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australia / New South Wales
on this page: recommended listening, headlines places: everlasting swamp, murwillumbah, sydney, wagga wagga, wollongong related: Aboriginal Australia, Australia Wildlife, Australia Links editing: [|NSW]


 * New South Wales** is the most populous state in Australia, located in the southeast of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland and east of South Australia.

FYI - [|@AustraliaGreat] spotlights NSW and ACT on Mondays. [|More info on Google+]

Events

 * March** [|Parks Week] is an annual celebration of the important role that NSW parks play for people, communities and the natural environment. It's also the perfect opportunity to connect with nature by booking one of guided tours or events in your local NSW national park. Hashtag: [|#ParksWeek]; [|@OEHmedia]

Headlines
[|I have watched and mourned as NSW national parks have been run into the ground] [|Snowy Mountains Aboriginal people to be formally involved in managing Kosciuszko National Park] [|Why national parks will not save our endangered species] [|Bundian Way preserves and shares Aboriginal culture] [] []

Flickr
[|pominoz] [|npws northern fire] [|state library of nsw] [|NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service]

Flickr Groups
[|Broken Hill (NSW) Landscapes] [|Sundancers] [|Beautiful Great Lakes Manning Regions Of NSW]

Facebook
[|NSW National Parks]

Junee
http://www.youmeandjunee.com.au https://www.facebook.com/visitjunee

Twitter
[|@destinationnsw] [|@BigVolcano] [|@RegionalArtsNSW] [|@IllawarraFly] [|@lesley_russell] [|@OEHmedia] [|@npansw] [|@Arts_Factory] [|@ArtsNSW] [|@TWSNSW] [|@statelibrarynsw] [|@knswb] [|@NSWTips] https://twitter.com/NCT_NSW

youtube
[|BigVolcanoNet] [|NSW National Parks]

Wikipedia
[|New South Wales] [|Koori] [|Manly] [|State of Origin] [|Waratah] [|Shute_Shield] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_vs_Country_Origin#2016_City_vs_Country_Match

Cash For Cans
[|NSW cash for cans: 10 cents for every drink bottle you can find] - [|@smh] [|@KirstyLNeedham] "Despite intense [|opposition from the drinks industry], the Baird government has chosen to support a community-backed recycling scheme for drink containers, as it seeks to reduce litter by 40 per cent by 2020." - You had me at community-backed recycling scheme

Indigenous Cultures in NSW (also see Aboriginal Australia)
NSW has the largest Aboriginal population in Australia, and the longest continuous contact between Europeans and Aboriginal people. http://www.ngaranaboriginalculture.com - [|@Nngaranculture] http://www.destinationnsw.com.au/news-and-media/media-releases/nsw-aboriginal-tourism-workshop-kicks-today-sydney [|Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan 2013 - 2016 - Destination NSW] http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2015/07/27/local-tour-operators-unimpressed-tourism-australias-campaign http://kotahitourism.com - [|@Kotahi_Tourism] - https://www.facebook.com/kotahitourism http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/corroboree-sydney-indigenous-festival-cancelled-after-funding-dispute-with-nsw-government-20150803-gip65u.html http://www.destinationnsw.com.au/about-us/strategies-and-plans/aboriginal-tourism-action-plan [|Visitor information - Aboriginal culture in Sydney] [|Visitor information - Aboriginal culture in regional NSW]

[|Aboriginal Tourism - Tourism NSW] [|Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan] [|@destinationnsw]

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Recommended Listening
[|Where do you belong?] - RN's My Place digital storytelling project is all about the meaning we derive from place and belonging. Awaye! presenter Daniel Browning is from Fingal, a sand peninsula on the far north coast of New South Wales between the Tweed River and the Pacific Ocean - a place that is pounded by king tides and battered by erosion.

