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Following heavy rainfall, flooding and damaging winds across the Mid-North Coast and Hunter region most national parks, campgrounds, and day use areas will remain closed for safety.

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Barnetts lookout

Berowra Valley National Park

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West Head lookout

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South Head

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Middle Head – Gubbuh Gubbuh

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North Head

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Allen Strom lookout

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Gerrin Point lookout

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Staples lookout

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Warrah lookout

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Arabanoo lookout at Dobroyd Head

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Dadar lookout

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Ganyi lookout

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Marang lookout

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Toorongong lookout

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Burragula lookout

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Yiningma lookout

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Nearby things to do

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Aboriginal Heritage walk

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Barrenjoey Lighthouse

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Bobbin Head

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Bouddi coastal walk

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Bouddi Ridge explorer

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Bradleys Head to Chowder Bay walk

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Cruise

d'Albora Akuna Bay

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Davidson Park picnic area and boat ramp

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Cruise

Empire Marina Bobbin Head

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Great North walk - Berowra Valley National Park

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Great North walk - Brisbane Water National Park

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Great North walk – Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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Great North walk - Lane Cove National Park

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Cycle

Pennant Hills West Pymble fire trail

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Tommos loop and Rocky Ponds cycling loop

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Lyrebird Gully circuit

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Akuna Bay

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Cascades trail

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Connecting to Country at Bobbin Head

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Maitland Bay track

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Middle Head Gubbuh-Gubbuh to Georges Head walking track

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South Head Heritage trail

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Sphinx Memorial to Bobbin Head loop track

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Hornby Lighthouse

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Somersby Falls picnic area

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Somersby Falls walking track

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248 trail

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America Bay walking track

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Apple Tree picnic area

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Bairne walking track

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Basin Aboriginal art site

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Birrawanna walking track

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Bobbin Head Visitor Centre

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Box Head track

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Bullimah Spur track

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Carter Creek picnic area

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Cattai picnic area

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Centre trail

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Commandment Rock picnic area

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Devines Hill loop

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Fibrosa and Crebra Pavilions

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Gahnia and Serrata mountain bike trails

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Georges Head

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Gibberagong walking track

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Girrakool loop track

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Girrakool picnic area

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Heath and Bare Creek trails

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Kalkari Discovery Centre

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Immersive stories

Kalkari discovery self-guided audio tour

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Kalkari discovery trail

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Longneck Lagoon walking track

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Maitland Bay Information Centre

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Picnic

Mill Creek picnic area

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Mount Ku-ring-gai track to Berowra Station

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Mount Olive trail

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Natural Bridge track to Davidson Park

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Patonga to Pearl Beach walking track

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Perimeter trail

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Resolute picnic area

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Rouse Hill Estate walk

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Rouse Hill picnic area and playground

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Salvation loop trail

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Scheyville Camp precinct

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Scheyville horse riding trails

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Sphinx Memorial

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Stepping Stone Crossing to Cascades trail

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Immersive stories

Sydney native habitats in 360

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Picnic

The Basin picnic area

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The Basin track and Mackerel track

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Topham walking track

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Wallaroo walking track

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Waratah walking track

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Cycle

Warrah Trig cycling loop

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Willunga Trig walking track

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Flannel Flower walking track

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Cycle

Strom loop

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Explore

Aboriginal cultural tours at The Basin

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Barrenjoey Lighthouse tour

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Bobbin Head pedal boat hire

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Bouddi group trail running sessions

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Bouddi guided Aboriginal heritage tours

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Bradleys Head guided walking tour in Sydney

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Brisbane Water Aboriginal cultural tour

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Ride

Canoelands Ridge horse riding trail

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Coba Ridge to Collingridge Point walking track

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Connect to Country in Ku-ring-gai National Park

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Eco cruises at Pittwater and Broken Bay

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Explore Pittwater guided tour

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Fairfax walk

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Flint and Steel track

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Forest therapy walk in Lane Cove National Park

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Great North walk stage 4: Into the gorge

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Great North walk stage 5: Hidden valleys part 1

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Guided bushwalks in Bouddi National Park

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Guided kayak tours at Manly Beach

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Guided walks in Sydney's national parks

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Hawkesbury farm-to-plate oyster tasting tours

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Hawkesbury to harbour walk: Stage 4

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Hawkesbury to harbour walk: Stage 5

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Horse riding adventures in Popran National Park

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Jenkins Kitchen

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Junior ranger: Bouddi coastal adventure tour

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Ku-ring-gai Chase electric hydrofoil experience

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Ku-ring-gai Chase guided bushwalks

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Ku-ring-gai Chase private boat tours

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Ku-ring-gai corporate leadership experiences

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Eat

Lane Cove National Park Cafe

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Luxury 3-day Sydney Harbour hiking tour

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Manly Beach sunset cycling tour

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Manly hiking tour

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Marramarra adventurous journeys with YouthAdvance

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Mitchell Park walking tracks

