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Albany Wind Farm

Albany Wind Farm is a coastal wind energy facility located at Sand Patch, about 12 kilometres southwest of Albany in Western Australia's Great Southern region. Commissioned in 2001 and expanded to 18 turbines, it overlooks the Southern Ocean from elevated coastal cliffs. The site is notable for its large turbines, panoramic ocean views, and integration with the Bibbulmun Track, serving as both a renewable energy installation and a popular scenic lookout for visitors.

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Arakwal National Park

Arakwal National Park is a 199-hectare coastal reserve behind Tallow Beach in Byron Bay, New South Wales, within Byron Shire. Established in 2001, it protects rare wallum heathland and is notable as the first national park in New South Wales created under an Indigenous Land Use Agreement with the Arakwal people of the Bundjalung Nation. The park is known for its wildflowers, threatened wallum froglet, and scenic beachfront setting near Cape Byron.

Byron, New South WalesNational Park

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Barrenjoey Lighthouse

Barrenjoey Lighthouse is a heritage-listed 1881 sandstone lighthouse on Barrenjoey Headland at Palm Beach, the northernmost point of Sydney in New South Wales. Located within Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, it stands above Pittwater and Broken Bay. Designed by Colonial Architect James Barnet, it is the third light on the headland and remains an active aid to navigation, known for panoramic coastal views and its historic keeper's cottages.

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Bass and Flinders Point

Bass and Flinders Point is a coastal headland reserve at the southern tip of the Cronulla peninsula in the Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, overlooking Port Hacking and Gunnamatta Bay. Named for explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders who explored the area in 1796, the point features a memorial, landscaped parkland and lookout areas. It is notable for panoramic water views, whale watching opportunities and its position adjacent to Cronulla Beach and the entrance to Port Hacking.

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Beowa National Park

Beowa National Park is a coastal national park on the far south coast of New South Wales in Bega Valley Shire, extending from Twofold Bay near Eden south to the Victorian border. Formerly Ben Boyd National Park, it was renamed Beowa in 2022. It is notable for the red and white cliffs of The Pinnacles, Green Cape Lighthouse, Boyd's Tower, secluded beaches, coastal heathlands and significant Aboriginal and maritime heritage.

Bega Valley, New South WalesNational Park

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Bigurda Trail

The Bigurda Trail is an 8-kilometre one-way coastal hiking trail in Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia, between Eagle Gorge and Natural Bridge south of Kalbarri town in the Shire of Northampton. Renowned for dramatic limestone cliffs, ocean views and seasonal wildflowers, the trail follows the coastline above the Indian Ocean and is classified as a Grade 4 walk requiring fitness and preparation.

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Booderee National Park

Booderee National Park is a coastal national park in the Jervis Bay Territory on Australia's south-east coast, about 200 km south of Sydney. Jointly managed by Parks Australia and the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community, it encompasses white-sand beaches, heathlands, forests and the waters of Jervis Bay. Notable for its biodiversity, Aboriginal heritage, historic Cape St George Lighthouse ruins and Booderee Botanic Gardens, it offers swimming, walking and camping in a protected natural setting.

Jervis Bay Territory, Jervis Bay TerritoryNational Park

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Bouddi National Park

Bouddi National Park is a 1,532-hectare coastal national park on the Bouddi Peninsula on the Central Coast of New South Wales, about 90 km north of Sydney. Established in 1936, it protects rugged cliffs, secluded surf beaches, rainforest, heathland and marine waters. It is notable for the 8.5 km Bouddi Coastal Walk, Aboriginal heritage sites, whale watching lookouts and beach camping at Putty Beach and Little Beach.

Central Coast, New South WalesNational Park

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Bremer Bay

Bremer Bay is a small coastal town and bay in the Shire of Jerramungup on Western Australia's southern coast, about 500 kilometres southeast of Perth. It is known for its pristine white-sand beaches, turquoise waters and proximity to Fitzgerald River National Park. The bay is internationally recognised for seasonal orca gatherings in the Bremer Canyon and offers swimming, fishing, snorkelling and four-wheel driving along its extensive coastline.