[|Historic bushwalking re-enactment celebrates a state's love of conservation] [|@RNBushTele]

[|Private development in national parks: how much is too much?] - Hotels, shopping centres, cafes in national parks? That's the future environmentalists fear after the NSW government revisited the rules on allowing private development in national parks. The government says there are safeguards against over-development and that any private investment in national parks will attract more tourists and provide extra money for maintenance. But how much development is appropriate in national parks?

[|A living harbour] - Sydney Harbour is renowned the world over as a stunningly beautiful waterway. Its intricate and intimate coves, deep inlets and tiny beaches, headlands and islands are still lushly vegetated. Its period of industrial use was relatively short-lived, and industrial sites are now being reclaimed as reserves, or for residential development.

[|The war of the camphor laurels] - A million camphor laurel trees have spread throughout the Bellinger valley in northern New South Wales. It’s only taken them a hundred years. As one lover of Australia’s native bush says, 'Big is beautiful in tree aesthetics. To a tree-lover they look magnificent, while to a lover of native forest they look like giant weeds.' Nothing grows under a camphor laurel - or nothing much.

[|Rock of the ages] - Deep in the most inhospitable reaches of the Wollemi National Park northwest of Sydney archaeological survey teams and Aboriginal community members have joined together to map cultural heritage sites in a place described as a world that time forgot. In a secret location, hundreds of spectacular examples of engravings, stencils and rock art have been found.

[|Locals disgraced by Byron Bay infrastructure] - North coast New South Wales locals have joined an online debate, arguing that there needs to be more investment into Byron Bay's infrastructure to cope with increasing tourism.

https://soundcloud.com/abcnsw

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Parks and Environment
NPWS manages more than 860 national parks and reserves, that is more than 7 million hectares comprising landscapes from rainforests and rugged bush to coastal landscapes and outback deserts.

Environment Minister Robyn Parker said it was committed to increasing access and opportunities for tourism in national parks. She said there were 18.5 million visits to regional national parks in 2012, up 5 per cent from 2010. [|Report's call to open up national parks for more tourism]

[|Office of Environment and Heritage] - [|@OEHmedia] [] - https://www.facebook.com/NSWNationalParks [|NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service] - [] [|Nature Conservation Council NSW] [|NPA: Tourism Bill Passes - Green Light for Private Development in National Parks] [|Dr Julia Horne "The Pursuit of Wonder: How Australia's Landscape was Explored, Nature Discovered and Tourism Unleashed"] [|Australia weighs conservation vs tourism in Blue Mountains] [] - [] http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/greenglobes

National Parks Association of NSW [|National Parks Association of NSW] is a non-government conservation group that seeks to protect, connect and restore the integrity and diversity of natural systems in NSW and beyond, through national parks, marine sanctuaries and other means.

[|Nature NSW] [|Nature NSW - Google Drive]

2017 is the 50th anniversary of the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service. Born out of the Land Department's Parks and Reserves division and the New South Wales Fauna Protection Panel, it was largely the brain child of a Liberal politician, the Honourable Tom Lewis. The service's 50th birthday is a cause for celebration - as some of its achievements are really outstanding. The declaration of the Border Ranges and Blue Mountains National Parks as world heritage regions must be among the highlights, signifying the importance of these areas not only to Australia but the world. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/our-national-parks-need-protection/9114728#transcript

[|I have watched and mourned as NSW national parks have been run into the ground]

Everlasting Swamp National Park
http://www.protectedplanet.net/sites/Everlasting_Swamp_State_Conservation_Area http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2014/11/12/4126866.htm http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHome.aspx?id=N1114 http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/parkmanagement/SMI/20140156SMIEverlastingSwampSCA.pdf http://www.pawnation.com/2014/11/12/australia-unveils-new-park-ahead-of-world-parks-congress

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
[|Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park] []

Pillaga National Park / Forest
[|NSW sawmillers "forced" to destroy the Pilliga forest] http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/Pilliga-Nature-Reserve http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/pilliga-national-park http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/Visitor-centres/Pilliga-Forest-Discovery-Centre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilliga_forest

