Crabbes Creek & Mooball 

Crabbes Creek is a small, picturesque rural village off Tweed Valley Way, which was the old Pacific Highway. It is a very convenient location to access the many beautiful beaches in the area, visit towns such as Byron Bay, Brunswick Heads or Murwillumbah, or explore the natural coastal and inland wonders the Tweed area has to offer.

Crabbes Creek boasts a unique country General Store that opened in 1890 and really looks the part. Even the petrol pump is the old kind but the service and offerings of local produce are wonderful.

The first Macedonian Hall in Australia was built in Crabbes Creek. There are still several working dairy and banana farms along Crabbes Creek Road worked by descendants of the early Italian, Macedonian and Chinese farmers. The Community Hall is the focus for local social activities including the big New Year Celebrations that bring coastal residents and tourists to here live bands, partake of country food and hospitality and enjoy the fireworks.

The Crabbes Creek Valley is an oasis for native flora and fauna and there are significant rainforest sections to explore. The rare little bentwing bat roosts at the entrance to Crabbes Creek Road and there are some rare species of kingfishers as well as echidna and platypus to be found on some properties. The creek and its various courses flow directly to the coast, which means that big rains do not stop activity in the valley. Wooyung Beach in earlier days was known as Crabbes Creek Beach and is now approached via an old timber bridge and winding road to through the canefields.

Further Information

To the SOUTH from Crabbes Creek you are 20 minutes from Byron Bay, 15 from Mullumbimby, 30 mins to Bangalow, 50 mins to Lismore, 45 - 50 mins from Ballina and 2 hours from Grafton.

To the NORTH, Mooball’s Moo Moo Café with its unique cow décor as well as the Victory Hotel are only a few minutes away. Murwillumbah is 20 mins north on Tweed Valley Way and Tweed Heads is about 25 mins on the Freeway. At Murwillumbah there is the World Heritage Information Centre, which can give you all the info on walking trails to Mt Warning, trips to Nimbin and other National Parks.

Further Information

Wooyung Beach, about 8-10 minutes direct drive to coast from Crabbes Creek, is a great spot to watch the whales pass during winter and you can see Byron to the right and Tweed to the left. Surfers Paradise is about 50 minutes away if you go the coast road from Tugun.