2024 ORRCA Whale Census Day

Join the 2024 ORRCA Whale Census Day!

30 June 2024

Where: Norah Head Lighthouse or Your closest headland

Who: One and all

From: Sunrise to Sunset

Grab your binoculars and head to your nearest headland to participate in 25th ORRCA's Annual Whale Census Day! Simply pick a favourite headland and REGISTER HERE for this event to log your location. You’ll be emailed our Census Day kit one week prior to the event, which contains a sighting fact sheet and how to access our Data Collection App to log your sightings on the day.

If you would like to join ORRCA members at an official ORRCA location, you can register for the following locations:
Lennox Head Headland
Woolgoolga Headland, Coffs Harbour
Tacking Point Lighthouse, Port Macquarie
Boat Harbour, Port Stephens
Cape Solander
Bass Point
Warden Head, Ulladulla with NPWS
Bar Rock Lookout, Narooma
Cape Byron Lighthouse with NPWS
Long Reef Headland
Norah Head Lighthouse with Durrungan Gathering - Whale Dreaming Festival
King Edward Park, Newcastle

Let’s get as much of our coastline covered as possible and enjoy one of nature’s most spectacular and longest migrations in the world!