Visit NSW State Forests https://www.facebook.com/visitnswforests https://twitter.com/visitNSWForests

Apps
NSW Parks Audio Tours https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nsw-national-parks-wildlife/id665764670?mt=8 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mytoursapp.android.app397&hl=en Produced by http://mytoursapp.com

PARKS
The [|NSW Government's State Plan] seeks to increase visitation to our national parks, and reserves by 20 percent by 2016. To meet this target the government seeks to provide high quality and diverse visitor experiences and promote these special places effectively, while ensuring the protection of their conservation values. Key recommendations of the report include:

- a focus on iconic experiences in key areas close to Sydney and within three hours drive of major airports in Williamtown, the Gold Coast, Ballina, Coffs Harbour and Canberra;

- clarifying national parks legislation to make sustainable tourism a clear outcome;

- a review of accommodation and leasing policies in our parks to provide a clear understanding of the range of acceptable accommodation options, including huts, standing camps and cabins;

- a state-wide reservation system for accommodation and campsites to allow on-line bookings;

- changes to encourage sustainable nature based tourism outside parks that will encourage visitors into neighbouring areas;

- a calendar of regular events suitable to parks and reserves, such as the recently announced 'Island Hopping' event in Sydney Harbour National Park.

- legislative changes to increase the range of low key tourism experiences and attractions permitted in parks

2012 State of the Environment
[|NSW cleaner and greener but weeds are on the rise] [|New South Wales State of the Environment 2012]

Environmental Reporting
[|Ben-Cubby] - [|@bencubby===More news=== http://www.echonetdaily.net.au - []

Biodiversity
In NSW, more than 880 species of native plants and animals are threatened with extinction, including the endangered swift parrot. Threatened Species Day -- September 7 -- is a national day held to commemorate the death of the last remaining Tasmanian Tiger (also known as thylacines) at Hobart Zoo in 1936.

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspecies/ThreatenedSpeciesDay.htm

FYI -
Sharp-fanged fish fossil Mandageria Fairfaxi becomes New South Wales state emblem [|http://ab.co/1UEemkZ]

Libraries
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au [] http://dxlab.sl.nsw.gov.au/high-res-images [|@statelibrarynsw] [|state library of nsw]

editing
[|NSW] [|Sydney]

Bellingen
[] [|The war of the camphor laurels]

Bermagui
[|Four Winds] is a biennial festival of classic, cultural and world music. It takes place every second Easter in a parkland bush amphitheatre near Bermagui, amidst the wild beauty of the Sapphire Coast, on the far south coast of NSW. [] [] []

Berry
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Biamanga and Gulaga National Parks
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Blue Mountains National Park
[] http://www.visitbluemountains.com.au - https://www.facebook.com/VisitBlueMountains http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/blue-mountains-national-park/six-foot-walking-track/walking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Foot_Track

Booderee National Park
[|Booderee] is owned by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community and has always been a significant place for Koori people. It has provided sustenance and shelter for its Indigenous inhabitants over hundreds of generations. The park is approximately three hours drive from Sydney and Canberra, located at Jervis Bay on the South Coast of New South Wales between Nowra and Ulladulla. App: [|Booderee Birds] [|Booderee National Park] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-17/booderee-national-park-how-sydney-would-look-without-development/8331360 http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/offtrack/booderee-two-segment/8317830

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Bouddi National Park
Bouddi National Park is located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, 44 kilometers northeast of Sydney. [] [] [|Adventurous spirit, Marie Beuzeville Byles]

Bourke
[] [|Back 'o' Bourke Tails And How To Cook 'Em]

Broken Hill
[] [] [|http://www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au] [] [] [] [|Life and Times in the Republic of Broken Hill] [] [|http://brokenhillaustralia.com.au]

Bulahdelah
The tiny NSW town of Bulahdelah argued for two years over a $300 million by-pass of the Pacific Highway. On the one side were Aboriginal protesters and environmentalists, and on the other were locals concerned about the economic future of their town and the carnage on a deadly section of the Pacific Highway. Then came a mysterious bushfire, deliberately lit, which could have served the interests of any one of a number of groups involved in the story. A local, Lachlan Colquhoun, rakes over the coals of this controversy. [|download audio]

Bulga
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Bulli Tops
The [|Jumbulla Aboriginal Discovery Centre] is a brand new attraction located on the Princess Highway at Bulli Tops. The attraction focuses on the social history and culture of the Aboriginal people of Illawarra and the South Coast.

