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Looking through the trees to William street +
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Historical memorial at Anzac Park +
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Sight seeing while walking down Anzac Parade +
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Journey Through Five Island road +
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Perfect Pink Bottle Brush +
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Five Island Road Underpass +
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Walking next to Five Island Road looking at Cockle Creek +
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Beautiful views at Watkins Bridge +
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Nice Picnic area on the side of Creek Reserve Road +
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Looking towards Speers point park +
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Enjoying the view at Speers Point Park +
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Storm Water drain but magical +
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Lake Maquarie at Cockle Bay +
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Great North Walk sign post, pointing to; Newcastle, Warners bay, Sydney Cove and Teralba Rail +
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Lake Maquarie next to The Esplanade +
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Lake Maquarie in Warner Reserve +
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Looking Through Warner reserve +
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Towards North Creek an The Esplanade +
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looking at Lake Maquarie at Warners reserve +
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Dippin' Dots Ice creamery at Warners bay +
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The end of the road, or Queen Street +
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Path leading next to Vermont park +
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The Great North Walk track heading towards Newcastle +
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service road for telegraph and phone line maintenance +
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Back on the Great North Walk Track +
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Bridge leading over a small creek +
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marsh lands on the Great North Walk +
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Leading towards West Charlestown Bypass +
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There is always time to stop and smell the flowers +
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Under West Charlestown bypass +
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Back onto The Great North Walk +
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Following the Great North Walk Next to Waratah Avenue +
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Continuing The Great North Walk near Waratah Avenue +
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Bridge Crossing Winding Creek +
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Great North Walk leading into Charlestown +
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On The Great North Walk behind Park Street +
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Bridge over Winding Creek +
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Just a few steps on The Great North walk +
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Charlestown Park Track head sign +
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Corner of Lincoln Close and the Pacific Highway +
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Cross sectional view of the Teralba to Charlestown Park track head bushwalking track  Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Teralba to Charlestown Park track head bushwalking track  Overview of this walks Grading - Based on the AS 2156.1 - 2001
These details are new. This new feature still requires more testing and refining. Please use the 'Walker Feedback' for report specific issues. Please e-mail Matt if you have any general comments. Hope you find it helpful.
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
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Length |
13km |
| Time |
4 hrs 30 mins |
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Grade 3/6
Track: Moderate |
AS 2156.1 |
Gradient |
Short steep hills (3/6) |
| Quality of track |
Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6) |
| Signs |
Directional signs along the way (3/6) |
| Experience Required |
Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6) |
| Weather |
Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6) |
| Infrastructure |
Limited facilities, not all cliffs are fenced (3/6) |
*This summary of grading information is new and still in testing Some more detail of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining the grading looking at sections of the walk. Gradient
8km of this walk is flat with no steps and another 3.9km has gentle hills with occasional steps. The remaining (1.1km) has short steep hills.
Quality of track
8km of this walk follows a smooth and hardened path and another 4km follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles. The remaining (1.1km) follows a clear and well formed track or trail.
Signs
Around 9km of this walk is clearly signposted, whilst the remaining 4.4km has directional signs at most intersection.
Experience Required
Around 12km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience, whilst the remaining 1.4km requires some bushwalking experience.
Weather
This whole walk, 13km is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
Infrastructure
Around 12km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats), whilst the remaining 1km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced).
(0 km)
Teralba Train Station
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Teralba Lakeside Caravan Park on Anzac Parade
Walk: Easy - footpath |
Length = 364 m |
Time = 6 mins |
| Climb = 0 m |
Descent = -10 m |
From Teralba station[1] (at the top of the overpass steps), this walk follows the railway bridge steps[2] south, initially keeping the station building on your right. This walk follows the steps down and heads along the footpath for about 30m, to find a 'Great North Walk' sign[3]. This walk then follows the 'Newcastle' arrow[4] across William St[5], coming to a GNW arrow post on the intersection of William St and Anzac Parade, opposite the 'The Great Northern Hotel'[6].
Continue straight: From the intersection[7], this walk follows the footpath alongside Anzac Parade gently downhill, past 'Teralba Fire Station'[8] (on your left). The walk follows the footpath for about 80m to pass 'Anzac Park'[9] (and toilets[10] opposite the road on your right), then continues straight ahead for about 200m crossing York and Margaret St, to come beside 'Teralba Lakeside Caravan Park'[11] (on your left).
