Port Stephens Ferry Service

Enjoy a relaxing ferry ride across Port Stephens, connecting  Nelson Bay with Tea Gardens. You can drive down to the Bombah Point Car Ferry across the lake and down to Tea Gardens to connect with the ferry. Click here to view the time table.
 

Bulahdelah Court House

See the relics and writings of the past This historical building is on a hill overlooking the Myall River. It has been restored as a museum. The museum is open Saturdays or by appointment, Ph (02) 4987 9274

Sugar Creek Toy Makers

Since the early 1980's Jan and Friedel Warmers have been making and designing wooden Toys and Dolls which are sought after throughout Australia for there superb design and quality. Their strong Artistic talents have produced such loved creations that they now have the honor of their toys being displayed in the Australian Museum of Childhood's permanent collection. Click here

Alum Mountain

Bulahdelah is known locally as Alum Mountain it was once an important source of the mineral Alunite used as a fertiliser and in the textile industry. The mining took place between 1878 and 1950, All that remains is rubble from the abandoned quarry sites which can still be seen. The area is now maintained by NPWS.

Lighthouse - Sugarloaf Point

Since 1875 click here the night sky has been lit by the revolving light that flashes one in every 7.5 seconds.

There are many stories of shipwrecks there in the days before radar. click here for Shipwrecks

Working Bullocks

A new feature available to visitors to Bulahdelah is the opportunity to see the way bullocks were used in the olden days to pull heavy loads of timber out of difficult terrain.

Harold, the bullocky maintains one of the few remaining teams. His team is reputed to be the largest in the world.

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The Tallest Tree in NSW

Eucalyptus  Grandis iis native to the east coast of Australia. Its common name is rose gum or flooded gum (a misnomer). Rose gum is one of the premier forest species in the Australian States of Queensland and New South Wales where it grows 43 to 55 m tall (140 to 180 ft) and 122 to 183 cm (48 to 72 in) in diameter (15). Its form is excellent with tall, straight, clean holes up to two-thirds of the total height. The bark is thin and deciduous, shedding in strips to expose a smooth surface marked with flowing patterns of silvery white, slaty gray, terra cotta, or light green. Occasionally a "stocking" of light-gray, platelike or fissured bark persists over the basal I to 2 m (3 to 6 ft) on the trunk. source

Elizabeth Beach

During the summer months there are beaches of clean white sand and crystal clear ocean in which to cool off.

There are many kilometres of beach but only certain areas are patrolled and safe for surfing.

Wootton Historical Railway Walk

The light railway was constructed in 1890 to cart timber from the forests to the Coolongolook River and to Mayers Point on Lake Myall where it was placed on punts. The wood was used in the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Melbourne docks. Logging began in the Bulahdelah forests as early as the 1820s. Bullock trains were first used. They were changed for a tramline, initially horse-drawn but later pulled by steam locomotive. 4.4 km along Squires Rd is an intersection and an information board. Bangalow Rd, to your left, heads back to the highway 4 km south of the Squires Rd turnoff. Continuing along what is now Worths Creek Rd, 500 m will bring you to Sams Camp picnic area where a little letterbox has pamphlets outlining the walk. A little post with a red plaque and white train symbol indicates the start of the 6-km trek. The Forestry Department's Wang Wauk Forest Drive is another way of exploring this whole area.

Fishing

Members of the Fishing Club have arranged for the fisheries department to restock the river with Perch also known as Bass. Each year in February the Club organizes a fishing event called the Bass Bash.

The replica of a Bass on a post in River Park signifies the presence of fish in our river.