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 North
Coast
Holidays - Places of
Interest
Woolgoolga - a leisurely seaside town 25km north
of Coffs Harbour with some excellent beaches. Local attractions include
swimming, surfing and fishing. The town is home to the descendants of
original Indian and Sikh immigrants and the Sikh temples and Indian
restaurants give the town a unique atmosphere.
Coffs Harbour - crescent shaped beaches and banana
plantations on the surrounding hills add to the charm of Coffs
Harbour which is a major holiday centre of the region. Water sports
include diving in the Solitary Islands marine reserve, white water rafting
in the Nymboida River and deep sea fishing charters are available.
The World
Heritage Listed Dorrigo and New England National Parks on the escarpment
above the town are both very popular for bushwalkers. The communities at
Bellingen offer arts and crafts. Tours are available to Aboriginal sites and
for a nature experience. A visit to Muttonbird Island and see the nesting
muttonbirds is an experience with a difference.
Nambucca Heads - Pilot Lookout offers and
excellent view of the coast. This quiet resort town overlooks the Nambucca
River.
Kempsey - Famous for the distinctly Australian
Akubra hat and
popular for its surrounding beach areas from Crescent Head running through
the Hat Head National Park to South West Rocks. Kempsey is located half way
between Sydney and the Queensland border, an inland town located on a river,
servicing the adjacent rural region.
Port Macquarie - With both ocean and river
frontages, Water sports provide the major activity for this town with local
beaches offering some decent surf. Situated on the Hastings River, it was
originally a convict settlement. There are several heritage buildings and a
replica of an 1880's timber town to be found at Wauchope. The town is also
known for its koala population. It is home for the Billabong Koala Park and
the Koala Preservation Society's Koala Hospital.
Taree - services the farming communities of the
rich Manning River Valley. Explore the arts, crafts and cultural aspects of
the region and visit Ellenborough Falls, the highest waterfall in Australia.
Hot springs can be found at Mt George. Travel inland to rural Gloucester for
trout and perch fishing. Crowdy Bay National Park along the northern coast
offers good fishing, birdwatching and walks with abundant wildlife.
Barrington Tops National Park - situated on the
rugged 1600m high
Barrington Plateau
with plenty of walking trails, picnic sports, camping grounds and lookouts
scattered throughout the park. Comprising 39,000 hectares of World heritage
forest wilderness, it is home to Antarctic Beech, eucalypts, rainforest
species and a large variety of plants and animals. Sudden weather changes
occur at any time and the area is subject to snow in winter.
Tuncurry - Forster - joined by a concrete bridge,
these twin towns are located at the ocean entrance to Wallis Lake. Forster
has some excellent surfing beaches as well as quiet lake areas. Superb
oysters are farmed in this region. Visit the nearby Nabiac Amish Country
Barn, an interesting craft shop cum eatery.
Numerous
attractions are available including dolphin-watching, deep-sea fishing and
bird watching. Visit The Tuncurry Bicentennial Flora Park, the Aboriginal
Art Centre in Forster and The Curtis Collection of vintage cars.
Bulahdelah & Myall Lakes - home to the paperbark
gum trees, this area is a natural refuge for pelicans, sea eagles, koalas
and kangaroos. It is also home to The Grandis, the tallest known tree in
NSW. Houseboat holidays on the large network of shallow lakes is very
popular and attractions include windsurfing, fishing and canoeing.
New
South Wales North Coast Tourism
Coffs Harbour Introduction
Coffs Harbour Holiday Resorts
North Coast Holidays Map
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NSW
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