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Teralba Lakeside Caravan Park on Anzac Parade
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Teralba Lakeside Caravan Park at 21 Anzac Parade, Teralba has unpowered tent sites ($20/night), standard cabins ($90 for 5 people) and deluxe cabins ($125 for 7 people). The manager is available from 8am till 8.30pm. For more information, phone (02)49585370. You can grab a meal or beverage from the 'Great Northern Hotel'[12] or grab a snack from the local servo, just up the road.
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(0.36 km)
Teralba Lakeside Caravan Park on Anzac Parade
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Int of Five Islands Rd & Speers Point footpaths
Path: Easy - Wheelchair accessible - road,footpath,footpath |
Length = 1.53 km |
Time = 24 mins |
| Climb = 6 m |
Descent = -8 m |
Continue straight: From the 'Teralba Lakeside Caravan Park', this walk follows Anzac Parade gently downhill[13], initially keeping the caravan park on your left. After 160m this walk then turns left (following the GNW arrow post[14]) into 'Lake Crescent'[15] (just before the larger Five Islands Road[16]). This walk follows 'Lake Crescent'[17] for 130m, until coming to the end of the road[18] and a shared footpath/cycleway[19].
Continue straight: From the end of Lake Crescent[20], this walk follows the footpath[21], keeping the large Five Islands Rd[22] up to your right. The walk follows the footpath for about 250m, until coming to a T-intersection[23] with another footpath (beside the 'Raymond Smith' concrete monument[24]).
Turn right: From the intersection[25], this walk follows the GNW arrow post along the footpath and through the underpass[26]. Just after the underpass, this walk heads gently up the ramp to come beside[27] Five Islands Rd. Here, the walk turns right[28] to follow a footpath for about 900m, crossing over a two bridges[29] and an island (two arms of Cockle Creek[30]). On the far side the second bridge (Watkins Bridge[31]), this walk comes to the intersection[32] with another footpath, marked by a GNW arrow post[33].
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(1.89 km)
Int of Five Islands Rd & Speers Point footpaths
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Int of Warners Bay footpath & The Esplanade footpath
Path: Easy - Wheelchair accessible - footpath |
Length = 4.04 km |
Time = 1 hr 6 mins |
| Climb = 31 m |
Descent = -31 m |
Turn right: From the intersection[34], this walk follows the GNW arrow post gently downhill along the footpath[35] towards the water, while keeping the playing fields[36] on the left. The walk continues on the footpath (beside the bridge), to then bend left and lead along side a small road and Cockle Creek[37] (on your right), until coming to a road crossing[38] with Creek Reserve Rd, on the far side of 'Macquarie Field'.
Continue straight: From the intersection[39], this walk follow the GNW arrow post[40] across Creek Reserve Rd and follows the footpath through Speers Point Park[41] passing the 'Walk Safe' sign[42] (on your right). The walk continues through Speers Point Park for about 500m, past picnic shelters[43], a stage[44], a wharf[45] to then cross the road beside 'Speers Point Swimming Pool'[46]. The walk continues on the footpath, with the water on the right[47] for about 300m to pass the War Memorial[48]. Here the walk continues along the waters edge for 2.5km to pass a car park then cross 'North Creek'[49] on the road bridge[50]. Continue for another 100m, through the park, then just past the toilet block the footpath leads to a large 'Great North Walk - Warners Bay Trackhead' sign, beside the traffic lights.
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Warners Bay
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Warners Bay is a large, open bay[51] on Lake Macquarie, with a public park[52] and small shopping centre[53] nearby. There are cafes and restaurants with alfresco dining, the 'Centro' shopping centre, specialty shops, boutiques and a post office[54]. The public park on the lakeshore has a shared bike/walking path[55], picnic tables, barbeques[56], toilets[57] and water. A-must-stop ice cream shop on the Esplanade is Dippin Dots[58], they have a unique ice cream that has been made using super-cold freezing methods to make little beads[59] of ice cream[60].
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Int of Warners Bay footpath AND The Esplanade footpath
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Queen St (near King Street crossing)
Path: Easy - Wheelchair accessible - footpath |
Length = 501 m |
Time = 10 mins |
| Climb = 14 m |
Descent = -3 m |
Turn left : From the intersection[61], near the toilet block this walk follows the 'Charlestown Park' sign[62] across The Esplanade[63] using the pedestrian crossing[64]. On the other side this walk turns right[65] and follows the footpath[66] for about 160m (past 'Dippin Dots' ice cream shop[67]) until coming to the intersection of The Esplanade and King Street[68](at the large roundabout[69]).