Bundanoon
Bundanoon is probably best known for its annual Scottish cultural festival. But now the town of 2,500 people hopes to make a name for itself for another canny decision. In 2009 the town hopes to become the first community in Australia to ban the sale of bottled water. Just over 90 minutes travel time from Sydney and Canberra, Bundanoon is accessible via the M5 and the new M7 motorway. [] [] [] []

Bundian Way
The Bundian Way stretches runs for 350 kilometers, from the Snowy Mountains to the sea. [|Bundian Way preserves and shares Aboriginal culture] [|Walk with the ancients on the Bundian Way] [] [] [|Bundian Way preserves and shares Aboriginal culture]

[|Oswald Brierly and the Bundian Way]

http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2015/05/21/4239631.htm

Burke's Cave
The site is on private property, so those wishing to see it need permission and should be accompanied by someone from the Aboriginal community. An hour drive from Menindee Long ago it was used by the local Baarkindji people as a place where women went to give birth. Later it was used as a camp by Burke and Wills on their expedition in 1860. But these days the main visitors at the site are feral goats, and that's why the Western Catchment Management Authority wants to protect the area.

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Byron Bay
[|Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce] [|Byron Shire News] [|Byron Shire Echo] [|Byron Bay Australia] [|Rusty's Byron Guide] [|Byron Bay] [|Byron Bay.com] [|Byron Bay - Marcus Endicott] [|Byron Bay - Big Volcano] [|Byron Bay - Google News] [|A Walk in the Park - ABC] [|Byron Bay named among world's sexiest beach] [|Secret native title deal divides Byron - The Australian] [|Prehistoric ride of passage - the Age] [|Byron Bay] [|@ByronBayFood] [] []

Canowindra
[|Canowindra's Age of Fishes Museum] [] [] []

Carinda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carinda http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-11/bowie-down-under-at-carinda-pub/7082410 http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/01/11/world/asia/ap-as-australia-bowie-pub.html

Casino
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Coffs Harbor
[|@coffscoast] http://www.coffscoast.com.au http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/north-coast/coffs-harbour-area/coffs-harbour/attractions/bruxner-park-flora-reserve http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/north-coast/coffs-harbour-area/coffs-harbour/attractions/sealy-lookout

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Gardens of Stone National Park
[] [|http://www.royalgazette.com/rg/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7da113330030019§ionId=60] [] [|The Gardens of Stone] Exploring the Gardens of Stone, an area rich in geo- and bio-diversity located off the back of the Great Dividing Range, north-west of Lithgow, NSW.

Gundagai
[|Gundagai Tourist Information Centre] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundagai http://www.visitgundagai.com.au

Gundy
[] - [|Facebook]

Gunnedah
[|Gunnedah,_New_South_Wales] [] [] [] - @abcnewengland

Illawarra Fly
[] - [|@IllawarraFly] [] [|Exploring the Illawarra Escarpment] - Steve Allen and Graham Ross lead a bushwalk along the Illawarra Escarpment. [|Illawarra Escarpment at OEH]

Kosciuszko National Park
[] [|Friends of Currango] [] [|Beyond settled districts] [] [] [|journey-to-the-roof-of-australia-kosciuszko-national-park]

Jervis Bay/Bowen Island
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Junee
http://www.youmeandjunee.com.au/ https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g528973-d7694857-Reviews-The_Commercial_Hotel-Junee_New_South_Wales.html

