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Killabakh Nature Reserve

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Applies from Thu 30 Mar 2023, 9.00am to Mon 3 Apr 2023, 4.30pm. Last reviewed: Fri 31 Mar 2023, 4.22pm

Closed areas: Threlfall Walking Track and Gara Gorge Lookout are closed due to flooding

Threlfall Walking Track and Gara Gorge Lookout are closed until Monday 3 April 2023 at 4:30pm due to flooding.

For further information please contact Armidale office on (02) 6738 9100, or Walcha office on 6777 4700.

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Applies from Mon 27 Mar 2023, 4.00pm to Thu 6 Apr 2023, 4.30pm. Last reviewed: Thu 30 Mar 2023, 4.04pm

Closed areas: Edgars Lookout and Picnic Area are Closed

Edgars Lookout and picnic area are closed until Thursday 6 April 2023 at 4:30pm for maintenance to the lookout structure.

For further information contact Armidale office on (02) 6738 9100, or Walcha office on (02) 6777 4700.

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Applies from Mon 25 Jul 2022, 10.29am to Fri 30 Jun 2023, 10.30am. Last reviewed: Tue 28 Mar 2023, 9.50am

Closed areas: Cockerawombeeba Road and trail closed for repairs

Cockerawombeeba Road and trail are closed until further notice due to extensive flood damage.

There is no access from Plateau Beech campground south, through to Forbes River Road.

The road will re-open once the Forestry Corporation completes repairs.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, please contact the local office on 02 6588 5555.

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Applies from Mon 27 Mar 2023, 4.00pm. Last reviewed: Mon 27 Mar 2023, 12.28pm

Closed areas: Areas closed for aerial pest control operation

Some areas of Oxley Wild Rivers National Park are closed from 4:00 pm, Monday 27 March to 7:00 am, Wednesday 29 March 2023 for an aerial pest control operation. The closed areas are:

  • Riverside campground
  • Budds Mare to Riverside walking track
  • Youdale's campground
  • Mary's View Lookout

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the NPWS Walcha office on 6777 4700.

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Applies from Mon 22 Mar 2021, 12.55pm. Last reviewed: Tue 21 Mar 2023, 9.00am

Closed parks: Reserves closed due to severe weather event

Update Feb 2023: Contractors have commenced work on the landslips in The Glen NR, with the bridge/culvert works to follow. The Glen  Nature Reserve remains closed due to a number of failed bridges/culverts.

A number of NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service reserves are closed to vehicles until further notice due to damage from severe weather event. These include:

  • The Glen Nature Reserve

Landslips, collapsed bridges and culverts and hazardous trees have been reported across many areas. For your safety, please avoid these reserves until damage assessments can be made and any safety issues rectified. 

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For further information, please call the NPWS Gloucester area office on 02 6538 5300.

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Applies from Wed 8 Mar 2023, 2.25pm to Wed 5 Apr 2023, 5.00pm. Last reviewed: Sun 26 Mar 2023, 10.40am

Closed areas: Marlo Merrican Road partly closed for bridge works

Marlo Merrican Road will be closed from the Clairfield Dungay Creek Road and Purchase Road intersection to Cooperabung Range Road from 7:00am Wednesday 8th March 2023 to 5:00pm Wednesday 5th April 2023 for bridge replacement works.

For further information please contact the Port Macquarie NPWS Office on (02) 6588 5555.

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Applies from Fri 3 Jun 2022, 10.19am. Last reviewed: Thu 23 Mar 2023, 8.28am

Safety alerts: Detour to Bird Tree Picnic Area

Access to Bird Tree Picnic Area in Middle Brother National Park is currently affected by a landslip on Grey Gum Ridge Road.

Park visitors can access Bird Tree Picnic Area by using Haydons Road off the Pacific Highway, which then joins Stoney Creek Trail and Grey Gum Ridge Road to access the picnic area from the north. There is no access to Bird Tree Picnic Area from Grey Gum Ridge Road south of Bird Tree Picnic Area (towards the towers) due to this land slip.

