Buck Et List Beaches

Add these local coastal wonders to your wander-list

THE PASS, BYRON BAY, NSW For tens of thousands of years, the Arakwal Bundjalung people of Gabbanbah (now better known as Byron Bay) in northern New South Wales would gather on the beaches of Walgun (Cape Byron) to fish, feast and share stories. Today the clear warm waters of its most scenic beach, The Pass, fill with surfers chasing one of the world’s longest right-hand point breaks, which sweeps northward towards the town. Yet The Pass’s rich Aboriginal history remains everywhere, from the region’s largest midden (a pile of shell and bones) visible next 66 to the boat ramp, to the culturally significant native wildlife – from koalas to brush turkeys – that can be spotted in the subtropical rainforest fringing its shores. Even if you’re not a beach person,…

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