Kiama
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiama,_New_South_Wales

Koreelah National Park
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Lachlan
[|Lachlan Catchment Management Authority] http://www.lachlan.nsw.gov.au

Lightning Ridge
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-03/dinosaur-fosssils-with-opal-bling-at-lightning-ridge/6065346

Lismore
ABC's Regional Museums Award focuses on museums as story-tellers and local ambassadors, and as planners for future survival. The 2010 winner is the [|Richmond River Historical Society]. []

Lord Howe Island
[] [] [] [|Lord Howe Island Museum highlights human impact] [|LORD HOWE ISLAND] - Robyn Williams relaxes by the lagoon to learn about island life from local Ian Hutton, ecologist and climatologist and curator of the Lord Howe Island museum.

Murwillumbah
[|Murwillumbah Climate Action Knox Park] http://www.peoplesclimate.org.au/other#getup?t=3rneecdgg https://secure.avaaz.org/en/event/globalclimatemarch/World_Climate_Change_rally#getup?t=3rneecdgg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murwillumbah Skate Park https://katch.me/BigVolcano/v/244ca7fb-2968-3583-9067-e5523b4af5c4

Narrabri
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Newcastle
[] [] [|Newcastle] [] https://open.abc.net.au/explore/80323 //[|Newcastle Museum]// https://www.facebook.com/newcastlemuseum

Nimbin
[|Hippy counterculture communities thrive 40 years on] [|Revisiting Nimbin] [] [] [] http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/blueprintforliving/life-on-a-hippy-commune-in-new-south-wales/7380756

Orange
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Parkes
Recommended listening - [|The sound of the universe singing] [|The Dish celebrates half a century of discoveries]

The Parkes Observatory, is a 64-metre Telescope used for Radio Astronomy. It is located about 25 kilometers north of Parkes along the Newell Highway, which is approximately 380 kilometres West of Sydney. It is operated by the [|Australia Telescope National Facility], a division of [|CSIRO]

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[|Countrylink] operate a train out of Sydney which connects with a bus to Parkes at either Orange or Lithgow. The combined journey takes about eight hours.

The Parkes Observator is located near Alectown, 25 kilometres North of the town of Parkes which is approximately 365 kilometres West of Sydney. It is 6 kilometers off the Newell Highway, the main road from Parkes to Dubbo. The Shire has a population of 15,000 and the town a population of 10,000.

Penrith
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Port Macquarie
[|Harry and Jean Thompson's Caravan Sculpture, Shelley Beach]

Riverina
[] http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/2690356/historic-conargo-pub-goes-up-in-smoke-photos-video http://www.triplem.com.au/riverina - https://www.facebook.com/mmmriverina

Seal Rocks
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Shoalhaven
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Talmalmo
[|Talmalmo,_New_South_Wales]

Taree
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Tweed
The Parks of the Tweed Caldera, a group of 9 national parks and nature reserves in New South Wales (NSW), are linked to the Tweed shield volcano caldera. [] []

Upper Lachlan
The Upper Lachlan Region is located in the Southern Tablelands of NSW at the headwaters of the Lachlan River Catchment. It is defined as the catchment of the Wyangala Dam south of the Abercrombie River, covers an area of 588 114 ha and has an estimated population of 6000.

http://www.upperlachlanlandcare.org.au - Upper Lachlan Landcare Network [|@UpperLachlan]

Wagga Wagga
[|Google Map] Many Crows [|http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au] [|Wagga_Wagga - Wikipedia] [] - [|@abcriverina] [|http://waggawagga.tv] - [|@WaggaWaggaTV] - [] [] [|GRAND FINAL: XXXX Gold Group 9 – Tigers Vs Diesels] [|http://www.waggawaggaaustralia.com.au] - [] [] [|http://www.waggawaggaweb.com.au] [|http://www.thirstycrow.com.au] - @TCBrewery [] [] [|http://www.brothers.com.au] [|http://www.vichotelwagga.com.au] [|http://www.wagga.nsw.gov.au] [] https://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:00000.1.95911 https://www.facebook.com/RomanosWagga https://www.facebook.com/hometavern [|Wagga Wagga - TripAdvisor]

