Join us for the 2025 ORRCA Whale Census Day!

It is nearly that time of year again where we dust off our binoculars and head out to our nearest headland to participate in ORRCA's Annual Whale Census Day!

When: Sunday 29 June, 2025

Where: Your closest headland 

Who: One and all 

From: Sunrise to Sunset

It’s a great day out for all. Simply pick a favourite headland and register for this event to log your location. We will email you 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

Point Danger, Coolangatta
Lennox Head Headland
Woolgoolga Headland, Coffs Harbour
Tacking Point Lighthouse, Port Macquarie
Boat Harbour, Port Stephens
Cape Solander, Kurnell with NPWS
Bass Point, Shell Cove
Warden Head, Ulladulla with NPWS
Bar Rock Lookout, Narooma
Cape Byron Lighthouse with NPWS
Long Reef Headland with Northern Beaches Council
Cape Banks, La Parouse
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!