Nearest town or city Iluka Website Iluka Nature Reserve Phone +61 2 6641 1500 | Established July 1976 (1976-07) Area 135 ha | |
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Managing authorities See also Protected areas of
New South Wales Address Iluka Rd, Iluka NSW 2466, Australia Hours Closed today SaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8:30AM–4:30PMTuesday8:30AM–4:30PMWednesday8:30AM–4:30PMThursday8:30AM–4:30PMFriday8:30AM–4:30PM Management National Parks and Wildlife Service Similar National Parks and Wildlife S, Susan Island Nature R, Limpinwood Nature Reserve, Gamilaroi Nature Reserve, Gumbaynggirr State Conserva | ||
Iluka nature reserve
The Iluka Nature Reserve in a protected nature reserve that is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The 135-hectare (330-acre) reserve is situated near the coastal town of Iluka.
The littoral rainforest, one of the last remaining in the Southern Hemisphere, is part of the Coastal group of the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, inscribed in 1986. The reserve was added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007. It contains many different plant species ranging from coastal dune species to tropical rainforest species. The Iluka rainforest has a vast range of native animal species ranging from wallabies and kangaroos to wombats and echidnas. Iluka is known for the rare coastal emu.