Applies from Wed 15 Nov 2023, 12.32pm to Fri 15 Dec 2023, 12.38pm. Last reviewed: Wed 22 Nov 2023, 3.46pm
Other planned events: Walking track evaluation camera survey
Please note that NPWS staff will be undertaking a walking track survey in this location from November to early December 2023.
The survey will involve NPWS staff carrying a 360-degree camera to visually record walking track features, as part of an annual asset maintenance assessment.
This information is to ensure quality safe NPWS walking tracks for public enjoyment.
You'll be able to identify this survey as NPWS staff will be dressed in uniform carrying an above-head mounted camera.
NPWS respects your privacy. If you do not wish to be filmed, please respectfully ask the NPWS staff member to pause the camera until you pass out of camera frame.
The survey will be undertaken across multiple parks during November 2023, so will involve only very minimal time at each location and will be scheduled outside peak visitation times, so the survey it is unlikely to affect visitors.
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Applies from Fri 17 Nov 2023, 4.27pm to Fri 22 Dec 2023, 4.28pm. Last reviewed: Fri 17 Nov 2023, 4.31pm
Closed areas: Hat Head National Park closed due to Bushfires
Some parts of Hat Head National Park are closed due to bushfire. The closed areas are:
- Russells Trail
- McGuires Crossing
Do not enter the closed areas. Penalties apply for non-compliance.
For more information, contact the local NPWS office on 02 6566 6168 or visit the Rural Fire Service website.
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Applies from Mon 1 Mar 2021, 11.38am. Last reviewed: Tue 10 Oct 2023, 11.35am
Closed areas: Area permanently closed - Mermaid Pools
Access to Mermaid Pools is permanently closed including for swimming. Sudden large swells and tides create major waves that wash over the rocks and pools.
Do not access this area. The severe conditions at this site have caused a number of significant injuries and deaths in the past.
Mermaid Pools have never been a designated visitor site due to the extreme nature of the surf and tides at this location. There is no approved public access walking track to Mermaid Pools.
For further information call the NPWS Verges Creek area office on 02 6561 6700.
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