The whale season still runs and the white sand is at its finest: a South Coast NSW weekend getaway to Jervis Bay, Booderee National Park and Hyams Beach.
Sydney school holiday activities for summer 2026-27 begin 18 December, and this planner covers six weeks of programs, museums, Taronga Zoo and beaches.
The Three Sisters walk is open with a detour, but rockfall repairs keep several Blue Mountains tracks shut through spring: here is how to plan a weekend.
Five Sydney coastal walks for summer, from the 6km Bondi to Coogee track to the 27km Coast Track, with buses, ferries and swim stops on every route.
AFAC's Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Spring 2026, released in August, predicts an increased risk of fire across all jurisdictions except the ACT.
Yulefest returned to the Blue Mountains in July 2026, bringing Christmas-in-July dinners, twilight markets and winter walks across a region.
Barangaroo Reserve is a six-hectare public park on the Sydney harbour foreshore, located on the western edge of the CBD between the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The track is well maintained and suitable for most fitness levels, though there are steep steps and uneven surfaces that can be challenging in wet weather.
The Hunter Valley is the closest major wine region to Sydney, located about two hours north of the CBD by car. The region around Pokolbin and Broke.
Jervis Bay is a sheltered bay on the NSW South Coast, about two and a half hours south of the Sydney CBD by car. The bay is known for its white sand beaches.