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Bremer Bay Orca Expeditions

Bremer Bay Orca Expeditions is a specialist marine wildlife tour operator based at Bremer Bay Boat Harbour in the Shire of Jerramungup, Western Australia. It operates seasonal full-day expeditions to the Bremer Canyon, about 50 kilometres offshore, one of the few places in Australia where killer whales (orcas) reliably aggregate. Notable for its research-focused approach with marine biologists on board, it offers visitors the chance to observe orcas and other pelagic wildlife in open ocean waters.

Jerramungup, Western AustraliaNatural Attraction

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Bundjalung National Park

Bundjalung National Park is a large coastal national park in northern New South Wales, spanning Richmond Valley and Clarence Valley near Evans Head and Iluka. Gazetted to protect an undeveloped coastline of dunes, coastal heath, forests, lakes and estuaries along the Tasman Sea, it is notable for Ten Mile Beach, Black Rocks, Jerusalem Creek, Aboriginal heritage and diverse wildlife, offering camping, fishing, surfing and bushwalking.

Richmond Valley, New South WalesNational Park

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Cape Baily Lighthouse

Cape Baily Lighthouse is an active coastal lighthouse located at Cape Baily in the Kurnell section of Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales. Built in 1950 to provide safe navigation along the New South Wales coast, the small concrete tower is automated and stands on a rugged headland. It is notable for its isolated coastal setting and panoramic views over the Pacific Ocean and Botany Bay.

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Cape Byron Lighthouse

Cape Byron Lighthouse is a heritage-listed active lighthouse at Cape Byron, the easternmost point of mainland Australia, within Cape Byron State Conservation Area near Byron Bay, New South Wales. Built in 1901 from prefabricated concrete blocks, it was designed by Charles Harding and first lit on 1 December 1901. Standing 94 metres above sea level, it remains Australia's most powerful lighthouse and houses the Cape Byron Lighthouse Maritime Museum.

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Cape Hawke Lookout

Cape Hawke Lookout is a hilltop viewing platform in Booti Booti National Park near Forster on the New South Wales Mid North Coast. At 270 metres above sea level, it is the highest point in the park and offers 360-degree panoramic views over Wallis Lake, Forster-Tuncurry, Seven Mile Beach and the Pacific Ocean. Reached by a short steep walking track from Cape Hawke Drive, it is notable for whale watching, photography and coastal sightseeing.

Forster, New South WalesViewpoint

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Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse

Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse is a historic active lighthouse at the southwestern tip of Western Australia where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet, within Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park near Augusta. Completed in 1896 from local limestone, it stands 39 metres high and is the tallest lighthouse on mainland Australia. The heritage precinct includes keepers' cottages, an interpretive centre and guided tower tours offering panoramic ocean views.

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Cape Moreton Lighthouse

Cape Moreton Lighthouse is Queensland's oldest lighthouse, located at the northeastern tip of Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) within Moreton Island National Park, City of Brisbane. Built in 1857 from local sandstone, the heritage-listed tower stands on a rocky headland overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Moreton Bay. It remains an active aid to navigation and is notable for its historic construction, panoramic coastal views and role in Queensland's maritime history.

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Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse

Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse is a historic active lighthouse at the northern tip of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge in Naturaliste, within the City of Busselton, Western Australia. Built in 1903-1904 from local limestone and first lit in April 1904, the 20-metre tower overlooks Geographe Bay and the Indian Ocean. Located in Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, it offers guided tours, a maritime museum in the keepers' cottages and panoramic coastal views.

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Cape Nelson Lighthouse

Cape Nelson Lighthouse is a historic coastal lighthouse located within Cape Nelson State Park near Portland in southwestern Victoria, Australia. Built in 1884 from local limestone, it stands on rugged cliffs overlooking the Southern Ocean. Still an active aid to navigation, it is heritage-listed and notable for its intact keeper's quarters and lantern room. The site offers panoramic ocean views and is a key feature of the Great South West Walk.

