Why Urunga?
What 2455 has that nowhere else does. Every fact sourced.
- Wetlands brought back to life
A $10 million restoration project led to the Urunga Wetlands opening in May 2017. Visitors can use a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk, and birds and wildlife have started returning.Source: Wikipedia
- Named for its long white sands
The name Urunga comes from the Gumbaynggirr word Yurūnga. It relates to the word for 'long' and refers to the area's long white sands.Source: Wikipedia
- Where NSW's oldest native title claim was settled
On 8 December 2017, the Federal Court recognised Gumbaynggirr native title over land and waters at Wenonah Head, near Urunga. That decision resolved the oldest native title claim in New South Wales.Source: Wikipedia
- A boardwalk almost a kilometre long
The Urunga boardwalk crosses the tidal Urunga Lagoon and runs out to the beach. After its extension in November 2010, it is almost one kilometre long.Source: Wikipedia
And the whole area: Why Bello?
Small shire, big story. Every fact sourced.
- Gumbaynggirr Country
The Bellingen Shire is on Gumbaynggirr Country.Source: Wikipedia
- Where two rivers meet the sea
At Urunga, the Bellinger and Kalang rivers come together and meet the ocean.Source: Wikipedia
- World Heritage on the doorstep
Dorrigo National Park is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area.Source: Wikipedia
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