About Woolgoolga
Whale Watch Headland
The Woolgoolga Headland offers an unequalled, 250-degree panorama of the ocean from which visitors can effectively sit in their cars and watch whales on their migratory journey. This is not possible anywhere else.
In addition, the Solitary Islands provide a backdrop and visual perspective from the Woolgoolga Headland that is without equal.
Land based whale watching is whale friendly and what better place to view this wonderful spectacle than at Whale Watch Headland.
Solitary Island Marine Park
Solitary Islands Marine Park is a small group of islands, stretching for about 75 km along the Coffs Coast, from Muttonbird Island in the south to Plover Island in the north.
The Solitary Islands provide protection for marine species while providing idyllic conditions for diving, fishing and whale watching.
Near Coffs Harbour, some 550 km north of Sydney.
Why go there?
The largest marine protected area in New South Wales is scenically dramatic above the waterline, with blue-green seas swirling around jagged islands, and beaches in sandy coves.
Below the waterline, Solitary Islands Marine Park is one of Australia’s top scuba diving environments. Divers swim with turtles, photograph shoals of multi-coloured fish and glide past banks of rainbow-hued coral. The park’s astounding marine diversity derives from the convergence of two great ocean currents: the warmer waters of the East Australian Current, flowing from the tropical Coral Sea; and the cooler northward flow from the Tasman Sea.
More than 550 species of fish, four turtle species and various marine mammals cruise around 90 species of coral and a host of active ascidians (better known as sea squirts). Each autumn and winter, humpback whales make their way north to calve in warmer waters.
In spring, they turn and head south again to their Antarctic feeding grounds. Coffs Harbour, and the seas around Solitary Islands Marine Park, are among the best locations in Australia for whale watching, by land and by sea.
Visitors to Solitary Islands Marine Park can camp in the adjacent Yuraygir National Park (north of Red Rock), or stay in Coffs Harbour, Woolgoolga, Wooli, Red Rock and other places nearby.
Sherwood Nature Reserve
Landscapes range from rugged sandstone escarpments and coastal ridges with dry open forests and heaths to subtropical rainforest gullies. These differing habitats provide refuge to a diversity of species including sooty and powerful owls, giant barred frogs and leaf-tailed geckoes. Lovely panoramic views over the Orara Valley can be enjoyed from the escarpment while the Woolgoolga Creek area in the southern section contains one of the few coastal subtropical rainforest remnants on the north coast of NSW.
Yuraygir National Park
60 kilometres of striking cliffs, rocky headlands, isolated beaches and quiet lake systems, set against a backdrop of forests, heaths, estuaries and wetlands, make Yuraygir the longest stretch of undeveloped coastline in NSW.
Pet Porpoise Pool
Visit the award winning Pet Porpoise Pool, a marine park in Coffs Harbour NSW.
We are an active rescue and rehabilitation centre for marine animals, working closely with National Parks and Wildlife.
Have your photo taken shaking 'hands' with our Dolphins or pat and play 'ball' with them before or after a show - our Dolphins love the interaction.
Be kissed by an adorable Seal or have fun in the water with the Dolphins.
Be touched by the gentleness of these amazing mammals closely with National Parks and Wildlife.
Golden Dog Pub, Glenreagh
The Golden Dog is a village pub with a friendly atmosphere and plenty of cold beer! Drive out, sample a counter lunch, relax and unwind in the Beer Garden. While at "the dog" you will most likely rub shoulders with some of Glenreagh's more colourful characters and timbergetters.
The Billycan Bistro is open every day plus Friday and Saturday evenings.
Family fun is assured at Glenreagh with river swims, BBQ's, tennis courts, pool and PubTab for Dad. Come rain, hail, flood or fog, you can't go past the Golden Dog.
Two Tails Winery, Glenreagh
Two Tails Wines is located in Nana Glen in the Northern Rivers wine area of New South Wales North Coast, near Coffs Harbour.
Their wines include villard blanc, chardonnay, chambourcin and jacquez are produced from other varieties obtained from other regions.
Woolgoolga
Woolgoolga Woopi to the locals - is known for its large Sikh population, whose ancestors came here around the time of Federation. The landmark Guru Nanak Sikh Temple, a huge and imposing white structure, is the town's main attraction. |