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Cape Solander

Cape Solander is a dramatic sandstone headland and whale-watching lookout at the southern entrance to Botany Bay in Kurnell, within Kamay Botany Bay National Park in the Sutherland Shire, New South Wales. Named after botanist Daniel Solander from Captain Cook's 1770 voyage, it offers elevated cliff-top views over the Pacific Ocean and Botany Bay. It is renowned as one of Sydney's premier land-based whale watching sites during the annual migration season.

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Cheynes Beach

Cheynes Beach is a coastal settlement and beach about 60 kilometres east of Albany in Western Australia's Great Southern region, within the City of Albany local government area. Backed by Waychinicup National Park and facing the Southern Ocean, it features a long white-sand beach, rocky headlands and views to Bald Island. Notable for its former whaling history, fishing, camping and seasonal whale sightings, it offers a remote natural coastal experience.

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Conspicuous Cliff

Conspicuous Cliff is a prominent coastal cliff and lookout in Walpole-Nornalup National Park on Western Australia's south coast, within the Shire of Manjimup near Walpole. It overlooks Conspicuous Beach and the Southern Ocean, offering elevated views of granite cliffs, sandy beach and coastal heath. Accessible via Conspicuous Cliff Road, the site features a lookout platform and stairway to the beach and is noted for scenic ocean views, whale watching and photography.

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Crowdy Bay National Park

Crowdy Bay National Park is a coastal national park on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, within Mid-Coast Council near Diamond Head and Laurieton. Established in 1972, it covers about 102 sq km of coastline, beaches, coastal heath, wetlands and forest. It is notable for its rugged headlands, long sandy beaches such as Kylies Beach, diverse flora and fauna, Aboriginal heritage, and walking and camping opportunities.

Mid-Coast, New South WalesNational Park

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Dudley Page Reserve

Dudley Page Reserve is a harbourside public park in Dover Heights in the Waverley local government area of Sydney, New South Wales. Perched on the eastern suburbs headland, it offers panoramic views over Sydney Harbour, the city skyline, Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House. The large open grassed reserve is notable for picnics, photography, sunset viewing and seasonal whale watching.

Waverley, New South WalesPark

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Federation Cliff Walk

Federation Cliff Walk is a scenic coastal promenade in Dover Heights within the Woollahra local government area of Sydney, New South Wales. Stretching along sandstone cliffs between Dover Heights and Watsons Bay, it offers panoramic views of the Tasman Sea, Sydney Harbour and North Head. Notable for its cliff-top lookouts, historic Macquarie Lighthouse views and whale-watching opportunities, the paved walk connects several reserves and is a popular urban coastal walk.

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Fingal Head Lighthouse

Fingal Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal lighthouse located on the rocky headland at Fingal Head in Tweed Shire, New South Wales, near the Queensland border. Built in 1872 to designs by Colonial Architect James Barnet, the small white concrete tower marks the entrance to the Tweed River and overlooks Cook Island. Notable for its distinctive hexagonal basalt columns, panoramic ocean views and heritage listing, it is a popular day-use sightseeing point.

Tweed, New South WalesLighthouse

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Fitzgerald River National Park

Fitzgerald River National Park is a large coastal national park on Western Australia's south coast between Bremer Bay and Hopetoun, about 400 km southeast of Perth. Covering 329,039 hectares, it is one of the state's largest and most botanically diverse parks, with over 1,800 plant species. Designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1978, it features the Barren Range mountains, rugged coastline, spongolite cliffs, inlets and extensive wilderness.

Jerramungup, Western AustraliaNational Park

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Flinders Bay

Flinders Bay is a large sheltered bay on the south coast of Western Australia at Augusta, where the Blackwood River meets the Southern Ocean near Cape Leeuwin. Framed by sandy shoreline and the St Alouarn Islands offshore, it is known for calm waters, swimming and seasonal whale watching. The bay features the historic Flinders Bay jetty remains and Augusta Boat Harbour, and serves as a scenic gateway to the Leeuwin-Naturaliste region.

