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The Fish Traps are Brewarrina’s highest profile attraction, with these featured in promotional material for the Outback region, as being over 40,000+ years old and the oldest known
man-made structure in the world. Although travellers are generally aware of the Fish Traps and stop specifically in Brewarrina to look at the traps, most visitors have very limited
knowledge of what the traps are including how they were constructed and used and their cultural significance. Unless visitors take a Museum tour, viewing the Fish Traps can be a
poor experience as the interpretation is very limited, with visitors often having no idea where to look, particularly if the river levels are high and the traps are not visible.
The Brewarrina Aboriginal Cultural Museum is located on the Barwon River adjacent to the Fish Traps. The Museum offers Aboriginal-led tours of the Museum, Fish Traps and the
State Heritage ochre beds with the tours bringing the Museum displays and Fish Traps ‘to life’. The Museum is over 30 years old and is in need of a major refurbishment, including
up-dating the displays and the interpretation, landscaping the grounds, and providing additional activities and facilities for visitors.
The Barwon River is a significant but under-promoted attraction for Brewarrina. The River has permanent water for a considerable distance upstream of the weir, with this being
possibly the only location along the Darling River Run where travellers can be guaranteed access to water year-round for boating, fishing, riverbank camping etc. The river corridor
is also scenically very attractive, a bird ‘hot-spot’ and a great location for fishing.
Brewarrina Shire Council has recently developed a hot artesian pool at Goodooga. This has the potential to increase visitation to Goodooga and the northern end of the Shire and,
when the Goodooga Road is fully sealed, help draw visitors through Brewarrina. NSW National Parks is looking to improve access to and walking trails within the Culgoa National
Park.
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Accommodation
Brewarrina Shire has a very small accommodation sector with most properties located in Brewarrina and one in
Goodooga
 Beds on the Barwon – quality riverside property offering four luxury self-contained cabins, two budget cabins and a
riverside camping area with powered and up-powered sites, quality amenities and a camp kitchen.
 Brewarrina River View Motel – small 3 star motel with 12 rooms and a cottage (sleeps 6).
 Lynchies Cabins – mix of basic self-contained cabins and donga style accommodation, with some riverside camping
during the Bre Big Fish event.
 Brewarrina Caravan Park – small park with a mix of powered and un-powered caravan and camping sites.
 Brewarrina Hotel – 2.5 to 3 star pub accommodation with shared amenities
 Royal Hotel – very basic pub accommodation with shared amenities
 Goodooga Pub with basic motel rooms
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