10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Pacific Coast Australia That You Shouldn't Miss

Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre is housed in a large, modern, architecturally award-winning building with views to Wollumbin/Mount Warning. The Gallery was relocated to this site in 2004 and extended in 2006. The Margaret Olley Art Centre opened as a purpose-built extension in 2014. Opening hours: 10am - 5pm (Wednesday to Sunday) Cafe open: 10am - 4pm (Wednesday to Sunday)

Thomgallery is a privately owned Art Gallery based in Byron Bay. We connect serious collectors with Australia's most important artists, and those from beyond our shores. Our aim is simple: To uncover pieces that are truly unique and outstandingly beautiful. Striking works that offer exceptional aesthetics and a rare opportunity for investors. Thomgallery was created to form a link between seriou

Step through the door, you could be anywhere & in any time, it’s part of the magic… Naughty Noodle Fun Haus is Central Coast NSW’s Home for Cutting-edge Performance & Discourse & key contributor to the vibrancy & vitality of life within the Central Coast community. Think cabaret which is satirical, diverse and inclusive quirky Saturday night entertainment. Live Music, Cabaret, Film, Drag, Theatre, MultiArts-Dinner & Show - Contemporary Arts & Culture thats worth travelling for.

Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounters is an amazing experience of swimming and interacting with Sharks and Rays. The owners are passionate and dedicated to our Ocean's conservation and Marine Science. Every visitor can learn about the ocean depths and step outside their comfort zone by diving in with these amazing ambassador animals. Once you have experienced these majestic creatures individual personalities, you will have the confidence to take the next step and dive Looking Glass, a popular Nelson Bay shark dive site. Wondering about the name Irukandji? The Irukandji Jellyfish may be the most deadly thing in the world! Coming soon you will see them with your own eyes and learn about the Jellyfish blooms that are currently taking over the ocean like never in history. If you are after an out of this world experience that can be shared with the whole family (even tiny babies get a wetsuit and booties for a swim with the Sharks) then Irukandji is your next adventure waiting to happen.

The Lismore Visitor Information Centre is currently closed. The award winning Lismore Visitor Information Centre is much more than a visitor centre - it's an experience! Our aim is to be a link between visitors and the rich source of environmental, cultural and economic resources in Lismore, Nimbin and surrounding villages. As Lismore is on the doorstep to Nightcap National Park, the centre features an indoor rainforest, designed to give visitors a taste of what they can experinece in the region. We have an Aboriginal Art Gallery, which provides local Northern Rivers Indigenous artists the opportunity to promote their artwork and offers visitors to Lismore an opportunity to learn about the area they are visiting through some of the local Aboriginal art. We have a large retail section specialising in unique, locally made arts, crafts and produce. There is an array of sumptuous gift baskets which you can buy pre-made or have one made-to-order.

MRAG offers in total, eleven exhibition spaces in three distinct wings across two levels of the art gallery. MRAG accessibility features include a lift, interior and exterior wheelchair access ramps and a sensory garden. One wing of the building is dedicated to children and education: the Art Factory fosters appreciation to the arts for the specific audience of children, schools, family groups and youth. MRAG’s retail outlet showcases the wares of local, national and international artists and craftspeople as well as objects from the Pacific and the East including Africa and Mexico. The MRAG shop also offers toys and decorative art from international destinations. Adjacent to the Art Factory, café Seraphine caters to a large number of patrons Tuesday-Sunday 7.30am-4.30pm as well as for functions in and outside normal art gallery hours. MRAG is now one of the most active and exhibition vibrant regional galleries in NSW with almost 3000sq metres of public access space.

The National Cartoon Gallery @ The Bunker Coffs Harbour is Australia's only dedicated cartoon gallery. It is housed in a genuine World War II underground bunker which was constructed in 1943 as a communications facility for the R.A.A.F. Today it is a quirky exhibition space with regularly changing exhibitions of funny and insightful cartoons from Australian and International cartoonists. The Bunker is also the home of the Annual Rotary Cartoon Awards and holds a collection of more than 24,000 cartoons, one of the largest collections of its type in world. In the past month a brand new gallery has been added above the old bunker so there are now two galleries for the visitor to spend time viewing from the fantastic collection held by the gallery. We also now have a beautiful café that is open during the gallery opening hours - 10am to 4pm - every day but Good Friday and Christmas Day.