The River ..... Torakina Beach between the main channel of the river and the open surf on the other side of the rockwall. See the website:

http://www.brunswickheads.com.au/brunswickheads/beach.html

.... as at January 2009 ....

..... Rick Aitken, my brother who has been swimming at Torakina ....

..... Di Aitken and my wife Harriet resting in the shade ....







..... Walking along the South Rock Wall towards the open ocean ....

..... Looking from the South Rock Wall down towards the
south surf beach where the
Surf Life Saving Club is .... (see the next few photos) .....

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The Surf Life Saving Club .....
just up the South Surf Beach from Torakina Beach


.... Looking north to the South Rock Wall along the Brunswick River ....

.... The footbridge across the river near the Surf Life Saving Club ...


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.... The Park Behind Torakina Beach....

.... Native Paperbark Tree (Melaeuca quinqinervia)
growing as a shade tree in the park ...
... it loves to grow in sand ...



.... Path to the river through the trees surrounding the park ....

.... Sun shining through large heart - shaped leaves
of the Bleeding Heart tree (Macaranga tanarius) ....
... a quick growing pioneer rainforest species .....

.... Sun shining through wattle leaves
and branches bordering the park ....

.... View on the river across to the northside ....


..... Pandanas tree with its broad tough leaves,
advancing trunks and fans of multidinous roots .....

..... View to the rivermouth with the north and south rock walls .....
..... the walls have eliminated the dangerous sand bar
that used to exist up till the early 1960's ....













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.... The Park Near The Footbridge ....





..... The Family having dinner beside the water ....


..... The Park filled with people and
lots of children .....


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.... The River Overall ....











..... The Bridge across the river (at low tide) to Torkina Beach
and the Surf Life Saving Club ....

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..... Brunswick Nature Reserve ......





.... Harriet my wife walking down the track to the river ....

..... Oyster trays out in the river ....


..... View into the trawler harbour area ....







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.... Having Coffee or a Meal in the Town .....







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.... The Town of Brunswick Heads ...

....... Hotel Brunswick .....

















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.... The 31st of December 2009 at night = Before New Years Day ....









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.... The Family ..... My Mum Norma Aitken lives nearby at Ocean Shores .....



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