Manly: Collaroy - Long Reef

Built around a harbour-side settlement between Sydney Harbour and the Pacific Ocean, Manly grew into one of Sydney’s best-known beach suburbs. Its oceanfront is defined by Manly Beach, while the sheltered waters of Manly Cove meet the ferry wharf on the harbour side. The ferry route to Circular Quay remains central to local life, carrying passengers across the harbour to Manly’s cafés, shops and waterfront walks. In 1788, Governor Arthur Phillip named the area after the “manly” bearing of Aboriginal people he encountered there. Browse additional webcams from Sydney Harbour and the Northern Beaches to extend your view of coastal New South Wales.

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.