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Frenchman Bay

Frenchman Bay is a sheltered coastal bay on King George Sound, about 20 kilometres south of central Albany in Western Australia. Located within the City of Albany and adjoining Torndirrup National Park, it is known for its calm sandy beach, clear waters and scenic backdrop of Princess Royal Harbour and surrounding hills. The bay is notable for its French exploration history, former whaling operations and proximity to Albany's Historic Whaling Station at Discovery Bay.

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Green Cape Lighthouse

Green Cape Lighthouse is a heritage-listed 1883 lighthouse on Green Cape peninsula in Beowa National Park (formerly Ben Boyd National Park), about 30 kilometres south of Eden in Bega Valley Shire, New South Wales. Designed by Colonial Architect James Barnet, it is the southernmost lighthouse in New South Wales and notable for its octagonal concrete tower, intact keeper's cottages, and association with the 1886 wreck of the SS Ly-ee-Moon.

Eden, New South WalesLighthouse

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Hastings Point

Hastings Point is a small coastal village on the Tweed Coast in northern New South Wales, located between Pottsville and Cabarita Beach at the mouth of Cudgera Creek. It is notable for its rocky headland, sandy surf beach, sheltered creek estuary and coastal reserve. The area is valued for swimming, surfing, fishing and whale watching, and forms part of the Tweed Shire coastline south of the Gold Coast.

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Head of Bight Whale Watching Centre

The Head of Bight Whale Watching Centre is a seasonal cliff-top visitor centre on the Great Australian Bight in far west South Australia, about 12 km off the Eyre Highway on Yalata Aboriginal land. It overlooks the Bunda Cliffs and the Great Australian Bight Marine Park, a major breeding and calving area for southern right whales. The centre provides elevated boardwalks, viewing platforms and interpretive displays for land-based whale watching during the winter migration season.

Far North, South AustraliaViewpoint

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Henry Head

Henry Head is a sandstone headland at La Perouse in south-eastern Sydney, within Kamay Botany Bay National Park. It marks the northern entrance to Botany Bay and is known for its coastal heath, dramatic cliffs and panoramic ocean views. The site contains the heritage-listed Henry Head Battery, built in the 1890s as part of Sydney's coastal defences, along with a historic lighthouse and walking tracks popular for sightseeing and whale watching.

Sydney, New South WalesViewpoint

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Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay is a coastal city on Queensland's Fraser Coast, about 300 km north of Brisbane, facing the sheltered waters between the mainland and K'gari (Fraser Island). Known for calm, family-friendly beaches along the 14 km Esplanade, it serves as Australia's whale watching capital and main gateway to K'gari. The city combines beachfront parks, historic Urangan Pier, and marine attractions with a relaxed seaside atmosphere.

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Hopetoun

Hopetoun is a small coastal town in the Shire of Ravensthorpe on Western Australia's south coast, about 590 km southeast of Perth. Established in 1900 as a port for the Phillips River goldfield, it is now known as the eastern gateway to Fitzgerald River National Park. The town is notable for its sheltered beaches, fishing, whale watching, wildflower displays and access to one of Australia's largest and most botanically diverse national parks.

Ravensthorpe, Western AustraliaNatural Attraction

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Hornby Lighthouse

Hornby Lighthouse is a historic active lighthouse at South Head in Watsons Bay, within Sydney Harbour National Park, Woollahra, New South Wales. Built in 1858, it is the third oldest lighthouse in New South Wales and features distinctive red and white vertical stripes. Positioned on the tip of South Head, it marks the southern entrance to Sydney Harbour and is notable for its heritage value, scenic coastal setting and panoramic harbour views.

