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Dutchmans Beach  

A gorgeous white sandy beach surrounded by casuarina and eucalyptus trees. A very secluded spot with gentle waters making it a popular beach with families. Plenty of shaded picnic areas and both electric and wood BBQ's with children’s play equipmen ...

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Fly Point Halifax Park Aquatic Reserve  

The Fly Point-Halifax Park Aquatic Reserve was declared in January 1983. This reserve lies between Fly Point and Nelson Head, it extends from the mean high watermark to 500 metres off shore. A small area between the two jetties at Little Beach is not ...

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Nelson Bay Heritage Walk  

This scenic walk highlights 40 historical sites between Dutchman's Bay and Little Beach, including part of the original gravel road from Newcastle and the towns first cemetery with Chinese fisherman's graves. The walk ends at the inner lighthouse at ...

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Nelson Head Inner Lighthouse  

Multiple Heritage Award Winner! The Reserve: Nelson Head Lighthouse Cottage and Rescue Station Reserve, nestling within its white picket fence, is situated on a lawned headland that rises some 53 metres (175 feet) just inside the entrance to Port S ...

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Port Stephens Native Flora Garden  

Located at the crest of Fly Point Park, the Native Flora Gardens are tended by volunteer community members with the help of Ngioka Centre staff. The gardens have local and other Australian native flora, various species of plants, wines, trees (inclu ...

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Toboggan Hill Park  

Toboggan Hill Park is set amongst natural bush, just off Salamander Way at Nelson Bay. Tobogganing is suitable for all the family as each toboggan is equipped with brakes so you control the speed of descent, slow to thrilling! Children under eight m ...

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Cow Bay Beach

Cow Bay Beach, where rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef cowbayhomestay | 2009-02-04 | Cow Bay Beach, north of the Daintree River in Far North Queensland is on the Daintree Coast. Here two World Heritage areas come together in a spectacular fashion: Daintree Rainforest meets The Great Barrier Reef. | read more

Finding Utopia in Hervey Bay

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Keswick Island, Whitsunday's

Keswick Island's Basil Bay Beach keswickisland | 2009-01-18 | Information & history about Keswick & neighbouring Islands in the Cumberland Group. | read more

Australia: Love at first sight - Perth

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Thornton’s Beach at Cape Tribulation

The beach and us marief | 2009-01-19 | A beautiful isolated beach in Tropical North Queensland with historical reference to Captain Cook's discovery of the Eastern Coast of Australia | read more

Australia: Love at first sight - Exmouth

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Surfing at Shipsterns Bluff, Marion Bay, SE Tasmania

Shipsterns is close to the popular town and beach of Marion Bay Beachbreaks | 2009-02-15 | Shipsterns Bluff , 'The Stern' or "shippies" has put South East Tasmania firmly on the world surfing map. The wave is considered as one of the worlds heaviest, and with good reason. | read more

 

 

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