Seal Rocks

2022 - 12 - 31

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Local council at Seal Rocks tells tourists to stay away due to heavy ... (Brag Magazine)

After multiple years of increasing tourist numbers, Seal Rocks' local council is now telling people to stay away due to extreme traffic.

The small coastal town only has one road in and out, which is causing the ever-increasing amount of tourists to overload the community’s capacity. “The road is the only road in and out of town,” she said. Because the town only has one road in and out and limited parking along said road, many visitors opted to illegally park on the sides of the road, effectively narrowing it down to a single lane.

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The council tells tourists to stay away from Seal Rocks as the town is ... (Upjobsnews.com)

A beachside resort town on the central north coast of New South Wales has gotten so busy this summer that visitors are being asked to stay away.

“The road is the only way in and out of the city,” he said. “I definitely think there needs to be a reduction in the number of people who come to Seal Rocks during the summer, but how that is handled is kind of difficult.” “They have RVs and RVs parked there, which is further degrading the road,” he said. “Consider exploring other parts of our region in the coming days, as the number of people at Seal Rocks is causing traffic hazards and emergency access,” a council spokesperson said Wednesday. “We couldn’t get emergency vehicles in there, we couldn’t get garbage trucks in there, and we don’t want it to escalate to that point again.” But a large influx of visitors this season and heavy traffic conditions on Seal Rocks Road have forced the MidCoast Council to issue a warning due to safety concerns.

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Small Aussie town tells tourists to leave (NEWS.com.au)

Small NSW tourist town Seal Rocks urges tourists to leave, council complains about traffic ... Famed for its picturesque beaches and quaint village vibes, a ...

“The road is the only road in and out of town,” she told the ABC. “My parents are 80 and they‘re basically just hiding away in the house, they don’t go out because there’s just too many people around.” “We couldn‘t get emergency vehicles in there, we couldn’t get waste trucks in there, and we don’t want it to escalate to that point again.”

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