Terania Creek is famous for its residents who were the first residents in the Australian environmental movement’s history to place themselves between a bulldozer and a forest. The protest was an important event in the campaign to gain World Heritage listing for central-eastern Australia’s forests.
Spectacular Protesters Falls in The Nightcap National Park is accessible via the Terania Creek Road from The Channon. Enjoy its picnic area only 500 metres from the waterfalls.
Taree is the largest town located in the Manning Valley with a population of 20,000 people.
Offering a variety of shopping with two modern complexes, arcades, boutiques, gift ware, craft centres, antiques and specialty stores.
Recreational facilities include Taree’s many river front parks, sporting fields, cycle/walking tracks, golf course, racecourse, ten pin bowling centre, aquatic and leisure centre, entertainment centre, picture theatre, rowing and sailing clubs, lawn bowling, and the adjacent Manning River.
The Manning Quays provides a large recreational area, a pontoon and jetty facilities. Kendall Reserve in Cundletown features a picnic area, boat ramp and pontoon.
Alfresco dining in the main street is the main pastime. Many clubs, cafes and restaurants use local naturally grown produce and feature a variety of cuisines on their menus.
Taree also has a variety of transport options including an airport, railway station and local bus services.
Tarbuck Bay is situated along The Lakes Way, just off the Pacific Highway. It is located in the Barrington Coast region, in the MidCoast Council LGA of New South Wales. Tarbuck Bay is a small cluster of homes and holiday accommodations right on the edge of beautiful Smiths Lake. There are picnic facilities and a carpark. A great little spot for some kayaking, stand up paddle boarding or fishing.
The popular holiday destinations of Swansea and Caves Beach provide a link between the ocean and the lake. Beautiful beaches, sandy inlets and open lake foreshore areas are perfect for water enthusiasts. You can explore the sea caves at low tide on Caves Beach, venture out into the open waters with a deep-sea fishing adventure or catch a wave at the patrolled beach.
Spend a day at Blacksmiths, a popular family beach patrolled in summer. Explore the tiny heritage town of Catherine Hill Bay and its largely undeveloped coastline and spectacular beach popular for fishing, surfing and swimming.
Stuarts Point was the port for vessels entering the Macleay River from the river’s old entrance. This silted over when a new entrance was forged by flood in 1893.
Now the riverside hamlet sits by calm waters, which are breeding grounds for fish and crabs. There is a boat ramp and mooring available, and an almost unlimited choice of beach, river or blue water fishing spots.
This peaceful river arm is also a playground for water sports enthusiasts and swimmers.
The River Walk: starting at the end of Ocean Street in Stuarts Point the walk follows the riverbank for two and a half kilometres through native bushland including paper-barks, mangroves, banksias and eucalyptus to beautiful swimming areas and fishing spots along the Macleay River.
Stroud is a small country town one hour north of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Barrington Coast region. The major road through Stroud is the Bucketts Way, coming off the Pacific Highway.
The township of Stroud can trace its beginning back to the late 1820s when it became the headquarters for a public funded company known as the Australian Agricultural Company (A. A. Company).
Stockton is a suburb of Newcastle that sits on a peninsula with the Hunter River to the south and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Stockton Beach is famous for its sand dunes that are part of the largest moving sand dune system in the southern hemisphere. Explore them by four-wheel drive or try sand boarding. The beach is 32 kilometres long with excellent swimming, surfing and fishing. Take the Shipwreck Walk and see the wreck of the Adolphe along the break wall.
The Gateway to the Stockton Beach Sand Dunes, a mecca for four wheel drive and fishing enthusiasts, Anna Bay has a village shopping centre that caters for all your basic needs.
Birubi Point is the northernmost point of the 32 kilometres of Stockton Beach, a popular spot for surfers, and departure point for sand boarding and 4WD tours of the extensive sand dune system – the largest moving coastal sand mass in the southern hemisphere.
The Worimi Conservation Lands (Stockton Bight Sand Dunes) cover 4200 hectares – 1800 of which are forest as well as 32 kilometres of the longest moving sand dunes in the southern hemisphere. These truly awe-inspiring dunes reach heights of over 30 metres with slopes up to 60 degrees to form a majestic alien-like moonscape.
Boasting jaw-dropping beaches, world-class fishing and diving and a host of hiking trails, South West Rocks is a haven for nature-lovers. It’s also home to the Trial Bay Gaol, a unique attraction that draws visitors from all over the world. One day is simply not enough to explore the wonders of this sun-soaked village, but it’s a great place to begin.
South Lismore is a short walk or two minute drive from Lismore central business district, and has some wonderful old historic buildings and houses.
Explore Union Street where you will find a unique selection of shops including antiques, collectables, retro and designer fashion, as well a chemist, bakery, post office, nursery, supermarket, newsagency, The Station Hotel and bottle shop.