The '''Northern Rivers''' region is on the far North Coast of New South Wales, stretching from Grafton to Tweed at the Queensland border.
Regions
Ballina
Byron Bay - once an alternative lifestyle town, now a booming beachfront destination, firmly on the backpacker and seachanger route.
Cabarita Beach - a new beachfront community, near Kingscliff, part of a expanding South East Queensland building boom.
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Kingscliff - Could be the next town to be subsumed as the Gold Coast creeps southwards. Visit while it is still relatively unspoiled, but has easy access to the north.
Kyogle
Lismore
Maclean - on the river and highway, a short distance to the beachside community of Yamba.
Minnie Water
Mooball - notable really for nothing but its name, and the cow pictures throughout town.
Mullumbimby,
Murwillumbah,
Nimbin - Alternative community, in the Byron/Lismore hinterland
Pottsville - a small community with a nice market, a few kilometres from beaches.
The Channon - famous for the Channon markets. Place to buy the latest in incense, and tie-dye wear..
Tweed Heads - the southern, low rise, and more family friendly end of the Gold Coast.
Wooli - pretty, holiday unit, smaller town. Miles of unpopulated beaches and national park.
Yamba - What Byron Bay used to be.
Cities
Lismore
Ballina
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Many backpackers catch the coaches that ply the Brisbane to Sydney route. Stopping off at many destinations in the northern beaches.
Passenger trains no longer directly service most of the region.
If you want to get outside of the main centres, then you will need a car, or to take a tour.
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The Northern Rivers is home to 5 World Heritage Listed National Parks, the most bio-diverse region in Australia and stunningly beautiful
The beaches in this area are beautiful, and worth exploring. Take the tourist drive from Murwillumbah to Tweed Heads - this will take you through the Tweed River, as well as the coastal areas.
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