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COFFS HARBOUR
Introduction
A
major coastal resort town which is also famous for its bananas and
fishing. Its located on Australia's holiday coast, where the mountains
meet the sea some 570kms north of Sydney and about 350kms south of
Brisbane.
The town of Coffs Harbour has a population of over 20,000 people with
average summer temperatures of 26C and an average winter temperatures of
18C. Legend has it that the first Europeans to the area were escaped
convicts taking refuge on Muttonbird Island. Timber getters were the first
to settle in the area in 1841. The busy Port was frequented by up to 450
ships a year until the Carywell was wrecked in 1865. The Harbour's
navigation hazards were confirmed by the loss of the Carywell and lead to
a shipping boycott of the harbour until the construction of a lighthouse
in 1878. The town was originally named 'Korff's Harbour' by John Korff in
1847. It was renamed Coffs Harbour when the town site was reserved in
1861.
Activities
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Our beaches, rivers and estuaries provide for a
range of water activities including swimming, surfing, fishing, boating,
yachting, diving, canoeing, whale watching, white water rafting, water
skiing, jet ski and parasailing.
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Coffs Harbour,
Bellingen and Dorrigo have active theatre groups with regular productions.
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Live Music can be found in the many pubs and clubs like the Plantation
Hotel which is open 24 hours.
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Kiwi Down Under Farm conducts tours so you
can learn about fruit and nut tree growing. Hand feed the animals. Buy
organic produce, or dine in the restaurant.
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Of course, you can take to the
skies. Learn to fly, go sky diving or take a joy flight. It all depends on
how energetic you want to be.
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Coffs Harbour is a shopping mecca with many
of the national stores while the smaller towns have a range of unique
local arts and crafts.
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There are markets every week and on the third
Saturday of the month, the famous Bellingen Markets.
Attractions
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Solitary
Islands Marine Park is home to many splendid creatures of the deep.
The area is not only ecologically significant but important as an economic
and social resource.
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In the hinterland there's secret valleys with
ancient flora, rainforests, colourful and melodic birdlife, kangaroos,
echidna, bandicoot, possums, koalas, sparkling creeks, massive tree ferns,
stands of rare timbers, and a quiet tranquility so at odds with the busy
coast.
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Explore the forests on foot, by four wheel drive or horseback.
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Experience the sights, sounds and smells of World Heritage Rainforests at
the Dorrigo National Park. The Park is located 60 km west of Coffs Harbour.
Access is via Dome Road off the Dorrigo-Bellingen Road, 2km east of
Dorrigo. From Dorrigo it's a short drive to the other National Parks.
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