Violet Hill is located in Myall Lakes National Park in the Barrington Coast region, part of the MidCoast Council LGA.
The campground and picnic area is a great base for enjoying the park’s water based activities – like fishing, swimming and kayaking. Facilities here include picnic tables, barbecue facilities, boat ramp and toilets.
Valla Beach lies to the north of Nambucca Heads. This small coastal community is a very popular tourist destination with its caravan parks, camping and the Valla Beach Tourist Park. There are fantastic markets on the first Sunday of February, April, June, August, October and December.
Valla Beach is accessed via Valla Beach Road, which is 10 kilometres north of Nambucca Heads.
Urunga is where the Kalang River and Bellinger River join the Pacific Ocean. The charming town is a 20 minute drive south of Coffs Harbour and 15 minutes from Bellingen.
The town is particularly popular for its waterways and peaceful ambience. Boating, fishing, swimming and picnicking are some of the favourite pastimes of locals as well as visitors to Urunga.
Your stay in Urunga is guaranteed to be relaxing thanks to the combination of its seaside village atmosphere, lovely river park and foreshores area, sporting facilities and a small but good selection of clubs and cafes.
A walk along the raised boardwalk through the mangroves of the river estuary is a must-do for anyone visiting Urunga.
The Ocean View Hotel overlooking the river is a great place to enjoy a meal. You can hire a boat at the town’s entrance next to the Anchors Wharf Cafe underneath the bridge.
Nestled in the hills near Alstonville, is the Uralba Valley which is known for it’s local produce such as bananas, macadamias and cattle. There are spectacular views of Ballina and the ocean and there are many farm stalls to stop and browse some of the local produce. Close to Victoria Park Nature Reserve and Summerland House Farm.
Ulong is a small town located on the Mid North Coast region of NSW. (population 131). The town lies inland from Coffs Harbour by 36 kilometres. Whilst a short distance, it takes 45 minutes to drive to through rainforest. Ulong is on the Dorrigo Plateau and sits 1700 feet Australian Height Datus (AHD). The climate is markedly different from Coffs Harbour.
Once larger than Coffs Harbour it was a centre for the timber industry. Hoop pine, tallowood and blackbutt were all milled extensively. It was also known for gold mining. Ulong is on the road to Nymboida river and borders one of it’s tributaries, the Little Nymboida river.
Turn down Coldstream Street and you’ll find yourself in what feels like a movie set, so idyllic is Ulmarra’s riverside charm.
You might think you can get away with a quick ten-minute browse in the variety of second-hand stores that lie in Ulmarra, but this is rarely the case. Hours can evaporate browsing the bookshop alone.
Ulmarra overlooks a tranquil stretch of the Clarence, and with its shady trees, water dragons running around and quiet ambience, it’s quite possibly what heaven might be like. A highly recommended setting for morning tea or lunch by the river – the availability of cakes and pastries here is something else.
For such a modestly sized village, Ulmarra punches above its weight in the creative sphere, with a number of fabulous small galleries for you to get your art on.
In a nod to the days when Ulmarra was a bustling river port, they’ve recently installed a schmick new pontoon just to the south of the pub. Feel free to berth your craft or cast your rod there.
And finally, as with much of the Clarence Valley, Ulmarra has some lovely Bed and Breakfasts to put you up for the night!
Tuntable Creek is a beautiful quiet rural area located in the heart of the Northern Rivers hinterland. It is a 40 minute scenic drive from Lismore, 25 minutes from Dunoon, 10 minutes from The Channon and 20 minutes from Nimbin. It provides a peaceful setting with plenty of country charm.
Tweed Heads sits on the Tweed River with beautiful golden beaches and waterways. Enjoy surfing and swimming at one of its beaches or boating, fishing and crabbing on the Tweed River. The town of Tweed Heads offers excellent restaurants, cafes and shops.
Visit Point Danger Lookout on the New South Wales and Queensland border that overlooks the popular surf break at Duranbah Beach. Captain James Cook named the lookout as he sailed up the east coast of Australia to warn of dangerous coral reefs off the coast.
Tumbulgum is a small, peaceful village situated on the banks of the Tweed River. Its name is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘meeting of the waters’ as the town sits at the meeting of the Rous River and Tweed River.
As one of the first settlements in the valley, Tumbulgum was originally a cedar logger’s settlement. Many of its early buildings were constructed of red cedar and are now gazetted by the National Trust. Today, activity at Tumbulgum centres on the river and hire boats are available for exploring the beautiful Rous River, one of the little known treasures of the Tweed. The ‘Tumby Pub’ as known to locals, is one of the attractions of the Tweed Valley with great food, a magnificent building and a perfect location on the Tweed River. It was the first pub in the area and has been licensed since 1887.
The area of Tucki Tucki is known for its Nature Reserve that was created in 1958 to preserve the local koala population and its habitat. The residents of the Tucki district formed a committee and four hectares of land adjacent to the Tucki Public School were planted with a variety of trees to provide food and shelter for the district’s diminishing koala population. In 1967 the land came under the control of the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service and was named the Tucki Tucki Nature Reserve. The reserve can be accessed via Wyrallah Road and is a 15 minute drive from Lismore.