The Crescent Head Ratepayers and Residents Association is calling on people who would like to see this unique area maintained to join them at Racecourse Headland at 8.30am this Sunday, January 13 where they will walk to Big Hill.

There will be a barbecue at Big Hill, as well as music. Cars will be provided to shuttle people back to their vehicles at Racecourse afterwards. We remind people attending to bring water, hats and sunscreen. (Water will be available on the route, however you must have your own bottle.)

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Point Plomer Rd extends to the south of Crescent Head through the Goolawah National Park to Limeburners Creek National Park. A four-wheel drive (4WD) access track exists through Limeburners Creek National Park, which links to Plomer Road to the south in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council local government area (the northern end of which is also 4WD access only).

Kempsey Shire Council maintains the road over a length of 11.8km, from Crescent Head Road to Big Hill, where the road enters Limeburners Creek National Park. 5.6km of the road is sealed, with two gravel sections of 4km and 2.2km remaining.

Visitors come to the area to enjoy camping. Facilities are basic, the sheltered beaches are pristine, and wildlife is plentiful around the rocky shores and reefs. This is where the East Australian Current comes closest to the coastline, providing a terrific vantage point over migrating whales, turtles, dolphins and seabirds. Goolawah is also an important area for the conversation of dingoes, and visitors often sight them around the campground or along the beaches.

Goolawah means ‘yesterday’ in the Dunghutti language. The land is significant to local Aboriginal people, and their word for it is appropriate. Goolawah is exactly like yesterday – untouched by the footprint of development. This is what draws visitors back year after year.

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