Jindabyne
On the eastern side of the Kosciuszko National Park, Jindabyne sits on the lake formed through the damming of the Snowy… Read More »Jindabyne
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New South Wales
The state of New South Wales consists of just over 800,000 square kilometers on Australia’s east coast, sitting between Queensland to the north and the border of the Murray River, with Victoria to the South.
The state has the largest population in Australia at around 7.8 million with most of these persons living in the coastal Greater Sydney area. The Greater Sydney area was also the first point of European contact, with the explorer James Cook landing there in 1770 and then a penal colony established in 1788. It was the first and major point of administration for British colonization of the far South Pacific, in fact.
The state comprises a narrow beautiful coastline that meets with the spectacular mountains and plateaus of the Great Dividing Range. Over the range is the western slopes consisting of fertile farming lands before meeting the arid outback of the western plains.
Charlotte Pass
Australia’s highest ski resort A popular ski resort in the Kosciuszko National Park, Charlotte Pass is the highest in Australia… Read More »Charlotte Pass
Selwyn Snow Resort
Located in the north of the Snowy Mountains and the Kosciuszko National Park, the Selwyn Snow Resort is an ideal… Read More »Selwyn Snow Resort
Blowering Reservoir
In the very north west of the Snow Mountains, the Blowering Reservoir is where the Tumut River was dammed in… Read More »Blowering Reservoir
Cooma
On the Monaro Plains directly east of the Snowy Mountains and at the junction of the Snowy Mountains Highway and… Read More »Cooma
Tumbarumba
On the edge of the Riverina region, the quaint township of Tumbarumbah, ‘The gem of the Highlands,’ is an ideal… Read More »Tumbarumba
Lake Eucumbene
A lake formed by the damming of the Eucumbene River as part of diverting water for the Snow Mountains Scheme… Read More »Lake Eucumbene
Byron Bay
Just an hour south of Tweed Heads and the Queensland border, the subtropical resort township of Byron Bay is famous… Read More »Byron Bay
Coffs Harbour
North of Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour is the major city of the North Coast, next to Newcastle. On what is… Read More »Coffs Harbour
Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie is one of the larger townships of the North Coast and sits on the estuary of the Hastings… Read More »Port Macquarie
Lord Howe Island
Six hundred kilometers directly east of Port Macquarie, in the Pacific Ocean, is the remnant of a long past volcano,… Read More »Lord Howe Island
Tweed Heads
The most northern coastal town on the NSW North Coast, at the mouth of Tweed River and sharing the Queensland… Read More »Tweed Heads
Forster
Just north of the Myall Lakes and on a long coastal peninsula that separates the Wallis Lake from the ocean, Forster is… Read More »Forster
Crowdy Bay National Park
South of Port Macquarie, the Crowdy Bay National Park is 15 kilometers of pristine beaches between Diamond Head and Crowdy… Read More »Crowdy Bay National Park
Arakoon National Park
Between Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour, with its 18th century gaol at Trial Bay, the Arakoon National Park is one… Read More »Arakoon National Park
Norfolk Island
Around 1,500 kilometers due east of the New South Wales north coast and part of a submerged South Pacific mountain… Read More »Norfolk Island
Broken Hill
In the far west of the New South Wales outback and almost on the South Australian border, Broken Hill has… Read More »Broken Hill
Lightning Ridge
Northeast of Bourke and almost on the Queensland border, the opal mining town of Lightning Ridge contains the world’s largest deposit of… Read More »Lightning Ridge
Wilcannia
Wilcannia was once an important port along the Darling River and in fact the third largest inland port in Australia… Read More »Wilcannia
Kinchega National Park
South East of Broken Hill and adjacent to the Menindee Lakes system, the Kinchega National Park was formerly part of the oldest sheep station… Read More »Kinchega National Park