New South Wales
So much to do, so close to home.
Hanging Rock Lookout
Travel Tips:
New South Wales enjoys a sunny climate with mild winters and warm summers, perfect for making the most of outdoor adventures. When it heats up in summer it’s a great time to get out and explore the beaches. The autumn months are mild and can see cooler temperatures with crisp mornings. The weather in winter is frequently cold with frosty nights. Spring brings us warmer days and mild nights and is perfect for enjoying spring time festivals.
Temperatures
Autumn: (March - May)
Sydney Max Temperature: 20-25
Canberra Max Temperature: 16-25
Winter: (June - August)
Sydney Max Temperature: 18-16
Canberra Max Temperature: 12-13
Spring: (September - November)
Sydney Max Temperature: 24-22
Canberra Max Temperature: 23-17
Summer: (December - February)
Sydney Max Temperature: 26
Canberra Max Temperature: 26-29
*these are average temperatures
New England North West
Tamworth - The Big Golden Guitar, Welders Dog, Oxley Scenic Lookout, Williamsburg Burgers
Nundle - gold and sapphire fossicking, Saks on Jenkins, The Woollen Mill, Nundle State Forest , The annual Nundle Go for Gold Chinese Easter Festival
Gunnedah - Sunburnt Treasures - second hand store with plenty of goods to offer, Boonalla Cave, Lake Keepit
Moree - Hot springs and waterways at Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre, Take a tour of Stahmann Pecan Nut Farm, Bank Art Museum
Big Golden Guitar, Tamworth
Emu at Marsupial Park, Tamworth
The Hunter
Hunter Valley - combine fine wine and good food, hot air ballooning
Newcastle - Shopping, beaches, Bathers Way
Nelson Bay -Dolphin and whale watching
Lake Macquarie - Watagons National Park (waterfalls, rainforest gullies, bushwalking trails)
Hot Air Ballooning in The Hunter
Hunter Valley Driving Range
Tyrrells Wines, The Hunter
Hot Air Balloon, The Hunter
Beyond Ballooning, The Hunter
Jefferson Park, Merewether
North Coast
Byron Bay - See Australia’s most easterly point.
Port Macquarie - See the world’s first Koala Hospital
Coffs Harbour - The iconic Big Banana
Yamba - A quiet getaway, you can whale watch, relax, enjoy the beaches and experience great restaurants such as Indian Fusion Tapas Bar, Sassafras Pasta & Pizza and The Mexican.
Whale Watching in Yamba
Yamba
Yamba
Kite Surfing in Yamba
Yamba
Docks at Yamba
Central West & Orana
Dubbo Area - Visit the Taronga Western Plains Zoo and the Warrumbungle National Park or the famous Wellington Caves and Phosphate Mines
Bathurst - Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit, the National Motor Racing Museum, Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum
Central Coast
Central Coast is home to a range of National Parks: Popran National Park, Bouddi National Park, Wyrrabalong National Park
The Entrance, home of the daily Pelican Feed
Get an up close experience with wildlife at The Australian Reptile Park
Illawarra-Shoalhaven
Wollongong - Ocean Bridge tourist drive, huge range of great restaurants such as Samaras Restaurant Wollongong and Amigos Mexican Restaurant.
Jervis Bay - Said to have some of the whitest sandy beaches, local dolphins, and Noctiluca scintillans Bioluminescence (notoriously hard to predict when to see it making it a rare beauty to catch on a holiday)
Ocean Bridge, Wollongong
Look out over Wollongong
Beaches in Wollongong
Killalea Reserve
Greater Sydney
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Opera House
Luna Park
Taronga Zoo
Bondi Beach
View of Sydney
Sydney Opera House
View of Sydney
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