Spot some magnificent wild life Waa Gorge - Walking Track SELF-GUIDED DRIVES

Rocky Creek Glacial Area Experience a Sunset in the Moree Plains

CHECKLIST PRIOR TO DEPARTING:  Please stick to the routes specified & do not enter any private properties.  Check www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.aufor local Alerts before embarking.  We highly recommend enquiring about road conditions or updates before setting off on any drive—as some roads are dry weather access only.  There is limited mobile reception on a number of these tours.  Pack plenty of water, sun protection & insect repellant.

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FARMING LAND DRIVE -

See the force that drives Moree to be the 65km total thriving agricultural hub that it is today. Please note distances Witness the silos that pierce the sky on a provided are approximate. flat horizon and plains of crops as far as the eye can see. DIRECTIONS Depending on the season, you may have the chance to view a number of popular 1. Travel 8.7km North from Moree on the crops in the local area including cotton, Newell and turn right onto the wheat, sorghum and barley. You may back Pally Road (also know as River Road possibly even see some livestock or Mosquito Creek Rd) including cattle and sheep. This is a sealed road. Follow this road for When you reach Pallamallawa on this 24km and you will reach Pallamallawa. drive, you can explore the township and pull up at the Pally Pub or Pally Cafe for 2. To return back to Moree: refreshments. Take the River St/Grattai Road, from Pallamallawa to the (B76). Turn right onto Gwydir Highway (B76) and travel 29.1km back to Moree. 2

TERRY HIE HIE ABORIGINAL AREA

Terry Hie Hie Aboriginal Area features six These can often be seen in lush significant cultural reserves, with places to communities of cypress pine and silver leaf picnic, opportunities for birdwatching, and ironbark woodland. a beautiful walking track. Take an opportunity to wander through Created in 2005, Terry Hie Hie Aboriginal the forest, soaking up the ambiance, Area was once an important ceremonial cultural significance, and natural splendour and gathering place for the traditional of a place that has been appreciated and Kamilaroi (Gomeroi, Gamileroi, admired by people for hundreds of years. Gamileraay) Aboriginal People. Today, it’s For more information please visit a tranquil spot, scattered in sections www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au around the small town, which is also called Terry Hie Hie. 100km total Evidence of long-term use of the area Please note distances includes at least 240 axe-grinding grooves provided are approximate. and the remains of a corroboree ground. A bora, several carved trees, scarred trees, DIRECTIONS and two Aboriginal cemeteries can also be found nearby. The local community and 1. Travel 6km East of Moree on the Gwydir descendants of the Kamilaroi People often Highway & turn right onto the Moree- visit for cultural, recreational and Terry Hie Hie Road. educational purposes. 2. Continue on this road. The Terry Hie Hie Terry Hie Hie Aboriginal Area is home to a picnic area is approximately 43km, on staggering variety of native wildlife, the right (just before the Church). including woodland birds, mammals, and reptiles. Information & image sourced from: www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au 3

WAA GORGE - Picnic Area

At Waa Gorge picnic area, you can enjoy 126km total the woodland wildlife over a long lunch Please note distances before going on to explore the picturesque provided are approximate. surrounds of Mount Kaputar National Park. Formed over millions of years, the deep DIRECTIONS gorge and its tributary gullies are strewn with boulders and the ghostly trail of old 1. Travel 6km East of Moree on the Gwydir waterways. Flowers bloom in spring, the Highway & turn right onto the Moree- shade is cool in summer, and woodland Terry Hie Hie Road. birds make it home at every time of year. 2. Travel about 35km through Terry Hie Hie Waa Gorge picnic area offers a terrific base and take the left fork through the for exploring this quiet gem, with two Berrygil portion of Terry Hie Hie picnic shelters nestled near box pine Aboriginal Area. forests and surrounded by the peaks of Grattai Wilderness Area. Carry lunch and a 3. Travel 14km and turn left onto Allambie pair of binoculars, or bring some sturdy Road. shoes to follow Mill-bullah walking 4. Travel 6.5km to the park entrance. track and Waa Gorge walking track deep Waa Gorge carpark and picnic area is a into the rock formation. further 1.5km IMPORTANT NOTES For more information please visit · Allambie Road is dry weather access only www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au and passes through private property, so please respect landholders by leaving gates as you find them and staying off wet roads. Information & image sourced from: · There is limited mobile reception in this www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au park 4

