Current alerts in this area
Last reviewed: Sat 16 March 2024, 10.24am
Applies from Wed 12 Apr 2017, 11.03am.
Last reviewed: Fri 8 Mar 2024, 9.33am.
Other planned events: Yuraygir coastal walk river crossing contacts
The Yuraygir coastal walk river crossing contact details are:
- Wooli River crossing - call 0439 409 909
- Sandon River crossing - call 0407 362 118
- Corindi/Red Rock River crossing - no commercial service available
For further information please call the NPWS Grafton area office on 02 6641 1500.
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Applies from Mon 11 Mar 2024, 4.19pm
to Thu 21 Mar 2024, 4.20pm.
Last reviewed: Thu 7 Mar 2024, 4.23pm.
Other planned events: Easter Road Maintenance Sandon and Lake Arragan Access Roads
Easter road maintenance grading is scheduled for the Lake Arragan and Sandon River campground access roads. Park visitors should anticipate earthmoving equipment operating on these roads with potential short delays. NPWS staff will be on site.
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Applies from Thu 29 Feb 2024, 4.46pm
to Fri 22 Mar 2024, 6.00pm.
Last reviewed: Sat 16 Mar 2024, 10.24am.
Closed areas: Yuraygir National Park partial closure
Yuraygir National Park is closed from 6am, Monday 18 March to 6pm, Friday 22 March 2024 for an aerial pest control operation.
The affected areas include:
- Bosches Waterhole Road
- Sandon Village Back track and strategic management trails which will be signposted.
Yuraygir Coastal Walk will remain open to the public.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the NPWS Grafton area office on 02 6641 1500.
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Applies from Tue 9 Jan 2024, 9.31am
to Sun 30 Jun 2024, 9.33am.
Last reviewed: Wed 31 Jan 2024, 1.06pm.
Closed areas: Rocky Point track steps closed
Rocky Point walking track stairs are closed from Tuesday 1 January to Sunday 30 June 2024 for upgrade works.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local NPWS office.
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Applies from Mon 1 Jan 2024, 9.15am
to Sun 30 Jun 2024, 11.00pm.
Last reviewed: Wed 10 Jan 2024, 11.17am.
Other planned events: Notice of fox baiting program
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is conducting an ongoing ground baiting program in Yuraygir National Park from Monday 1 January 2024 to Sunday 30 June 2024.
The operation will use 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of foxes. The program is designed to minimise fox impacts on wildlife, especially threatened species. Signs will be placed at the entry to the baiting area. Domestic pets are not permitted in NSW NPWS-managed lands. Pets and working dogs may be affected (1080 is lethal to cats and dogs) and should be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity and also must not enter the baiting location. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.
For more information, contact the NPWS Grafton area office on 02 6641 1500.
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Applies from Sat 16 Mar 2024, 7.00am. Last reviewed: Fri 15 Mar 2024, 12.04pm
Safety alerts: Woody Head - No line marking on main entrance road
Woody Head main entrance road has changed road conditions - no line marking. Take care and drive safely, caution speed bumps.
For more information, contact the local NPWS office.
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Applies from Tue 12 Mar 2024, 12.21pm to Sat 25 May 2024, 1.06pm. Last reviewed: Wed 13 Mar 2024, 9.26am
Closed areas: Dome Road temporary closures for road maintenance & Never Never Picnic Area
Some parts of this park will be periodically closed from 24th March to 24th May 2024, while Dome Road is being upgraded. Dome Road will be open every weekend. Dome Road will be open for the Easter long weekend and school holiday period. Periodic temporarily affected areas are:
- Dome Road
- Never Never Picnic Area
- Blackbutt Walking Track
- Casuarina Falls circuit
- Red Cedar Falls walking track
- Rosewood Creek walking trackSmith track
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local NPWS office on 6652 0900.
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Applies from Wed 17 Jan 2024, 3.42pm. Last reviewed: Wed 13 Mar 2024, 9.24am
Closed areas: Closed areas due to flood damage
Slingsbys trail is closed until further notice due to severe flooding causing damage to infrastructure (bridge).
The western part of Syndicate walking track is closed from Tuesday 16 January 2024 until further notice. NPWS staff are working to assess the damage and repair options. The area will reopen when safe.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the local area office on 02 6652 0900.
