Lismore

Lismore has the culture and convenience of a major regional centre as well as an extraordinarily beautiful natural environment. Lismore provides many of the region’s major services including shopping, sports facilities, hospitals and schools. Lismore is home to the Southern Cross University, the award-winning performing arts group NORPA, a valuable macadamia and dairy industry, a creative artistic community, and a thriving business centre.

Lismore is a place of great cultural diversity and creativity. Take a self-guided walk along the river and through to the town centre and discover laneways filled with street art and a vibrant central business district full of great cafes and restaurants.

For more information on things to see and do, events and activities in Lismore go to the Visit Lismore website or the Lismore Council website.

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Lennox Head

The town of Lennox Head is a popular destination for surfers with famous surf breaks at Boulders and Lennox Point. Visit the headland for breathtaking views or head to Pat Morton Lookout for whale and dolphin spotting. Try hang-gliding over the beautiful coastline. Beautiful bush tracks and pathways from the town up to lookout.

Explore Lake Ainsworth, hidden between the white sands of Lennox’s Seven Mile Beach and the wildlife-rich coastal heathland. The fresh waters of the Lake are stained ‘billy-tea’ dark by the tea trees that fringe its banks. Swim in its deep red waters, skim its shimmering surface on a sailboard or go canoeing. The lake’s shores are perfect for camping or enjoying the monthly Lennox Head markets.

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Lillian Rock

Lillian Rock is a sacred Aboriginal landmark located next to Blue Knob Mountain and is a scenic 15 minute drive north of Nimbin. When visiting Lillian Rock, stop in and enjoy the local art and food at Blue Knob Gallery and Cafe. Three kilometres from Lillian Rock is the award winning Calurla Chalets with beautiful and secluded cabins that have breathtaking views of Mount Warning and surrounds.

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Lawrence

The quiet town of Lawrence is located at the junction of Sportsmans Creek and the Clarence River and offers fine fishing, canoeing and plentiful bird life.

Established in 1856, visit the colonial style local tavern for great country meals. Explore the walking track along the riverbank leading from Memorial Park to the lookout on High Street. Memorial Park has barbecues, playgrounds, and toilets and is a great spot for fishing and swimming.

Lawrence also has a nine hole golf course for you to enjoy seven days a week. The local general store has takeaway, groceries, liquor supplies, petrol and a hair salon.

While you’re here, take the famous Bluff Point Ferry, known fondly as Lawrence Ferry which will take you across the Clarence where you can explore Maclean.

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Laurieton

Laurieton is just 30 minutes south of Port Macquarie. It is one of the seaside villages of the Camden Haven, strung out along the mouth of the Camden Haven River.

On the north side of the river, you’ll find North Haven with its al fresco cafes, shady barbecues, riverside picnic areas, and crashing surf beach. Sleepy Dunbogan is opposite with its sheltered swimming beaches and traditional boatshed. Bustling Laurieton nestled at the foot of North Brother Mountain, is the home base for the local fishing fleet and one of the best fish co-ops on the coast.

A visit to the Camden Haven Historical Museum, located in the Laurieton Schools of Arts building will uncover stories of the Camden Haven region’s timber industry dating back to 1876, the days of ship building and other information of the villages along the Camden Haven River.

Kattang Nature Reserve is located at Camden Head, three kilometres east of Laurieton. The beauty and natural diversity of Kattang make it ideal for bushwalking, photography, bird watching and fishing.

Nearby Queens Lake is popular for enjoying water sports and walks along the lake’s waters edge. Laurieton Riverwalk Markets, are held every third Sunday of the month at Bruce Porter Reserve.

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Lansdowne

Lansdowne is a rural village on the Barrington Coast near Taree in New South Wales, Australia. The village lies in the Lansdowne River valley, adjacent to the Coorabakh National Park and the village of Langley Vale, which was served by the Langley Vale Timber Tramway from 1897 to 1933, as well as Coopernook and the Lansdowne State Forests.

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Lake Cathie

Lake Cathie (pronounced ‘cat-eye’) is just 12 kilometres south of Port Macquarie.

A world where the essence of a perfect holiday is warm, crystal clear shallow waters full of splashing giggling toddlers; do-it-yourself lakeside barbecues, playgrounds and breezy holiday cottages, caravan parks and self-contained holiday flats that make a week by the seaside pass by in the blink of the eye.

Lake Cathie’s large saltwater lake is the second largest estuarine salt march area in NSW. Periodically opened to the sea, the warm shallow waters are ideal for young children and there are lots of picnic tables and barbecues around the shore. Venture up to the northern headland where a fantastic forest walk has been established, with a viewing platform which offers fabulous views across the lake and out to the ocean.

There are food and retail outlets across the road from the lake.

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Kyogle

Kyogle is the centre of a lush dairy and mixed farming area on the upper reaches of the Richmond River. The Gateway to the Rainforests town, Kyogle has natural heritage areas, scenic drives, lookouts, picnic areas and picturesque villages surrounding it. Visit the World Heritage Border Ranges National Park, Wollumbin (Mount Warning) and many other National Parks for their stunning mountain scenery and rainforests as well as diverse flora and fauna.

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Krambach

Krambach is a village in New South Wales, Australia in the Mid-Coast Council LGA. The village lies on the Bucketts Way, southwest of Taree on the Barrington Coast. It makes for a lovely country stop on the way to Gloucester from the Pacific Highway, for a delicious local pub feed.

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Kotara

Kotara is a suburb of Newcastle that was originally established to create a garden suburb with high quality housing. Visit Blackbutt Reserve and enjoy its walking tracks, picnic spots and wildlife. Or stop at Nesbitt Park, Kotara Park and Lugar Street Reserve for sporting fields and children’s playgrounds. Kotara combines a large commercial district with residential living and recreational areas.

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