Narrabri

Among the towns of New South Wales, Narrabri stands out for its role at the centre of the Namoi Valley’s cotton-growing country. Set on the Namoi River in the state’s North West Slopes, it combines broad agricultural plains with access to the Pilliga Forest, a major inland woodland area. The district is on Gamilaraay Country, whose continuing connection to land informs local identity. Narrabri is also important to Australian radio astronomy: CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array at the Paul Wild Observatory west of town uses six 22-metre antennas. See how Narrabri fits within north-western New South Wales by browsing webcams nearby.

New South Wales is widely known within Australia for Sydney Harbour, home to the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The state extends from the Pacific coastline across the Great Dividing Range to wide inland plains within the Murray–Darling Basin. Sydney is Australia’s largest city and a major centre for finance, arts and international travel, while inland districts are strongly associated with farming and long distances between towns. The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, form part of a UNESCO World Heritage area of eucalyptus forests, sandstone escarpments and deep valleys. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how New South Wales relates to its coast, ranges and inland country.

Australia’s terrain extends from tropical rainforests in the northeast to arid plains in the interior, producing dramatic climatic contrasts. The Great Dividing Range follows much of the eastern coast, while the Great Barrier Reef lies off Queensland in the Coral Sea and Uluru rises from the central desert. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples maintain living cultures whose connections to Country long predate European settlement. In Sydney, the sail-like Opera House, completed in 1973, stands beside one of the world’s best-known harbours. Discover further points of interest through webcams located across Australia.