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Experience

New Year's Eve in Sydney Harbour

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Northern Beaches half-day birding tour

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South Head tunnels tour

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Spectacular Sydney Harbour National Park tour

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Sydney Harbour school holiday program

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Sydney top 10 hidden harbour beaches tours

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West Head army track

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Bakers Flat picnic area

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Casuarina Point picnic area

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Cottonwood Glen picnic area

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Daleys Point walking track

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Fiddens Wharf walking track

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Grass Tree circuit

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Halfway Point picnic area

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Haynes Flat picnic area

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Illoura picnic area

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Koonjeree picnic area

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Lobster Beach

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Moola picnic area

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Mooney Mooney nature walk

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Riverside walking track

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Rocky Point trail

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Wondabyne to Patonga walking track

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Berowra track to Apple Tree Bay

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Elvina trail

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11km walking track

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Bellamy fire trail

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Browns Forest loop trail

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Bulgandry Art Site Aboriginal Place

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Canoelands Ridge walking track

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Cattai Homestead and historic farm buildings

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Chowder Bay – Gooree

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Cobblers Beach

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Collins Flat Beach

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Davidson Park to Stepping Stone Crossing walk

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Grotto Point Aboriginal engraving site

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Grotto Point Lighthouse

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Harbour Bridge to The Spit Bridge walking track

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Hominy Creek walking track

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Jenkins Hill picnic area

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Lady Bay Beach

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Manly scenic walkway

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Marramarra Ridge to Smugglers Ridge walking track

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Migrant Heritage walk

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Mitchell Park picnic area

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Mount Colah Station to Pymble Station cycle route

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Old Great North Road - World Heritage walk

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Piles Creek loop

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Pipeline and Bungaroo tracks to Stepping Stones Crossing

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Place of Winds interpretive trail

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Red Hands Cave walking track - Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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Reef Beach

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Seaforth Oval to Natural Bridge track

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Second Ponds Creek walk

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Tunks Hill picnic area

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Wallumatta loop trail

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Georges Head and Obelisk Casemates

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Inner Middle Head

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Outer Middle Head

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Volunteer

Bouddi bushcare

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Chase Alive Discovery program

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Cockle Bay bush regeneration

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Corporate volunteer program: Lane Cove

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Corporate volunteer program: Middle Head

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Friends of Mitchell Park bushcare

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Garigal bushcare

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Gentlemans Halt bushcare camp

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Itinerary

Itinerary: Central Coast

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Junior ranger: Bobbin Head

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Lane Cove National Park bushcare

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Maitland Bay Information Centre volunteers

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Marramarra Creek bushcare camp

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Mourawaring Moors bushcare

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Volunteer

Pittwater Bush regeneration

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Nearby camping and accommodation

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Cattai campground

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Lane Cove cabins

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Lane Cove caravan park

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Lane Cove glamping

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The Basin campground

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Middle Head Officers Quarters

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Gentlemans Halt campground

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Marramarra Creek campground

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Mill Creek campground

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Putty Beach campground

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Tallow Beach campground

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Q Station

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Twin Beaches campground

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Nearby parks

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Bouddi National Park

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Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

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Lane Cove National Park

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Sydney Harbour National Park

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Berowra Valley National Park

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Brisbane Water National Park

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Cattai National Park

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Dharug National Park

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Garigal National Park

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Marramarra National Park

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Muogamarra Nature Reserve

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Parr State Conservation Area

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Popran National Park

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Rouse Hill Regional Park

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Scheyville National Park

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Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve

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Wallumatta Nature Reserve

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Berowra Valley Regional Park

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Cockle Bay Nature Reserve

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Comleroy Flora Reserve

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Dural Nature Reserve

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Howe Aboriginal Area

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Lion Island Nature Reserve

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Long Island Nature Reserve

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Maroota Historic Site

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Maroota Ridge State Conservation Area

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Mooney Mooney Aboriginal Area

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Mount Kuring-gai Aboriginal Area

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Newington Nature Reserve

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Parramatta River Regional Park

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Pelican Island Nature Reserve

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Pitt Town Nature Reserve

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Prospect Nature Reserve

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Rileys Island Nature Reserve

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Saratoga Island Nature Reserve

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Spectacle Island Nature Reserve

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Wisemans Ferry Historic Site

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NYE in Sydney Harbour

Celebrate the New Year with the best views of Sydney's famous New Year's Eve fireworks. Sydney Harbour National Park offers fantastic vantage points for a spectacular panorama of the city skyline.

NYE 2014 at Bradleys Head in Sydney Harbour National Park. Photo: John Spencer/OEH
Barnetts lookout

Park info

  • in Berowra Valley National Park in the Sydney and surrounds region
    • Berowra Valley National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger
    • Crosslands Reserve is open 8am to 7.30pm during daylight savings and 9am to 5pm the rest of the year
    • Barnetts Road Reserve and the lookout is closed from sunset to sunrise
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