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Applies from Mon 18 Mar 2024, 6.00am to Thu 21 Mar 2024, 6.00pm. Last reviewed: Mon 18 Mar 2024, 9.04am
Closed parks: Park closed due to aerial pest control operation
Tabbimoble Swamp Nature Reserve, Bungawalbin National Park, Bungawalbin State Conservation Area and Bundjalung State Conservation Area will be closed from 8am, Monday 18 March to 5pm, Thursday 21 March for an aerial pest control operation. This program will target pigs. It aims to reduce the significant impact they have on native plants and animals including threatened species.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the Alstonville NPWS Office on (02) 6627 0200.
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Applies from Thu 29 Feb 2024, 4.33pm to Fri 22 Mar 2024, 4.43pm. Last reviewed: Sat 16 Mar 2024, 10.25am
Closed areas: Parts of Park closed due to aerial pest control operation
Bundjalung National Park is closed from 6am, Monday 18 March to 6pm, Friday 22 March 2024 for an aerial pest control operation. The areas closed include Ten Mile Beach, Ferry Crossing and the Esk River. Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the Grafton national park office 02 6641 1500.
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Applies from Mon 18 Mar 2024, 6.00am to Fri 22 Mar 2024, 6.00pm. Last reviewed: Tue 27 Feb 2024, 3.58pm
Closed parks: Park closed due to aerial pest control operation
Everlasting Swamp National Park and State Conservation Area is closed from 6am, Monday 18 March to 6pm, Friday 22 March 2024 for an aerial pest control operation. Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, contact the Grafton national park office 02 6641 1500.
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Applies from Wed 31 Jan 2024, 3.18pm to Fri 12 Apr 2024, 3.19pm. Last reviewed: Wed 21 Feb 2024, 1.48pm
Closed areas: Wonga walk partial closure
Wonga walk is closed between the Glade picnic area to the Crystal Shower Falls bridge from Thursday 1 February to Friday 12 April 2024 while the track is upgraded.
Access to Crystal Shower Falls is still available via the lower Wonga walk. All other sections of Wonga walk remain open.
For further information, contact the Coffs Coast area office on 02 6652 0900 or visit the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre.
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Applies from Wed 7 Feb 2024, 2.37pm to Wed 20 Mar 2024, 2.37pm. Last reviewed: Tue 12 Mar 2024, 12.13pm
Closed areas: Blackrocks-Mibanbah campground closed for aerial pest program
Mibanbah-Blackrocks campground will be closed from 10am, Sunday 17 March to 2pm, Wednesday 20 March for scheduled aerial pest control program in Bundjalung National Park. The campground is being closed for the safety of the public during the operation. Penalties apply for non-compliance.
For more information, contact the NPWS Richmond River area office on 02 6627 0200.
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Applies from Fri 11 Nov 2022, 8.31pm. Last reviewed: Fri 26 Jan 2024, 10.59am
Closed areas: Moonee Creek south bridge (Caravan park to Green Bluff access) closed
Moonee Creek (Sugar Mill Creek) Bridge is closed until further notice, due to damage from coastal erosion.
The bridge crossing provides access:
- To Reflections Holiday Park
- From Moonee south to Coffs Coast Regional Park, Green Bluff and Sapphire North.
Reflections Holiday Parks have closed the bridge until further notice, due to an engineering assessment deeming the bridge unsafe for pedestrians.
If you are planning to do the Solitary Islands coastal walk please reroute:
- West along Moonee Beach Road to the south-west corner of the shopping centre
- South along new concrete path on eastern side of Pacific Highway
- South onto southern end of North Solitary Drive
- East onto North Sapphire Road to the beach access at Beachstone Cafe
Green Bluff is alternatively accessible from the south via Rutile trail, off Ivory Circuit in North Sapphire.
Reflections Holiday Parks Moonee manages this bridge and is contactable on 02 6653 6552.
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Applies from Tue 25 Oct 2022, 3.50pm. Last reviewed: Tue 20 Feb 2024, 8.32am
Closed areas: Never Never picnic area shelter shed closed
Never Never picnic area shelter is closed until further notice due to damage sustained during extended wet weather. The shelter will be reconstructed in 2024.
