Applies from Wed 3 Aug 2022, 12.57pm. Last reviewed: Mon 23 Dec 2024, 11.47am
Safety alerts: Rock fishing safety
Rock fishing is a popular activity for many national park visitors and your safety whilst fishing is important. Parts of the NSW Central Coast are a declared high risk area due to large swells and hazardous surf conditions. In these high risk areas under the NSW Rock Fishing Safety Act 2016, you are required by law to wear an appropriate life jacket. This includes children and anyone helping you fish. This is regulated by NSW Fisheries and poses an on the spot $100 fine if non-compliant.
Before rock fishing you should always:
Stay safe, always watch the local conditions, never turn your back on the ocean and never fish alone.
If you’re in doubt don’t go out.
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