For further information please contact the Port Macquarie NPWS Office on (02) 6588 5555.

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Applies from Tue 14 Feb 2023, 3.49pm to Sun 30 Jun 2024, 10.00am. Last reviewed: Wed 15 Mar 2023, 8.35am

Closed areas: Upper Avon Road closed due to severe weather event

Update Feb 2023: Contractors have completed work on the landslips in Berrico NR, with the bridge/culvert works to follow. Upper Avon Road in Berrico Nature Reserve is currently closed to all vehicles between Berrico Road and Berrico Creek Road. This is due to the failure of an old log culverts and bridges.

A number of NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service reserves have closures to vehicles due to damage from severe weather events. These include:

  • Berrico Nature Reserve
  • The Glen Nature Reserve

Landslips, collapsed bridges and culverts and hazardous trees have been reported across many areas. For your safety, please avoid these reserves until damage assessments can be made and any safety issues rectified.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For further information, please call the NPWS Gloucester area office on 02 6538 5300.

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Applies from Tue 31 Jan 2023, 8.57am to Fri 30 Jun 2023, 12.00am. Last reviewed: Tue 7 Mar 2023, 9.21am

Closed areas: Areas in Bago Bluff national park closed due to flood damage

The following areas are closed due to damage caused by widespread flooding:

  • north-western sector
  • Butchers Yard Road
  • Green Wattle Trail
  • Lemon Tree Road

These areas will re-open once repairs are completed

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local park office.

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Applies from Sun 8 Nov 2020, 3.50pm. Last reviewed: Mon 13 Mar 2023, 11.33am

Closed parks: No entry to Innes Ruins Historic Site

Innes Ruins is closed to public entry except by guided tour. Penalties apply for non-compliance.

For more information, contact the local NPWS office.

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Applies from Tue 13 Oct 2020, 11.53am. Last reviewed: Tue 7 Mar 2023, 8.54am

Other planned events: Camping at Bretti Reserve

Bretti Reserve is a MidCoast Council managed campground. It is not attached to the National Parks and Wildlife Service Bretti Nature Reserve.

For information about camping at Bretti Reserve please call the MidCoast Visitor Information Centre in Gloucester on 1800 802 692 or follow the link below.

https://barringtoncoast.com.au/directory/bretti-reserve 

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Applies from Wed 21 Dec 2022, 11.45am to Fri 30 Jun 2023, 11.47am. Last reviewed: Sun 26 Mar 2023, 10.40am

Closed areas: Kumbatine National Park & State Conservation Area part closure

The following areas of this park and state conservation area are closed until further notice due to widespread flood damage:

  • West of Davis Road Access including Kumbatine Brook Road

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local NPWS office on 02 6588 5555.

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Applies from Sat 1 Oct 2022, 12.41pm to Fri 30 Jun 2023, 11.59pm. Last reviewed: Tue 7 Mar 2023, 9.24am

Closed areas: Areas closed due to weather damage

The following areas are closed from 1 October 2022 due to damage caused by ongoing weather events:

  • Wilsons River Bridge on Hastings Forest Way
  • North Wilson Road
  • Waterfall Walk
  • Botanic Walk

Access to the Banda Banda Aboretum is open however extreme caution should be exercised. The trail becomes very slippery in damp or even misty weather and there is an increased risk of fallen trees blocking the trail. There are limited places to turn around safely if the trail is blocked. Visitors are encouraged to walk in to the Arboretum rather than drive.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local park office on 02 6588 5555.

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Applies from Thu 17 Dec 2020, 2.03pm. Last reviewed: Thu 16 Mar 2023, 9.37am

Closed areas: Roto House closed

The historic Roto House within Roto House Historic Site is closed until further notice. Reopening planning is underway.

The grounds and carpark of Roto House Historic Site remain open to the public.

Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local NPWS office.

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