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https://twitter.com/ozkitsch/status/859259728102404096

Waitara
[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitara,_New_South_Wales] []

Warrumbungle
[|http://www.warrumbungleregion.com.au] [|http://www.warrumbungle.nsw.gov.au]

Warrumbungle National Park
[|Warrumbungle National Park] is situated 35 km west of Coonabarabran and 80 km from Gilgandra in Central Western NSW. [|Warrumbungle National Park-Coonabarabran - Flickr] [] []

Wellington
[] [] [] [] [|Where the Stories Come From] - On Wiradjuri country, 400 kilometres west of Sydney, the settlement of Wellington was established in 1823. Since then, the history of the Wellington Valley has encompassed convicts, missionaries, farmers and gold seekers. Each group of newcomers came with new government policies and new ways of using the land - laws and activities that irrevocably changed the lives of the Aboriginal people who lived there.

Wilcannia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilcannia,_New_South_Wales http://www.visitoutbacknsw.com.au/Wilcannia.html

Windsor
[|Thompson Square, Windsor, NSW] - When Lachlan Macquarie began his tenure as Governor of NSW in 1810, the new colony of Sydney was on the verge of famine. Macquarie immediately conducted a review of available land to improve food supplies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_New_South_Wales http://www.hawkesburytourism.com.au

**Wollongong**
Wollongong, informally referred to as "The Gong", is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. [|Wikipedia]
 * Wollongong** lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometers (51 miles) south of Sydney.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wollongong,_New_South_Wales http://tourismwollongong.com.au http://visitwollongong.com.au https://www.facebook.com/WollongongNSWAustralia http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/botanicgarden/Pages/default.aspx https://www.uow.edu.au

[|Kuradji Dreaming: on community, respect and understanding] In 2000, a mostly white community, at Sandon Point near Wollongong, rallied under an Aboriginal flag to try to stop a multi-million dollar housing development, planned for the Sandon Point headland. Some years before, the ancient remains of an Aboriginal 'clever man' or kuradji, had been discovered on the same site, and indigenous activists and local surfers joined forces to oppose the development. Despite years of court challenges and protests, the housing estate went ahead - but down on the beach, in the shadows of the looming steel-and-glass housing estate, the Aboriginal flag still flies. The Aboriginal tent embassy is the richest humpy on the beach, and the legacy of shared community understanding remains.

Woodford
[] [|Woodford and the Quest for Meaning]

Wyangala
[|STOP THE LACHLAN AT WYANGALA OR LET IT ALL GO!] [|Condobolinargus]

Coal
Heart of Australia's coal industry

[|The website for the Protection League of the coastal shack communities] [|The Royal National Park website] [|A Shack by the Sea]

Links
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Forestry
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Gold MIning
Commercial gold mining began in1851, when Edward Hargraves publicised a payable find near Bathurst, which sparked a national gold rush.

Rugby
[] [] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher_Cup

Universities
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[|Royal Zoological Society of NSW]

[|The Nature Conservation Trust of New South Wales] is a non-profit organisation promoting nature conservation on private land in New South Wales.

[|www.visitbluemountains.com.au] || [|www.visitcapitalcountry.com.au] || [|www.visitcentralcoast.com.au] || [|www.centralnsw.com.au] || [|www.huntertourism.com] || [|www.lordhoweisland.info] || [|www.midnorthcoastnsw.com.au] || [|www.northernriverstourism.com.au] || [|www.visitoutbacknsw.com.au] || [|www.visitriverina.com.au] || [|www.snowymountains.com.au] || [|www.southcoast.net.au] ||
 * || Blue Mountains Tourism Ltd
 * || Capital Country Tourism
 * || Central Coast Tourism
 * || Central NSW Tourism
 * || Hunter Regional Tourism Organisation
 * || Lord Howe Island Tourism Association
 * || Mid-North Coast NSW Tourism
 * || New England North West Regional Tourism Organisation [|www.newenglandnorthwest.com.au] ||
 * || Northern Rivers Tourism
 * || Outback NSW Tourism
 * || Riverina Regional Tourism
 * || Tourism Snowy Mountains
 * || South Coast Regional Tourism Organisation