Woollahra, New South WalesLighthouse

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Indian Head

Indian Head is a prominent rocky headland on the eastern ocean side of K'gari (Fraser Island) within Great Sandy National Park, Queensland. Rising about 60 metres above the Pacific Ocean, it is the island's easternmost point and a renowned natural lookout. Named by Captain James Cook in 1770, it offers expansive views of the coastline and ocean and is culturally significant to the Butchulla people, the Traditional Owners of K'gari.

Fraser Coast, QueenslandViewpoint

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Kamay Botany Bay National Park

Kamay Botany Bay National Park is a coastal national park located on both the northern and southern headlands of Botany Bay in Sydney, New South Wales. The southern section at Kurnell in the Sutherland Shire protects dramatic sandstone cliffs, beaches, heathland and historic sites. It is notable as the site of James Cook's first landing in Australia in 1770 and for its Aboriginal heritage, whale watching lookouts and extensive walking tracks.

Sutherland, New South WalesNational Park

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Kiama Blowhole

Kiama Blowhole is a large natural blowhole at Blowhole Point in Kiama on the New South Wales South Coast, about 120 km south of Sydney. Formed in basalt from ancient Gerringong volcanic flows, it is regarded as one of the largest blowholes in the world. When south-easterly swells enter the sea cavern, compressed air forces water up to 25 metres high, creating a dramatic coastal spectacle within a managed headland reserve.

Kiama, New South WalesNatural Attraction

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Kiama Coastal Walk

The Kiama Coastal Walk is a 22-kilometre marked coastal trail in the Kiama local government area on the New South Wales South Coast, stretching from Minnamurra in the north to Gerringong in the south via Kiama. Notable for dramatic cliffs, sandy beaches, rock platforms, and headlands including Bombo Headland and Cathedral Rocks, it passes the famous Kiama Blowhole. The walk showcases natural coastal scenery, Aboriginal and geological heritage, and offers lookouts, beaches and picnic areas along its length.

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Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park

Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park is a 19,000-hectare coastal national park in south-west Western Australia, stretching 120 kilometres from Cape Naturaliste near Dunsborough to Cape Leeuwin near Augusta. Managed by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, it is notable for its limestone caves, rugged granite coastline, heathlands, karri forests, and surf beaches. The park protects significant biodiversity, dramatic cliffs, and popular natural attractions within the Margaret River region.

Augusta-Margaret River, Western AustraliaNational Park

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Lennox Head

Lennox Head is a coastal village in Ballina Shire on the far north coast of New South Wales, between Ballina and Byron Bay. It is centred on Lennox Point headland and Seven Mile Beach and is recognised as a National Surfing Reserve. The area is notable for its surfing breaks, Pat Morton Lookout, tea-tree stained Lake Ainsworth, and coastal heath, attracting visitors for beach, nature and hang-gliding activities.

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Lights Beach

Lights Beach is a sandy ocean beach located approximately 6 kilometres west of Denmark town in Western Australia's Great Southern region, near the mouth of Wilson Inlet. It is known for its wide white sand, limestone cliffs, clear waters and consistent surf. The beach offers sheltered swimming areas when the inlet bar is closed and exposed surf breaks when open, making it popular for swimming, surfing, fishing and scenic coastal walks.

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Logan's Beach

Logan's Beach is a sandy ocean beach located about 3 km south of central Warrnambool in Victoria, Australia. It is internationally recognised as a calving and nursery area for southern right whales, which visit the shallow waters between June and September. The beach features sand dunes, open ocean views and a dedicated whale watching platform. Managed by the City of Warrnambool, it is a key wildlife viewing site on the Great Ocean Road.

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Long Reef Headland

Long Reef Headland is a prominent coastal headland at Long Reef in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales. Extending into the Tasman Sea between Dee Why and Collaroy, it forms part of Long Reef Aquatic Reserve and offers elevated ocean views. The headland features walking tracks, a lookout, intertidal rock platforms and an adjoining golf course, and is noted for whale watching, coastal scenery and Aboriginal heritage significance.

