Protesters Falls

Protesters Falls is a rainforest waterfall in Nightcap National Park near Terania Creek, north of Lismore in northern New South Wales. Reached via a short walking track through subtropical rainforest within the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, it features a narrow cascade falling into a shallow pool surrounded by dense vegetation. The site is notable for its World Heritage rainforest setting, accessible short walk and scenic natural values.

Visitors can expect a short rainforest walk from a small car park along Terania Creek Road to a viewing area opposite a narrow waterfall dropping into a shallow pool. The track passes through dense subtropical rainforest with boardwalk sections, ferns, and tall trees within Nightcap National Park. There are no swimming or climbing facilities; viewing is from the track and platform. The setting is quiet and natural, with opportunities for sightseeing, photography and birdwatching.

The falls are located within Nightcap National Park, gazetted in 1983 and later inscribed as part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area for its outstanding subtropical rainforest values. The surrounding Terania Creek area has a documented history of forestry use prior to reservation as national park, and now represents an important remnant of the former Big Scrub rainforest.

The area lies within Bundjalung Country, traditionally associated with the Widjabul Wia-bal people. The rainforest landscape holds cultural significance for Aboriginal communities as part of Country, with long-standing connections to land, waterways, plants and animals.