Turn left: From the intersection[70], this walk follows the footpath gently uphill[71] alongside 'King St', heading directly away from the water[72]. The walk follows King St (passing traffic lights[73] and a roundabout[74]) and heads towards Cardiff for about 300m, to find a set of traffic lights[75], at the Caltex Servo. Here the walk crosses King St (using the pedestrian lights[76]) and follows the footpath through the nature strip to find Queen St[77] and a GNW arrow post[78] (Queen St is a minor street running parallel to King St) .
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(6.43 km)
Queen St (near King Street Crossing)
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Int of Myles Avenue AND Vermont Place
Walk: Easy - footpath,road |
Length = 1.52 km |
Time = 25 mins |
| Climb = 13 m |
Descent = -9 m |
Turn left: From the intersection, (near the King Street crossing[79]), this walk follows the footpath beside Queen Street[80], past the fruit store [81], keeping King St to your left. The walk continues along Queen St for about 500m, crossing 'Pring St'[82] to the grassy area at the end of road. From here the walk follows GNW arrow post along the footpath[83], along the grassy verge to come to the northern section of 'Queen St'[84]. The walk follows 'Queen St' for another 170m, to turn right and follow 'Myles Ave'[85] for about 80m, until coming to a three-way intersection[86] with Yorston St[87] (on the right).
Continue straight: From the intersection[88], this walk follows the grassy verge beside Myles Rd gently uphill[89], initially keeping Yorston St on your right. This walk continues to follow Myles Rd and GNW arrow posts[90] for about 700m, first crossing 'Bonarius St', then crossing a few few more side streets until coming to an intersection[91], with 'Vermont Place' (on the right).
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Int of Myles Avenue AND Vermont Place
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End of Vermont Place
Path: Easy - Wheelchair accessible - footpath |
Length = 106 m |
Time = 2 mins |
| Climb = 2 m |
Descent = 0 m |
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Turn right: From the intersection[92], this walk the footpath down a small dip then gently uphill alongside 'Vermont Place'[93] for about 100m, until coming to the end of the street[94] on the edge of of a grassy park[95].
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Vermont Place Park
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Vermont Place Park, at the end of Vermont Place in Warners Bay, is an open grassed park[96] surrounded by native forest. The park has a children's playground[97], picnic table[98], a shelter and water fountain[99] (water may not be available).
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End of Vermont place
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Int of GNW AND Charlestown Golf Course Tracks
Track: Moderate - footpath,servicetrail,bushtrack |
Length = 1.19 km |
Time = 23 mins |
| Climb = 46 m |
Descent = -18 m |
Continue straight: From the end of Vermont Place[100], this walk follows the GNW arrow post, along the footpath[101] through the gate[102] and into the park. The footpath leads around the edge of the park, past a playground[103] then continues around the back of the oval[104] for another 80m, to an intersection[105] with a management trail, marked with a gate[106] and a 'Great North Walk' sign[107].
Turn right: From the edge of the park[108], this walk follows the 'The Great North Walk' sign[109] through the locked gate[110] heading moderately steeply uphill[111] along the management trail, through forest. The walk follows GNW arrow markers[112] (ignoring side tracks) for about 350m, to an intersection[113], with a track[114] on the right.
Turn right: From the intersection[115], this walk follows the GNW arrow post east gently uphill[116] along the eroded track. The walk continues for about 220m, to find an open area[117] with overhead power lines[118]. This walk then crosses underneath the power lines (following the GNW arrow markers) and leads gently downhill[119] for about 500m, until coming to an intersection[120], with a track on the left (about 10m after a deeply eroded section of track[121]).
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Int of GNW & Charlestown Golf Course Tracks
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Int of Charlestown Golf Course Track & E K Ave
Track: Moderate - bushtrack |
Length = 2.21 km |
Time = 38 mins |
| Climb = 26 m |
Descent = -41 m |
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Continue straight: From the intersection[122], this walk follows the GNW arrow post south, gently downhill[123] along the narrow track[124]. This walk continues to follow the track for about 250m, passing views of the golf course[125] (on the left), to cross a timber footbridge[126]. Here the walk continues alongside the golf course for about 1.3km, to then lead down through the West Charlestown Bypass underpass[127]. On the other side of this road the walk continues gently uphill[128] for about 500m, to an intersection[129], with E K Ave[130].