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Malabar Headland National Park

Malabar Headland National Park is a coastal national park on the Malabar headland in eastern Sydney, New South Wales, within the City of Randwick. The park protects dramatic sandstone cliffs, coastal heath and remnant bushland between Maroubra and Malabar beaches. It is notable for its scenic ocean views, whale-watching lookouts, historic World War II coastal defence remains at Boora Point, and Aboriginal heritage. Walking tracks provide access to lookouts and natural landscapes close to central Sydney.

Randwick, New South WalesNational Park

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Marks Park

Marks Park is a coastal public park on the cliff-top at Tamarama in the Waverley local government area of Sydney, New South Wales. Located between Bondi Beach and Tamarama Beach, it overlooks Mackenzies Bay and Mackenzies Point. The park is notable for its panoramic ocean views, grassed headland, and position on the Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk, and as a primary venue for the annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition.

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Marmion Marine Park

Marmion Marine Park is Western Australia's first marine park, declared in 1987, stretching along Perth's northern coastline from Trigg Island to Burns Beach off the City of Joondalup. Covering approximately 9,500 hectares, it protects limestone reefs, islands, seagrass beds and diverse marine life. Notable for its clear waters, snorkelling and dive sites, and access via Hillarys Boat Harbour, it is managed by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

Joondalup, Western AustraliaNature Reserve

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Meelup Regional Park

Meelup Regional Park is a 550-hectare coastal reserve on Geographe Bay near Dunsborough in the City of Busselton, Western Australia. Extending about 11.5 kilometres from Dunsborough to Bunker Bay, it protects jarrah, marri and tuart woodland, granite headlands and sandy beaches including Meelup Beach and Eagle Bay. Jointly managed by the City of Busselton and the Meelup Regional Park Management Committee, it is notable for swimming beaches, bushwalking and mountain bike trails, and seasonal whale watching.

Busselton, Western AustraliaPark

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Merimbula Beach

Merimbula Beach, also known as Merimbula Main Beach, is a long sandy ocean beach in the town of Merimbula on the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, within Bega Valley Shire. Facing the Tasman Sea near the mouth of Merimbula Lake, it is patrolled by Merimbula Surf Life Saving Club. The beach is known for its golden sand, consistent surf, coastal boardwalk, and views to Merimbula Bar and Haycock Point.

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Misery Beach

Misery Beach is a 400-metre sandy cove located at Torndirrup, about 20 kilometres south of Albany in Western Australia's Great Southern region. Sheltered between granite headlands on King George Sound near Torndirrup National Park and the former Cheynes Beach Whaling Station, it features white sand and clear turquoise water. Voted Australia's Best Beach in 2022, it is noted for its natural, relatively undeveloped setting and sheltered swimming conditions.

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Montague Island

Montague Island (Barunguba) is a protected nature reserve located 9 kilometres offshore from Narooma on the New South Wales South Coast within Eurobodalla Shire. Managed by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, the 82-hectare island is renowned for its historic 1881 lighthouse, large colonies of little penguins and fur seals, and diverse seabird populations. Access is restricted to guided tours by licensed operators departing from Narooma.

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Moreton Bay Marine Park

Moreton Bay Marine Park is a 3,400 square kilometre protected marine park in South East Queensland, stretching from Caloundra to the Gold Coast and encompassing Moreton Bay, its islands and estuaries. Established in 1993 and rezoned in 2009, it protects diverse habitats including seagrass beds, mangroves, coral reefs and sand islands. It is notable for its biodiversity, Ramsar-listed wetlands and importance for dugongs, turtles, dolphins and migratory humpback whales.

Moreton Bay, QueenslandNature Reserve

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Moreton Island

Moreton Island, also known as Mulgumpin, is a large sand island located 58 kilometres northeast of Brisbane in Moreton Bay, Queensland. Part of Moreton Island National Park and Recreation Area within the City of Brisbane, it is the third-largest sand island in the world. The island is notable for its pristine beaches, towering sand dunes, freshwater lakes, historic Tangalooma Wrecks, and Cape Moreton Lighthouse, offering a natural island escape close to Brisbane.

