North Coast, NSW

Threatened species
Climate change

Overview

One of the most biologically diverse regions of NSW, the North Coast is home to much of the state’s rare and threatened plants and animals.

Featured threatened species

Male Australian Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis hyperbius inconstans) showing brown and yellow markings

Species profile

Common name
Australian fritillary

Scientific name
Argynnis hyperbius inconstans

Status in NSW
Endangered

The Australian fritillary is restricted to south-east Queensland and north-east NSW in open swampy coastal areas where the larval food plant Arrowhead violet (Viola betonicifolia) occurs.

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Mean temperatures are projected to rise by 2.0 ºC by 2070. There are slightly greater increases in summer, autumn and spring. All models show there are no declines in mean temperatures across the North Coast.

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REGIONAL RESOURCES

Ranger Smith briefing the volunteer team on a reconnaissance tour prior to the first night of koala surveying

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Personnel conducting hazard reduction burn

Hazard reduction burn in Curracabundi National Park

Broadwater National Park hazard reduction burn

Hazard reduction burn in Broadwater National Park

HR Lighting up Bongil Bongil National Park

Hazard reduction burn in Bongil Bongil National Park

Eastern bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus)

Bristlebirds bolstered by release of captive-bred birds

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Things to do & see

Smoky Cape Lighthouse

Take a walk around one of NSW's oldest and tallest lighthouses. Photo: D.Finnegan

New Italy Settlement

The museum highlights the cultural and social contributions made by Italian migrants to the North Coast region. Photo: T.Fletcher

Caye Byron Lighthouse in Cape Byron State Conservation Area

Cape Byron Lighthouse

Cape Byron Lighthouse sits on Australia’s most easterly point, a shining light over Byron Bay. Photo: J.Spencer

Yuraygir coastal walk

Hike the multi-day Yuraygir coastal walk on the Clarence Coast. Photo: R.Cleary

St Thomas Anglican Church

This historic Anglican church was built by convict labour between 1824 and 1827 when Port Macquarie was a penal settlement. Photo:T.Sullivan

Arakoon National Park

Arakoon National Park offers beachside camping and rocky foreshores with great fishing and beaches. Photo: D.McGerty

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