Coastal trip SYD-OOL

[Motorola]

Gday, am planning a coastal trip over about a week from Sydney to Gold Coast early May.

Am thinking C152 or 172 hire.

Possible night stops:

1. Old Bar
2. The Lakes/Camden Haven
3. Port Macquarie
4. Southwest Rocks (stay Smokey Cape lighthouse)
5. Coffs
6. Yamba?
7. Evans Head.

Would appreciate any intel or tips on where to land/stay/fuel, ALA's, private strips, etc.

Thanks.

[The Golden Rivet]

From around the Gold Coast 500 feet northbound after clearing atc, then track up the eastern sides of south, north stradbroke island then across to moretan island (plenty of sharks/whales/turtles) a loop of Moretan is good also with the tangalooma wrecks on the western side of the island, then a climb up to 2500 and a flight over to bribie island and turn left or right for sunny coast airport (very friendly) carboulture, caloundra or Redcliffe (even friendlier) that was always a great flight for the relatives and friends

[Fliegenmong]

Yamba, as lovely as it is, has a strip a fair way out of town....

[zappalin]

Is there a strip available at South West Rocks? I know of a private one, but it's a fair old walk into town!
Beautiful place however.

[Ovation]

Overnighted at Coffs just last week - a nice place. Hard stand parking at the Northern GA ramp (without tie downs) or on the grass fringes (with), 24 hr Carnet bowser, easy entry/exit to ramp (ASIC required), friendly Tower folks, short taxi ride into town and the Bowling club does great meals.

There's a plethora of motels to stay at, but one drawback is most are on the Highway and trucks are running through town all night (ask for a quiet room away from the road). Stayed at the Matador Motel just a 5 minute walk into town, very clean, value for money and the manager sure made us feel welcome Matador