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Munmorah State Conservation Area

Munmorah State Conservation Area is a coastal protected area on the Central Coast of New South Wales, north of Sydney, managed by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. It protects 1,945 hectares of coastal heath, forests, cliffs, beaches and headlands between Lake Munmorah and Catherine Hill Bay. Notable for its dramatic coastline, Aboriginal heritage, diverse flora and fauna, and recreational opportunities including walking, swimming, fishing and whale watching.

Central Coast, New South WalesNature Reserve

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Muttonbird Island

Muttonbird Island, also known as Giidany Miirlarl, is a small coastal island nature reserve at the entrance to Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, connected to the mainland by a breakwater. Managed by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, it is renowned as a major breeding colony for wedge-tailed shearwaters (muttonbirds) and offers a paved walking track to an eastern lookout with panoramic views over the Solitary Islands Marine Park and coastline.

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Nanarup Beach

Nanarup Beach is a long, exposed sandy beach located about 30 kilometres east of Albany in Western Australia, within Gull Rock National Park near the locality of Nanarup. Backed by dunes and coastal heath, it is known for its natural, undeveloped setting, powerful surf and strong rips. Popular for fishing, surfing, beach walking and whale watching in season, the beach is unpatrolled and valued for its secluded, scenic coastal environment.

Albany, Western AustraliaBeach

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Nobbys Lighthouse

Nobbys Lighthouse is a historic active lighthouse on Nobbys Head at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour in Newcastle East, New South Wales. First lit in 1858, it stands 35 metres above sea level on a prominent headland connected to the mainland by Macquarie Pier breakwall. Notable for its heritage-listed tower, signal station and panoramic coastal views, it remains an iconic navigational aid and landmark for the city.

Newcastle, New South WalesLighthouse

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Norah Head Lighthouse

Norah Head Lighthouse is an active heritage-listed lighthouse at Norah Head on the Central Coast of New South Wales, about 110 km north of Sydney. Built between 1901 and 1903 and first lit on 15 November 1903, it stands 27.5 metres high on a headland reserve. It features its original Chance Bros. lens and is managed by the Norah Head Lighthouse Trust, offering guided tours, cottages and ocean views.

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North Head Sanctuary

North Head Sanctuary is a 62-hectare protected bushland reserve at North Head headland in Manly, within Sydney Harbour National Park on Sydney's Northern Beaches, New South Wales. Managed by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, it preserves coastal heath, native wildlife and historic military installations including the former School of Artillery. Notable for dramatic sandstone cliffs, harbour and ocean lookouts, walking tracks and Aboriginal heritage, it offers natural and heritage experiences at the entrance to Sydney Harbour.

Northern Beaches, New South WalesNature Reserve

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North Stradbroke Island

North Stradbroke Island, known as Minjerribah, is the world's second largest sand island located in Moreton Bay about 30 kilometres southeast of Brisbane in Redland City, Queensland. Accessible by vehicle and passenger ferry from Cleveland, it is notable for its surf beaches at Point Lookout, freshwater lakes such as Brown Lake and Blue Lake, coastal headlands, and bushland. The island is recognised for whale watching, Quandamooka heritage and diverse natural landscapes.

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Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach is a long, exposed sandy beach located at the mouth of Wilson Inlet, approximately 5 kilometres south of the town of Denmark in Western Australia's Great Southern region. Backed by dunes and the Nullaki Peninsula, it is known for its wide shoreline, consistent surf breaks, and views across the Southern Ocean. The beach is patrolled in summer and forms a central recreational area for swimming, surfing and fishing near Denmark.

