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            Central Coast 
                                                                            National 
                                                                            Parks & Wildlife 
New 
                                                                            South 
                                                                            Wales 
                                                                            (NSW)
              
              The 
                                                                          Great 
                                                                          Lakes 
                                                                          of New 
                                                                          South 
              Wales
              The 
                                                                        Great 
                                                                        Lakes 
                                                                        of New 
                                                                        South 
                                                                        Wales 
                                                                        consist 
                                                                        of Myall, 
                                                                        Wallis 
                                                                        and Smiths 
                                                                        Lakes 
                                                                        with a 
                                                                        total 
                                                                        area four 
                                                                        and a 
                                                                        half times 
                                                                        the size 
                                                                        of Sydney 
                                                                        Harbour, 
                                                                        totalling 
                                                                        more than 
                                                                        1300 square 
                                                                        kilometres 
                                                                        of cruising 
                                                                        waters. 
                                                                        One third 
                                                                        of the 
                                                                        Great 
                                                                        Lakes 
                                                                        has been 
                                                                        set aside 
                                                                        in National 
                                                                        Parks 
                                                                        or State 
                                                                        Forests, 
                                                                        and the 
                                                                        region 
                                                                        has 27 
                                                                        beaches 
                                                                        along 
                                                                        its 145km 
                                                                        of Pacific 
              coastline. 
              Crowdy 
                Bay 
                National 
                Park 
              3 
                                                                        km south 
                                                                        of Laurieton, 
                                                                        Port Macquarie. 
Rugged, 
                                                                        fractured 
                                                                        sandstone 
                                                                        cliffs 
                                                                        south 
                                                                        of Port 
                                                                        Macquarie 
                                                                        with extensive 
                                                                        banksia 
                                                                        heaths 
                                                                        and good 
                                                                        coastal 
                                                                        walks. 
Tel: (065) 
              83 5866. 
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