38 Rickey's Lane, Inverell, New South Wales 2360, Australia
7 Oaks Fossicking Property is a family operated private venue and has been producing sapphires since the 1960s.
Located on Frazer Creek, 20 kilometres from Inverell, visitors are welcome to fossick at the facilities set up, or you can go and seek along the creeks and gullies. The wash tubs and picnic tables are under large shady trees with parking at the site. Bring your lunch, there are barbe ...
Coonabarabran Visitor Centre, Coonabarabran, New South Wales 2357, Australia
The Australian Museum Diprotodon Exhibition is housed at the Coonabarabran Visitor Information Centre, on the Newell Highway, at the southern end of town.
The exhibition displays the skeleton and skull of a Diprotodon, the largest marsupial ever to have lived. It is often likened to a giant sized wombat.
The remains of the Diprotodon were found in the creek bed of Cox's Creek near Tambar S ...
Macquarie Street, Baradine, New South Wales 2396, Australia
Whilst visiting Baradine come in and look at the local artefacts at the Baradine Local Aboriginal Land Council building. It has significant collections of battle axes, grinding stones, emu callers, rain sticks, coolamon, clapsticks, didgeridoos, boomerangs and artworks. After visiting this building take a stroll down the main street of Baradine and go to the Pilliga Discovery Centre which will als ...
Tourism Inverell Complex, Inverell, New South Wales 2360, Australia
Billabong Blue Sapphires is situated in the Tourism Inverell Complex in Campbell Street at Inverell.
They offer rough and cut Sapphires and quality jewellery for sale or you can have your find from the fossicking fields, or a rough stone you have purchased faceted on-site by highly qualified staff.
Come and browse the extensive range of jewellery, or the friendly staff can help you with your ...
Anzac Park and Porcupine Lookout, Gunnedah, New South Wales 2380, Australia
The Bindea Walking Track is a 22-km walk which can be subdivided into a series of shorter loops, taking in the commercial and residential sections of town, the Porcupine Reserve, Porcupine Lookout and Avards Lookout. Kangaroos, wallaroos and koalas are often seen at the reserve late in the afternoon
Bindea Walking Track was designed and constructed by Tamworth Lands Office in association with G ...
Kitchener Park, Gunnedah, New South Wales 2380, Australia
This drive starts at the gate entry of Kitchener Park and goes 500 metres around the park. There is a plaque that tells the whole story.
Harry Harbord Morant was born at Bideford, Devon, England in 1865 and migrated to Australia at the age of 19, working in Queensland and northern New South Wales as a drover and horse breaker. Known as "the breaker", because of his occupation, he is said to hav ...
Watercourse Road, Moree, New South Wales 2400, Australia
Experience over 3,000 acres of some of Australia's most significant natural wetland habitats' at Bunnor Wetlands. Camping on the wetlands (unpowered sites only) is available as well as Cottage accommodation (two nights minimum) and groups accommodation (two nights minimum). Day passes are available at Gwydir Wetlands Education Centre. Explore this beautiful property for you ...
Chandos Street, Gunnedah, New South Wales 2380, Australia
The Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Centre is a multipurpose building catering for a wide variety of art, craft, cultural and community pursuits.
The centre has on permanent display over 70 pieces of art and pottery, and in this collection is the well known "My Country" series of 32 watercolours by Jean Isherwood depicting Dorothea Mackellar's famous poem.
A special exhibition of all art ...
Newell Highway, Coonabarabran, New South Wales 2357, Australia
Crystal Kingdom is the home of one of the world's most unique one-locality mineral collections, the "Minerals of the Warrumbungles".
See the world's rarest and most colourful Zeolite Crystals and learn about how the Coonabarabran area was once home to not one, but two volcanoes.
More than 500 examples of local minerals and fossils are on display. Not only are these treasures of the earth o ...
Chandos Street, Gunnedah, New South Wales 2380, Australia
Cumbo Gunnerah was the legendary warrior and wise leader of the Gunn-e-darr people of the Kamilaroi Tribe. This gallery is of special significance for the Aboriginal people of the district and houses stone artefacts, carved trees, weapons, shields and utensils.
Visitors should allocate 40 minutes to enjoy this gallery.
The gallery welcomes coaches. Facilities include toilets and disabled ac ...
Gwydir Highway, Inverell, New South Wales 2360, Australia
Sapphire mining is important to the New England region. At Dejon Sapphire Centre, you can experience the quality and beauty of Inverell sapphires, any questions on the mining industry can also be answered at Dejon. A large range of cut gems are available for purchase.
Because of the many colours in sapphires, the cutter is faced with a real challenge to achieve the best depth of colour, brillia ...
Anzac Park, South Street, Gunnedah, New South Wales 2380, Australia
In 1905, during a visit to one of her family's properties "Kurrumbede", the breaking of a harsh and prolonged drought inspired Dorothea Mackellar to write the first draft of what was to become Australia's most beloved poem; "My Country". The poem was later finished in England.
A life-sized, bronze statue now stands in Anzac Park as a permanent memorial to one of Australia's best known daughters ...
Tingha Road, Inverell, New South Wales 2360, Australia
Goonoowigall is scenic granite country, with low hills and large boulders marking the skyline, and covers 1,057 hectares.
The name Goonoowigall is a Jukumbal Aboriginal word meaning 'wallaby rocks' and it features 120 species of native birds, native fauna, remains of Chinese settlements earth covered for a large part, and 10 kilometres of marked walking tracks.
Within the reserve is the Nhu ...
161 Jones Road, Tingha, New South Wales 2360, Australia
Green Valley Farm is built out on a rural property 10 kilometres from Tingha, where you will find plenty of fun for the young and young at heart.
Enjoy the jumping pillow, water slides, large splash pool, mini roller coaster, huge play ground area, tennis court, hand cranked trains on track, 18 hole mini golf, museum and so much more.
Walk through the magnificent gardens which will take you ...
Sinclair Park, Inverell, New South Wales 2360, Australia
This unique building is located in Sinclair Park. The memorial exemplifies the community spirit of the individuals and organisations who freely gave there time, technical skills, labour and much of the material to create a permanent memorial to the historical genesis and the progressive development of the Inverell district prior to 1988.
Special lighting allows the memorial to be viewed at nig ...
