Northern Rivers
The Northern Rivers region is on the far North Coast of New South Wales, stretching from Grafton to the Tweed on the Queensland border.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Byron Bay and Lismore.
Byron Bay
Byron Bay is a coastal town famous for its enthusiastic wellness movement and celebrities in the Northern Rivers ‘Rainbow Region’ of New South Wales, just off the M1 Pacific Motorway, approximately 800 km north of Sydney and 175 km south of Brisbane.
Lismore
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Lismore is a city of 29,000 in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales For the island in Scotland, see Isle of Lismore…
Grafton
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Grafton is a city in northern New South Wales, Australia. One of Australia's most beautiful provincial cities, Grafton is renowned for its jacaranda trees, graceful old buildings, sporting and cultural facilities, and its location on the banks of the Clarence River.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah.
Tweed Heads
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Tweed Heads and Coolangatta are twin towns on the border between north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland. Coolangatta is in Queensland and part of the Gold Coast City.
Murwillumbah
Murwillumbah is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire, on the Tweed River. Sitting on the south eastern foothills of the McPherson Range in the Tweed Volcano valley, Murwillumbah is 848 km north-east of Sydney, 13 km south of the Queensland border and 132 km south of Brisbane.
Ballina
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Ballina is a coastal town, just south of Byron Bay and Lennox Head in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.
Yamba
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Yamba is a coastal town of 6,000 people in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Yamba is a great stop off between Sydney and Brisbane. This beachside town has one of Australia's most famous surf breaks.
Border Ranges National Park
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The Border Ranges National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. A small portion of the national park is also located in South East Queensland.
Evans Head
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Evans Head is a town in Richmond Valley Council of the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Evans Head had a population of 2,843 people.
Nimbin
Nimbin is a village in northern New South Wales, 30 km from Lismore and an hour's drive from Byron Bay. Nimbin is a centre of alternative lifestyle and culture and is a Sister City to Woodstock, USA.
Nightcap National Park
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Nightcap National Park is a national park in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.
Mullumbimby
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Mullumbimby, locally nicknamed Mullum, is a town in the Byron Shire in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It promotes itself as "The Biggest Little Town in Australia".
Wollumbin National Park
Wollumbin National Park is in the Tweed Coast Hinterland on the North Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
Lennox Head
Lennox Head is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. The town is known for its surfing, windsurfing and kite sailing. It has a relaxed village atmosphere with great restaurants, sidewalk cafes and shops.
Casino
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Casino is a town in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia, with a population of 12,298 people at the 2021 census. It lies on the banks of the Richmond River and is situated at the junction of the Bruxner Highway and the Summerland Way.
Mebbin National Park
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Mebbin National Park is a national park in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Park as part of the Shield Volcano Group of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.
Bangalow
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Bangalow is a village in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It is near Lismore, Nimbin, and about an hour's drive inland from Byron Bay.
Mallanganee National Park
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Mallanganee National Park is a world-heritage national park in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. It is part of the Focal Group of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. It is not a particularly huge park, with its area only 11.44 km2.
Ocean Shores
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Ocean Shores is in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales in Australia. This guide covers the nearby towns of New Brighton, Brunswick Heads and South Golden Beach, including the village of Wooyung which are located just near Ocean Shores.
New Italy
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New Italy, initially named Cèa Venessia, is a small township of 187 in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. It's a popular stopover for travellers heading north along the Pacific Motorway from Sydney towards Brisbane.
Northern Rivers
- Type: region
- Description: region of New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “North Coast”
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-29° or 29° southLongitude
153.117° or 153° 7′ 1″ eastOpen location code
5R3M2428+2QWikidata ID
Q3010637
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“Northern Rivers” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北海岸 (新南威尔士州)”
- Chinese: “北海岸”
- French: “Côte Nord”
- French: “Région des rivières du Nord”
- Italian: “Northern Rivers”
- Japanese: “ノーザン・リバース”
- Japanese: “ノーザンリバーズ”
- Persian: “نورثرن ریورز”
- Portuguese: “Northern Rivers”
- Slovenian: “Northern Rivers”
- Spanish: “Northern Rivers”
- Venetian: “Northern Revers”
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