Coffs Coast

History:

Formed 19 Nov 2008 as ‘Coffs Harbour Branch’ by absorption of Three Valleys Branch; reorganised 2 Mar 2019 as ‘Coffs Coast Branch’ by absorption of Clarence Valley Branch.

Early founders of the various parent groups included Greg Clancy, Stan Mussared (d. 2021), Peter Morgan, James Tedder (d. 2014) and Ashley Love.

Bioregion(s)

Terrestrial:

South East Queensland
NSW North Coast
New England Tablelands (near Hernani)

Marine:

Tweed-Moreton Shelf
Manning Shelf

Principal waterways

Clarence, Mann, Boyd, Guy Fawkes, Nymboida, Orara, Bellinger and Nambucca Rivers, Clarence estuary

Protected areas:

Important reserves include:

Gibraltar Range NP
Chaelundi NP
Guy Fawkes River NP

Mount Hyland NR
Nymboi-Binderay NP
Dorrigo NP

Junuy Juluum NP
Yuraygir NP
Coffs Coast RP

Bongil Bongil NP
Solitary Islands MP

NPW RACs:

North Coast