FORSTER AND TAREE AREA ACTIVITIES
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Big Buzz Fun Park
The Big Buzz Fun Park is 25 acres of adventure and fun, just south of Taree on the Lakes Way. The park features a toboggan run, three open water slides, jumbo slide, toddlers slide, kamikaze slide, BMX and mountain bikes (enclosed footwe…
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Tamboi Picnic Area
Tamboi picnic area, near the site of historic Tamboi fishing village, takes in lovely water views in the southern Bombah Broadwater, on the western banks of Myall River. It’s an ideal pit stop on a boating adventure in the southern section …
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Tactical Paintball Games
Located in Moorland, just 25 north of Taree, Tactical Paintball Games is an all new paintball field for the Mid North Coast. Here at Tactical Paintball Games we have created fields tailored for maximum enjoyment. Each one of their fiel…
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Newbys lookout
One of several great lookouts in Coorabakh National Park, Newbys lookout is perched on the edge of the sandstone Landsdowne escarpment, with stellar views over the flat expanse of Manning Valley. A wooden ramp leads up to the lookout, makin…
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Sailing Club picnic area
Booti Booti National Park offers numerous places to relax in front of the ocean. Sailing Club picnic area faces away from the ocean, sitting on the shore of scenic Wallis Lake instead. The lakeside beach is just as sandy, the water just as …
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Cundletown Heritage Walk
This self-guided heritage walk around Cundletown highlights a number of built and natural items of special significance to the history of the village. The walk is approximately four kilometres long. To ensure that you have the opportunit…
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Coopernook Forest HQ
A favourite amongst caravan and campervan travellers, Coopernook Forest Rest Area within Coopernook State Forest offers a free stopover and rest area for those seeking respite from highway travel. Halfway between Taree and Kew and just off …
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Dark Point Walking Track
This short stroll packs quite a punch with breathtaking coastal views leading to culturally significant Dark Point Aboriginal Place, near Hawks Nest on the central coast. Also known as Little Gibber, Dark Point walking track starts at the c…
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Wingham Brush Nature Reserve
Wingham Brush Nature Reserve near Taree on the Mid-North Coast, makes a great family day trip or school excursion. See flying foxes, enjoy birdwatching and easy walking in the rainforest. Located beside Manning River, just near Taree on th…
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Dive Forster at Fisherman's Wharf
Dive Forster, Mid Coast's only PADI Dive Centre has been operating since 1982. They have some of the best Grey Nurse Shark aggregation sites on their shores, amongst a whole lot of other critters! Learn to SCUBA Dive with them, continue y…
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Southern Boundary Trail
It doesn’t matter how experienced you are on a mountain bike – Wallingat National Park has something to suit every level. A great place to start for people with moderate experience can be found at Southern Boundary trail. This relatively f…
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Crowdy Bay National Park
Crowdy Bay National Park offers an abundance of wildflowers, birds and animals, bushwalking, swimming and fishing in 8,022 hectares of coastal plains. There are long sweeping beaches north and south, extensive wetlands, rainforest pockets a…
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Saltwater Wine Surf Centre: Forster
Saltwater Wine Surf Centre are the New South Wales Mid North Coast's original surf shops. Founded in Forster in 1975 by legendary surfboard shaper, Bob Brown, they now have three stores - Port Macquarie, Taree and the original Forster stor…
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Flat Rock lookout
Flat Rock lookout has a tricky name. There’s nothing flat about the 500m drop, though the sheer sides of the escarpment offer some of the most scenic views in the region. This beautiful rock formation is the remnant of a vast volcano that o…
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Manning Regional Art Gallery
The Manning Regional Art Gallery provides a range of cultural and artistic experiences to residents and visitors in the Manning Valley. The gallery is committed to curating more than 12 exhibitions each year and is responsible for provi…
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Kite Muddies Kiteboarding Lessons
Kite Muddies offers kiteboarding lessons in a saltwater lagoon adjacent to a white sandy beach. The sand bottom lagoon depth ranges from ankle to over head height; perfect for beginner to advanced kiting. This lagoon is one of the best …
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One Mile Beach
The stretch of beach known as One Mile is located in the residential area of Forster and is extremely popular with surfers and families. Patrolled during the holidays and on weekends the beach is bordered by a large park with barbecue, picn…
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Old Bar Beach
The seaside town of Old Bar is located twelve kilometres from the Pacific Highway and 15 minutes east of Taree. Old Bar Beach is a well known surfing beach and is a also a fantastic kite boarding spot. Beach fishing is also a favourite …
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Manning Entertainment Centre
Manning Entertainment Centre offer first class facilities for the performing arts, from school productions and amateur theatre to artists of national and international acclaim. The Manning Entertainment Centre is a 505 seat theatre in Ta…
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Cabbage Palm Loop Walking Track
Cabbage Palm loop walking track begins at Sugar Creek picnic area in Wallingat National Park and follows the first section of Coachwood walk. Along the way, you’ll meander over the alluvial flats of Hotel Creek, which are dominated by strik…
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Taree Heritage Walk
The Manning Valley was first explored by John Oxley in late 1818 but the first town did not appear in the Valley until 1850's. Taree did not start to prosper until the 1920's when the arrival of the railway saw the town increase in popular…
