A stop between Grafton and Ballina, this museum complex and cafe – set on the site of the original New Italy Settlement – is a good spot to stretch the legs and to learn about the history of the early Italian pioneering families from Northern Italy's Veneto region, and the perilous journey they survived in order to establish a community here.
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22.98 MILES
This small volunteer-run centre takes in sick, injured and orphaned koalas from the surrounding area and does its best to rehabilitate them and release…
10.48 MILES
Stretching for 25km along the coast north of the Clarence River to South Evans Head, this national park is largely untouched. Most of it is best explored…
Northern Rivers Community Gallery
25.35 MILES
An excellent regional gallery representing the strong creative community that is an essential part of this region. Housed in the historic former Ballina…
23.66 MILES
Lismore’s gallery has long been a cultural force in the town and a real centre of creative life in the region. It holds excellent regularly changing…
24.54 MILES
Ballina's big prawn was nearly thrown on the BBQ in 2009, but no one had the stomach to dispatch it. After a $400,000 restoration in 2013 by hardware…
23.74 MILES
A couple of Lismore's laneways have been transformed into an impressive open-air gallery of street art by local and international artists. Follow Eggins…
19.76 MILES
Held by the Clarence River, this market features locally produced food and craft, and live music.
Ballina Naval & Maritime Museum
25.2 MILES
In the 19th century Ballina was the third-largest port in NSW, and following WWII many ex-navy personnel took jobs in the shipyards here. One of the most…
Nearby Byron Bay & Northern NSW attractions
10.48 MILES
Stretching for 25km along the coast north of the Clarence River to South Evans Head, this national park is largely untouched. Most of it is best explored…
19.76 MILES
Held by the Clarence River, this market features locally produced food and craft, and live music.
3. Angourie Blue & Green Pools
22.82 MILES
These springwater-fed waterholes south of Spooky Beach are the remains of the quarry used for the breakwater. Daring folk climb the cliff faces and plunge…
22.98 MILES
This small volunteer-run centre takes in sick, injured and orphaned koalas from the surrounding area and does its best to rehabilitate them and release…
23.66 MILES
Lismore’s gallery has long been a cultural force in the town and a real centre of creative life in the region. It holds excellent regularly changing…
23.74 MILES
A couple of Lismore's laneways have been transformed into an impressive open-air gallery of street art by local and international artists. Follow Eggins…
24.54 MILES
Ballina's big prawn was nearly thrown on the BBQ in 2009, but no one had the stomach to dispatch it. After a $400,000 restoration in 2013 by hardware…