Woodburn
Australia · Oceania
About Woodburn
Woodburn is a small riverside town that sits along the Richmond River in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It used to sit along the Pacific Highway between Sydney and Brisbane, but its importance significantly dwindled when a motorway was built to bypass the town in 2020. Today, considerably fewer people pass through the town, primarily those headed to Evans Head, some of whom stop for a riverside stroll.
Woodburn travel guide
Getting there
By car Woodburn is a few kilometres off the M1 Pacific Motorway: 42 km (26 mi) south of Ballina and 53 km (33 mi) north of Maclean. From Lismore, use Tourist Drive 24 (Wyrallah Road) south.
By coach and bus There is one daily coach between Grafton and Byron Bay in each direction, connecting to the Casino/Brisbane XPT. The coach headed north to Byron Bay leaves Grafton in the afternoon and returns back the next morning (leaving Woodburn at 6:55AM). Local bus services exist from Evans Head, Ballina, Lismore and Grafton.
Eat
1 Thai Siam Woodburn, 111 River St, ☏ +61 411 595 844. Tu–Su 5–8:30PM (closed M). (updated Oct 2025) 2 Wurlitzer Bakery Woodburn, 1/119 River St, ☏ +61 422 900 760. (updated Oct 2025)
Sleep
1 RodnReel Hotel, 99/103 River St, ☏ +61 2 6682 2406. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. Hotel accommodation and brewery. (updated Oct 2025)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.