Locality Guide

Coffs Harbour is located on the east coast of Australia, approximately half way between Sydney and Brisbane. Known as the Mid North Coast, this is where the mountains meet the sea. The Mid North Coast extends up to Woolgoolga and Corindi to the north and to Urunga and Nambucca Heads to the South.

Distance from Sydney: 550km
Distance from Brisbane: 430km

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Visitor Information Centre

Coffs Harbour Tourist Information Centre
Corner of McLean Street and Pacific Highway
Ph 1300 369 070
Ph 02 6648 4990
Email tourism@coffscoast.com.au
Website www.coffscoast.com.au

Attractions
Beaches, marina, whale watching, diving, fishing, golf, Big
Banana, rain forest walks and national parks, Bonville
International Golf Club, Pet Porpoise Pool, Botanic
Gardens, City Art Gallery, Cartoon Bunker, bicycle ways,
skydiving, helicopter tours, many festivals.

Facilities

Cinemas, restaurants, cafes, Park Beach Shopping Centre,

Palm Shopping Centre, Jetty Memorial Theatre, Jetty

Markets, Library

Transport

Coffs Harbour regional airport is one of the busiest and

largest regional airports in NSW.

Busways provides bus transport throughtout the Coffs

Harbour regions.

Countrylink provides rail transport from Brisbane through

Sydney, stopping in Coffs Harbour.

Community

Coffs Harbour Health Campus, Baringa Private Hospital,

Southern Cross University.

Pre-Schools

There are a wide variety of preschool and child care options
available on the Coffs Coast including long daycare, after
school care and vocational care.

Primary Schools

There are a variety of education opportunities with public

and private schools including Steiner and Montessori.

Secondary Schools

There are a variety of education opportunities with public

and private schools.

Tertiary Schools

Coffs Harbour offers outstanding opportunities in education

with a variety of primary and high schools, an excellent

selection of private schools, plus two TAFE campuses

and Southern Cross University.

Sport

International Golf Club plus other local clubs, International

Sports Stadium, Basketball Stadium, netball, tennis, Surf

Life Saving and Nippers, Fishing Club, surfing, swimming

pools indoor and outdoor, cycling, white water rafting,

diving, Little Athletics, Circus School, Equestrian Centre.

We host the South Sydney Rabbitohs' training base and

Australia’s most prestigious warm-water yacht race – the

Pittwater to Coffs.

From AFL, rugby league and soccer to baseball, bowls,

cricket, netball, tennis, triathlon and many more.

The World Rally Championship was here September 2011

and is returning to the Coffs Coast in 2013.