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(11.46 km)
Int of Charlestown golf course track AND E K Avenue
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Int of Park Street and GNW Arrow Post
Track: Moderate - footpath,bushtrack,footpath |
Length = 571 m |
Time = 9 mins |
| Climb = 14 m |
Descent = -2 m |
Turn left: From the intersection[131], this walk follows the GNW arrow post gently downhill[132] along the concrete footpath, beside E K Avenue. After about 70m this walk comes to GNW arrow post[133] at the signposted bus stop[134]).
Turn right: From the bus stop, this walk follows the GNW arrow post[135], across E K Ave[136] to then follow the indistinct track[137] alongside a new development[138] (on your left). The walk follows the forested creek[139] (on your right) and the edge of the development for about 160m, to veer right at an intersection[140] marked with a GNW arrow post[141]. The walk follows this track gently downhill for about 120m, to cross a timber footbridge[142], then continues alongside the creek[143] for almost 200m, to find the end of Park St[144].
Continue straight: From the end of Park St[145], this walk follows the footpath gently uphill[146] for about 70m, past three houses to come to an intersection with a track[147] (between the houses), on your right, marked with a GNW arrow post[148].
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Int of Park Street & GNW Arrow Marker
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Int of Anjon St & GNW Arrow Post
Track: Moderate - bushtrack |
Length = 754 m |
Time = 17 mins |
| Climb = 49 m |
Descent = -10 m |
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Turn right: From no. 72 Park St, this walk follows the GNW arrow post[149] between the house following the grassy track gently downhill[150]. The track leads down timber steps[151] through dense forest[152] for about 130m, to cross an flat concrete footbridge[153]. The track then leads up the moderately steep hill[154] (with the creek on your left) for about 150m, then leads more gently uphill[155] for a further 250m, to cross the creek at an flat timber footbridge[156]. The walk continues (with the creek now on the right) for about 170m, to come to grass clearing behind some houses[157]. Here the walk turn right, following the GNW arrow post[158] gently uphill for about 80m, until coming to a T-intersection[159], with Anjon St[160].
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Int of Anjon St & GNW Arrow Post
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Charelstown Park
Walk: Easy - footpath |
Length = 549 m |
Time = 10 mins |
| Climb = 19 m |
Descent = -2 m |
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Turn right: From the dip in Anjon St[161], this walk follows the GNW arrow post[162] south along the grassy verge beside the street, initially keeping the bush reserve to your right. At the top of the hill, this walk crosses 'Patricia Ave'[163] and turns left to follow the footpath for about 250m, to turn then right at a roundabout[164] into 'Lincoln St'. This walk continues uphill along side 'Lincoln St'[165] for about 170m, over a rise and crosses 'Carl Cl' to head gently downhill[166] for about 50m, until coming to an intersection[167], with traffic lights at 'Pacific Highway', [168] beside 'Charlestown Park'.
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Charlestown Park
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'Charlestown Park'[169], by the Pacific Highway in Charlestown, offers a picnic table[170], shelter[171], barbeque[172] and war memorial[173]. Charlestown Park is also known and signposted as 'Anniversary Grove'[174].
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Plan your trip to the start of the walk and back from the end of the walk
Public Transport links currently not working, sorry
Nearest know Outdoor Stores near the start of this walk
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Address |
Phone |
Distance (straight line) |
| East Lake Refrigeration | 511 Lake Rd , Argenton | (02) 4958 6255 | 3.9 km | Camping World | Cnr Hillsborough & Macquarie Rds, Warners Bay | (02) 4956 6183 | 4.7 km | Camping World | 3/ 276 Macquarie Rd , Warners Bay | (02) 4956 6183 | 5 km | Camping Country | 401 Pacific Hwy, Belmont North | (02) 4945 1555 | 8.9 km | Wallsend Army Disposal Store | Cnr Tyrrell & Council Sts, Wallsend | (02) 4951 5725 | 9.1 km |
A list of the nearest UHF CB repeaters I found to Teralba to Charlestown Park track head.
Fire DangerThis walk passes Greater Hunter fire area which currently has a LOW MODERATE rating and No fire ban in place. (Tomorrow the Fire Danger Rating is LOW MODERATE, No fire ban.) (Downloaded 7 years ago) Please Note: Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information. Weather and ClimateWeather and Climate summary detailed weather and climate information here | | °C (feels like °) | | km/h from the | | % humidity (as at ) |
| Wed | 27° | Showers. Likely storm developing. | | | Thu | 21°|25° | Possible shower. | | | Fri | 20°|30° | Becoming windy. Partly cloudy. | | | Sat | 19°|24° | Possible late shower. | |
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