Walking tracks and Never Never picnic area remain open. For further information call the NPWS Coffs Coast area office on 02 6652 0900.
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Applies from Wed 28 Sep 2022, 3.55pm. Last reviewed: Tue 20 Feb 2024, 8.33am
Closed areas: Doon Goonge campground closed
Doon Goonge campground is closed for public safety.
Alternate nearby campgrounds include Dalmorton, Thungutti, Cod Hole and Platypus Flat, that can be booked on the NPWS website.
For more information, contact the NPWS Coffs Coast area office on 02 6652 0900.
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Applies from Wed 26 Nov 2014, 4.28pm. Last reviewed: Mon 11 Mar 2024, 2.49pm
Closed areas: Road closure
Some areas of this park are closed until further notice due to the demolition of a bridge from a past flooding event.
The closed areas include the 4WD access to North Washpool, an area also known as Washpool rest area, entering from Baryulgil onto Collum Collum Road. The bridge is washed away at the junction of Washpool Creek and Collum Collum Road.
Please note:
- Washpool National Park’s 2WD entrance off Gwydir Highway onto Coachwood Drive and Washpool Forest Way is open.
- Bellbird campground, Coombadjha campground and the Granites lookout and picnic areas are accessible.
Penalties apply for non-compliance. For more information, please contact the NPWS Northern Tablelands Area office on 02 6739 0700 or visit the NSW National Parks safety page for park safety guidelines.
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Applies from Mon 21 Mar 2022, 10.41am. Last reviewed: Wed 7 Feb 2024, 7.43am
Closed areas: Suttons road closed permanently due to storm damage road failure
Suttons road is closed to vehicle traffic following the second major pavement collapse in an area of highly dispersible soils. Alternate access is via Granite Pit or McMullens roads.
For further information please contact the NPWS Coffs Coast area office on 02 6652 0900.
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Applies from Mon 24 Jul 2023, 2.39pm to Fri 24 Jul 2026, 2.39pm. Last reviewed: Mon 29 Jan 2024, 8.58am
Closed areas: West End of New England National Park closed
West end of New England National Park between Kilprotay Road & Hickeys Creek Road permanently closed.
For more information contact the local NPWS office on 02 6561 6700.
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Applies from Mon 24 Jul 2023, 2.42pm. Last reviewed: Sat 10 Feb 2024, 10.08am
Other planned events: Bongil Bongil NP Fox Baiting Program
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is conducting an ongoing ground baiting program in Bongil Bongil National Park from 10 August 2023 to 28 February 2024. The operation will use 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of foxes. The program is designed to minimise fox impacts on wildlife, especially threatened species. Signs will be placed at the entry to the baiting area. Domestic pets are not permitted in NSW NPWS-managed lands. Pets and working dogs may be affected (1080 is lethal to cats and dogs) and should be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance. Please contact the local Coffs Coast NPWS area office for more information on 02 6652 0900.
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Applies from Mon 24 Jul 2023, 2.08pm. Last reviewed: Sat 10 Feb 2024, 10.08am
Other planned events: Moonee Beach NR Fox Baiting Program
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is conducting a ground baiting program in Moonee Beach Nature Reserve from 10 August 2023 to 28 February 2024. The operation will use 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of foxes. The program is designed to minimise fox impacts on wildlife, especially threatened species. Signs will be placed at the entry to the baiting area. Domestic pets are not permitted in NSW NPWS-managed lands. Pets and working dogs may be affected (1080 is lethal to cats and dogs) and should be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity and also must not enter the baiting location. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance. Please contact the local Coffs Coast NPWS area office for more information on 02 6652 0900.
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Applies from Thu 27 Oct 2022, 1.15pm. Last reviewed: Tue 19 Mar 2024, 8.38am
Closed areas: New England National Park walking track closures
The following areas are closed for public safety, to allow NPWS to assess and manage rockfall hazards.
- Eagles Nest walking track
- All access to Weeping Rock
- The lower eastern section of Lyrebird track including Tree Fern Valley.
Works are currently underway to reopen Tree Fern valley.
For further information please contact the NPWS Coffs Coast area office on 02 6652 0900.
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