ROCKY CREEK GLACIAL AREA

The Rocky Creek Glacial Area is yet So how did it form? As a glacier flows it another geological wonder to explore. gathers and carries with it broken rock material. Eventually all this transported Before you jump in your car and head out material is deposited at its terminus, that there be warned, there is no ice to be is, the point at which higher temperatures seen! Nor will you find any of the typical cause the glacier to melt. Of course this is glacial landform features, such as steep the simplified version! sided, flat bottomed, U shaped valleys. These landform features are the result of glaciers which existed during the last one 176km total million years, in Pleistocene Epoch. Please note distances The Rocky Creek glaciation is very much provided are approximate. older, dating back some 290 million years to the Carboniferous Period. A vast DIRECTIONS amount of weathering and erosion occurs in over 200 million years, so all the 1. Travel 6km East of Moree on the Gwydir original glacial landscape features have Highway & turn right onto the Moree- been eroded away and replaced by those Terry Hie Hie Road. typically associated with running water. 2. After 47km you’ll pass through the How then do we know a glacier did exist in village of Terry Hie Hie. this area? The answer lies in the creek bed. It is best to pick a spot down close to the 3. Pass through Terry Hie Hie & take the water where flood borne gravels have 2nd road on your left, signposted ground the rock down and left a nice ‘Bingara / Barraba’. ‘polished’ surface to look at. You will see it 3. Drive on this road for 30.2km, you’ll is made up of many different sizes and come to a T-section. Turn left onto types of stones, all cemented ‘Killarney Gap Road’. together in a matrix of finer gravels, sand and clay. It is a conglomerate; or to be 4. Drive 4.8km & you’ll notice a road on more exact it is a fluvio-glacial the left hand side, with a sign conglomerate. ’Glacial Area’. Follow this road until you Information & image sourced from: reach the Glacial Area. www.visitnarrabri.com.au | www.bingara.com.au 5

CRANKY ROCK -

Nestled in a tranquil natural bush land 180km total setting, Cranky Rock Nature Reserve is a Please note distances fascinating and extensive jumble of giant provided are approximate. granite boulders balanced at the edge of DIRECTIONS Reedy Creek. Past volcanic upheaval has heaped the 1. Departing from Moree Visitor boulders into fantastic balancing positions Information Centre travel straight, and the chemically stripped rocks provide through the located east of an interesting and picturesque background the Visitor Centre. for a picnic, barbecue or for camping and 2. Continue on this road for 79km, it will enjoying the scenery and wildlife. turn into the Gwydir Highway & you will A natural waterhole formed by Reedy reach Warialda. Creek at the base of the main group of 3. Continue driving on this road for boulders provides an excellent place to approx. 5km and turn left onto cool off in the summer months or to watch Cranky Rock Road. for native birds. 4. Cranky Rock is located approximately Once you reach Warialda, perhaps, pull up 3km’s from this turn. This Road is for refreshments before continuing to completely sealed. Cranky Rock. Camping available. For more information please visit Information & image sourced from: www.warialdansw.com.au www.warialdansw.com.au 6

BOOMI

When you stay in Boomi you can enjoy a dip in the Hot Artesian Spa Pool which features powerful overhead jets and underwater jets, the perfect remedy for tired and aching muscles. Luxuriate in the mineral-rich water which flows, under natural pressure, from a depth of 1.25km and arrives at the surface 191km total at an astounding 53°C straight from the Please note distances provided are approximate. Great Artesian Basin. The water is then cooled to a comfortable 39°C for use in the Hot Spa. There’s also a 25m cool pool to DIRECTIONS splash in on those hot summer days and for your safety, a lifeguard on duty at all 1. Departing from Moree Visitor times. Information Centre exit the carpark to the roundabout located East of the There are a variety of facilities at the Visitor Centre. Turn left at the complex including tennis courts, picnic and BBQ areas, plus shower and toilet roundabout and continue onto Balo amenities. The camping ground is Street, continue for 2.1km. conveniently located right next door. 2. Turn left onto the If camping is not for you, don’t despair! ( Road). The Pioneer Hotel has you covered with (This turn is opposite the Moree Race Course) accommodation, counter meals and a cool 3. Continue for 50km, you’ll reach Garah, drink or two. A favourite spot of the locals, continue through Garah and turn right there’s always someone ready for a yarn onto Boonangar Road. and a laugh at the Pioneer Hotel where 4. Continue for 43km & you will reach country hospitality awaits you on your the village of Boomi. journey. 7

MUNGINDI

It is a simple fact that Mungindi is unique! Be sure to relax in the hot Artesian spa at Straddling the Barwon River, Mungindi is the local pool complex. Allow the soothing, called by one name but located in two mineral water to rejuvenate you before states, NSW and QLD and is the only heading out for a meal at one of the clubs border town in the Southern Hemisphere or hotels. After a busy day, you can then sharing the same name in both states. turn in for the night in your choice of The landscape between Moree and accommodation from camping on the Mungindi is starkly beautiful and as you riverbank or in the caravan park to motel- travel you may encounter all manner of style rooms. Australian native wildlife including emus, 244km total kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, galahs and Please note distances cockatoos. The district produces wheat, provided are approximate. cotton, sheep and beef cattle for local, national and international markets. DIRECTIONS Mungindi’s CBD is located in NSW, but uniquely there are two Police stations, one 1. Departing from Moree Visitor in each state. The Schools, with the Information Centre exit the carpark to exception of the Community Pre-School, the roundabout located East of the are in NSW while the Hospital is situated Visitor Centre. Turn left at the on the side. It may sound roundabout and continue onto Balo confusing but life in this fabulous little Street, continue for 2km. town is simplicity itself. 2. Turn left onto the Carnarvon Highway Following two arduous years of surveying, (Mungindi Road). Mr. John Cameron erected what is (This turn is opposite the Moree Race Course) believed to be the largest survey peg in 3. Continue for 50km, you’ll reach Garah, Australia, the One Ton Post. The Post continue through Garah, straight, marks the completion of surveying the towards Mungindi. 29th parallel which forms the current border between NSW and QLD. 4. Drive 70km and arrive at Mungindi. (Pictured above, right) For more information please visit: www.mungindi.com.au