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Pat Morton Lookout

Pat Morton Lookout is a coastal headland viewpoint at Lennox Head in Ballina Shire, New South Wales, situated atop the Lennox Head headland. It offers elevated panoramic views over Seven Mile Beach, Lennox Head village, the Pacific Ocean and hinterland. Notable for whale watching, hang gliding launches and photography, the lookout features a paved viewing platform, parking and interpretive signage. It is a popular stop on the coastal drive between Ballina and Byron Bay.

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Point Ann

Point Ann is a coastal recreation site within Fitzgerald River National Park on Western Australia's south coast, in the Shire of Jerramungup. It is known as one of the state's premier land-based whale watching locations where southern right whales calve in sheltered waters. The site features a sandy beach, rocky headland, whale watching platform and picnic facilities, set within a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve renowned for its diverse flora and rugged coastline.

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Point Cartwright Lighthouse

Point Cartwright Lighthouse is a modern automated lighthouse located on the rocky headland of Point Cartwright at Buddina on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, at the mouth of the Mooloolah River. Built in 1978, the 32-metre reinforced concrete tower with its distinctive red and white horizontal bands guides vessels into the Mooloolah River entrance and along the coast. Set within Point Cartwright Conservation Park and Reserve, it offers panoramic coastal views and is a prominent landmark for walkers and sightseers.

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Point Danger

Point Danger is a coastal headland and lookout at the New South Wales-Queensland border between Tweed Heads and Coolangatta. Marked by the Captain Cook Memorial Lighthouse and a bicentennial monument, it offers elevated panoramic views over the Pacific Ocean, Snapper Rocks and the Gold Coast beaches. Named by Captain James Cook in 1770, the site is a popular vantage point for whale watching, surfing observation and photography.

Tweed, New South WalesViewpoint

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Point Lookout

Point Lookout is a coastal headland and township at the easternmost point of North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) in Redland City, Queensland. It is known for its dramatic cliffs, ocean views, and the North Gorge Walk. The area includes patrolled surf beaches such as Cylinder and Main Beach and is a renowned land-based whale watching location during the annual humpback migration.

Redland, QueenslandViewpoint

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Point Perpendicular Lighthouse

Point Perpendicular Lighthouse is a historic coastal lighthouse on the northern tip of the Beecroft Peninsula at the entrance to Jervis Bay in New South Wales. Built in 1899 to replace the poorly sited Cape St George Lighthouse, the 44-metre white tower remains an active aid to navigation. Located within the Beecroft Weapons Range near Currarong in the Shoalhaven region, it is noted for its maritime heritage, dramatic cliff-top setting and panoramic views over Jervis Bay.

Shoalhaven, New South WalesLighthouse

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Portland

Portland is a historic coastal town in the Glenelg Shire of south-west Victoria, Australia, situated on Portland Bay. Established in 1834 as Victoria's first permanent European settlement by Edward Henty, it is notable for its deep-water port, well-preserved 19th-century heritage buildings, and natural coastal setting. The town serves as a base for exploring the Great South West Walk, Cape Nelson and Cape Bridgewater, and is known for whale watching, fishing and maritime history.

Portland, VictoriaHeritage Site

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Red Bluff Lookout

Red Bluff Lookout is a coastal cliff viewpoint located south of Kalbarri town in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia, within the Kalbarri National Park coastal area. It is notable for its striking red and white banded sandstone cliffs rising above the Indian Ocean. The lookout offers expansive ocean views and is known for sunset viewing, whale watching in season, and photography of the dramatic coastline and Tumblagooda Sandstone formations.

Northampton, Western AustraliaViewpoint

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Salmon Holes

Salmon Holes is a rugged coastal fishing beach located in Torndirrup National Park, approximately 20 kilometres south of Albany in Western Australia's Great Southern region. Set beneath steep granite cliffs and accessed via Salmon Holes Road, it is renowned for seasonal Australian salmon fishing from its rock platforms and beach. The site features a lookout, car park and beach access, and is known for powerful surf, dramatic scenery and seasonal whale sightings.

Albany, Western AustraliaBeach

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