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Whether you’re after relaxed scenic drives and picnicking, fishing or fossicking, or the most rugged extremes of hiking and biking, there are plenty of ways to get a natural high in New England High Country. 1. Cycling at Walcha New England High Country is crisscrossed with hundreds of kilometres of mountain-biking routes, from tracks through national

Happily lose your perspective on the grassy banks of NSW’s Georges Junction: only 4WDers need apply. At the base of the Great Dividing Range, 80 km east of Armidale and 90km west of Kempsey – home to the Akubra and near Nulla Nulla where Slim Dusty was born – lies Georges Junction. It’s a tranquil

We left off just south of Gilgai, one of the satellite towns surrounding Inverell, NSW. We had just spent an afternoon with Rob from New England Wood Turning and believe me, we can still smell the fresh sap, stains and resins that permeate from the shed Rob turns his magic within. Again, it is a

THE OXLEY Highway is one of those roads that experienced motorbike riders talk of with something approaching awe. If you’re an Oxley virgin then it’s a trip that, once finished, you’d like to go back and do again. Better this time, smoother, a tad faster perhaps? Starting out from Husqvarna Motorcycles in Port Macquarie, a

A weaving meander from coastal hinterland to mountainous high country, Thunderbolt’s Way is one of Australia’s most beautiful drives. Running from Gloucester in the pretty hinterland of the Mid-North Coast to Inverell on New England’s western plains, it’s a 290km odyssey that weaves over the Great Dividing Range, climbs over 1000m in altitude and provides

From vineyard restaurants to fascinating museums right through to immense waterfalls, New England High Country has it all. Here are just some of the fabulous discoveries Joan made on her tour through this picturesque region. Wollomombi Falls For anyone heading through New England High Country, Waterfall Way is a must. This winding road meanders through