Awards
[] http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/greenglobes

Transportation
[] [|Tourism and Transport Forum] http://www.transportnsw.info

Tourism Portals
|@destinationnsw]

Recent Events
[] [|@boomerangfestvl]
 * October 4-6** [|Boomerang Festival]

[|Exploring a renaissance of cultural exchange at Boomerang Festival] - The new Boomerang Festival, held in Byron Bay, brings together indigenous artists from around the world to showcase ‘the holistic breadth and depth of our Aboriginal culture’. As Indre McGlinn writes, the festival is a celebration of cultural exchange, reconnection and performance.

Buzzword Bingo
Koala - Manly - NSW - [|Shute_Shield] - Sydney

Clarence Valley Council
https://www.clarence.nsw.gov.au https://www.facebook.com/greg.clancy.165/posts/361812367590872 - The NSW state govt gas been reducing the number of staff and services over successive administrations, while the total areas of parks and reserves expands.

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Bald Rock is the largest single granite rock in the southern hemisphere.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/21625419@N06/16169601925

Photos
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2015 Election
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_state_election,_2015 http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-state-election-2015/nsw-state-election-2015-live-blog-wednesday-march-25-20150325-1m6vxr.html http://www.votensw.info

Green Globes Awards

 * Published on Jun 29, 2015**

NSW Minister for the Environment and Heritage Mark Speakman is looking forward to seeing as many Green Globe nominations as possible. Will yours be one of them? Nominations for July 13. Details: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/greenglobes [|@greenglobeaward]

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PARKS
 [|Booderee National Park]

 [|Botany Bay National Park]

 [|Mungo National Park]

 [|Yuraygir National Park]

 [|Tourism and NSW Parks - DECC]

 [|National Parks Association of New South Wales]

 [|Protected areas of New South Wales - Wikipedia]

** [|AUSTRALIAN PARKS] **

** [|PARKS] **

FLICKR
 [|Ocean Baths]

 [|Rainbow Region]

 [|State Library of New South Wales]

 [|New South Wales]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|npwsnorthernfire]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** ONLINE FLICKR **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">WIKI
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> Australia

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> Australia Wildlife

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> NSW

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|New South Wales]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Koori]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Manly]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Newcastle]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|State of Origin]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Waratah]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** ONLINE WIKI **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">VIDEOS
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|From little things big things grow]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Big Volcano Net]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|UNSW]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">** VIDEO **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">BYRON BAY
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Byron Bay]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">CHANNON
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Channon Market]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">CHARLES DARWIN WALK
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Charles Darwin Walk - Wild Walks]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Charles Darwin Walk - Great Blue Mountains]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">GOSFORD
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Gosford]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">MANILA
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Manila - Wikipedia]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">MULLUMBIMBY
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Community harvesting in public places - Bush Telegraph]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Food Production - Byron Shire]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Sustainable Agriculture - Byron Shire]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">NEWCASTLE
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Newcastle]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">NIMBIN
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Nimbin]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">PARKES
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Parkes Observatory]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">SNOWY MOUNTAINS
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Snowy Mountains]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Snowy Mountains - Wikipedia]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">SYDNEY
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Sydney]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">WOLLONGONG
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Tourism Wollongong]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">REFERENCES
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Bicycle New South Wales]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|New South Wales Ocean Baths]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Visit NSW]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|New South Wales Tourism]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|NSW Office of Fair Trading]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|A river runs through it - Daily Telegraph]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|Tumut]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">UNIVERSITIES
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> [|University of New South Wales]

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