The story of how New Italy came to be is an interesting one that starts with a French nobleman, rather than in Italy, and was never meant to end in Australia, or even for Australia to be a part of it. The museum has stories of the Italian colony that formed New Italy and artifacts … Read more
Boorkoom is a campground in the central part of coastal Yuraygir National Park in New South Wales. The Yuraygir National Park is the largest coastal national park in NSW and has multiple sections to enter it from. Boorkoom is in the middle part of the national park between Sandon River and Wooli. Just north of … Read more
Illaroo is a campground in the Yuraygir National Park near Minnie Water, north of Wooli. Yuraygir is a large national park and requires accessing from several different locations. Illaroo sits between Sandon River Village and Wooli and is the northern most campground south of the Sandon River. The camping area is split into two parts, … Read more
Yuraygir National Park has multiple points to access the park and they are not all accessible to each other. This brown sign destination is for the section of Yuraygir National Park accessed near Brooms Head , using the exit at Maclean. Yuraygir National Park is between Yamba and Corindi (north of Coffs Harbour). With 65km … Read more
Brooms Head is a rocky outcrop on the north coast of NSW, with a caravan park and small seaside town. You can drive directly to the top of the headland of Brooms Head and view the coast north and south from the high point on the coast. The head of Brooms Head is rugged and … Read more
The Stone Cottage Museum started when the cottage was resumed by the council in 1969 for non-payment of rates and given to the historical society in 1973 for use as a museum for Maclean. In 1988, funding through a grant and loans was provided to build the new building as part of the bicentennial, which … Read more
The Rowing Course in Maclean is on the South Arm of the Clarence River, the course used by the Lower Clarence Amateur Rowing and Sculling Club. The brown sign leads to the rowing course on the other side of the South Arm of the Clarence River from the club, along South Arm Road on Woodford … Read more
The Bluff Point Ferry is a cable ferry over the Clarence River, connecting to the town of Lawrence and Woodford Island, part of NSW Tourist Route 22. Bluff Point Ferry is the actual name, however, it is sometimes called the Lawrence Ferry. If the ferry cannot operate, the non-ferry alternative is a 67 kilometre detour … Read more
The Pinnacles in Maclean is a natural rock formation, significant cultural heritage site to the local Aboriginal community, the Yaegl people. Pinnacle Rock, as it is named on the brown sign, is more typically known as The Pinnacles. The rock formation is a set of balancing rocks stacked on each other. The rocks are composed … Read more
The scenic lookout in Maclean is on top of a ridge surrounding the eastern and south-eastern edges of the town, offering views across the Clarence Valley to Yamba and the ocean. The new bridge over the Clarence River, far taller than the one it is replacing, sits distinct along the winding river through the view. … Read more
