Coffs Harbour NSW
Coffs Harbour jetty and harbour, including Muttonbird Island, looking north
Population:	city 67,000 city+suburbs 97,000 ' [1][2] NSW is a three-letter acronym that refers to: New South Wales, a state of the Commonwealth of Australia U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Coffs Harbour looking north Photo taken by Graeme Cameron April 23 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Categories: GFDL images ... ABS Census 2006
Established:	First Settlers - 1870s City Proclaimed - 1987
Postcode:	2450,2452,2456
Elevation:	21 m (69 ft) [3]
Location:	540 km (336 mi) from Sydney 440 km (273 mi) from Brisbane
LGA:	City of Coffs Harbour
State District:	Coffs Harbour
Federal Division:	Cowper
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall 23.3 °C 74 °F 13.2 °C 56 °F 1,646.7 mm 64.8 in

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For the state electoral district, see Electoral district of Coffs Harbour.

Coffs Harbour, or simply Coffs, is a coastal city in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is the centre of the City of Coffs Harbour local government area. It is a popular holiday spot for tourists because it is far enough north to be semi-tropical, but similarly close to Sydney (540km south of Coffs) and Brisbane (440km north of Coffs) along the Pacific Highway. Location in New South Wales Coffs Harbour is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... For other uses, see Coast (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ... NSW redirects here. ... The City of Coffs Harbour is the Local Government Area that administers the Coffs Harbour area. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... For other uses, see Holiday (disambiguation). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Pacific Highway between the Queensland/New South Wales border and Sydney. ...

Coffs Harbour is also a well known surfing spot, with regional competitions and a large surfing community within the Coffs Harbour Area.

Geography

The greater Coffs Harbour city is broken up into several suburb and precindt areas including:

• Boambee
• Coffs Harbour City Centre (City Centre)
• Coffs Harbour Jetty (Jetty)
• Diggers Beach
• Korora
• Moonee Beach
• Moonee
• Park Beach
• Red Hill
• Shepherds Lane
• South Coffs
• West Coffs
• West Korora

The city is surrounded by outlaying towns that have established themselves and are often referd to as suburbs of the Coffs Coast Region Boambee is a Suburb on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia in the City of Coffs Harbour. ... Moonee is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. ...

• Bellingen
• Coramba
• Corindi/Red Rock
• Dorrigo
• Sawtell (Including Toormina and East Boambee)
• Woolgoolga

Sawtell, 10kms south along Hogbin Drive from the city has become a little brother town, where it was often regarded as a suburb of the city Bellingen is a small town (pop 2800) on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Bellingen Shire Council. ... Red Rock is a small village beside the banks of the Red Rock river and is surrounded by National Parks. ... Dorrigo is a small town inland from the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, in Bellingen Shire Council. ... Sawtell is a coastal Suburb of Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales, Australia in the City of Coffs Harbour. ... Toormina is a suburb in the City of Coffs Harbour, on the east coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... Woolgoolga, or Woopi as it is known to locals, is a town on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Coffs Harbour is also one of many regional cities along the Pacific Highway between Newcastle and The Gold Coast. The cities close proximity to the centre of the mid and north coasts makes it a comfortable drive from either end of the highway. Some of the regional cities that scatter the highway include Tweed Heads, Ballina, Grafton, Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Taree. Pacific Highway (sometimes Pacific Coast Highway) is used as the name of highways in several countries, that are built along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Gold Coast redirects here. ... Twin Towns, Tweed Heads. ... Ballina is a town (2001 population: 16,599) and the seat of the Ballina Shire Council Local Government Area on the North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. ... </ref> | est = 1851 | elevation = 5 | maxtemp = 25. ... Kempsey is a town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia in Kempsey Shire Council. ... Apartments in Port Macquarie at twilight - Hollingworth Street, Westport. ... Taree is a city on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. ...

The surrounding region is dominated by coastal resorts and apartments with hinterland hills and mountains covered by forests, banana plantations, and other farms. It is the only place in Australia where the Great Dividing Range meets the Pacific Ocean. Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as swimming pools. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about forests as a massing of trees. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about crop plantations. ... For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). ... The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ...

Name

Coffs Harbour owes its name to Captain John Korff, who named the area Korff's Harbour when he was forced to take shelter from storm in the area in 1847. Its name was accidentally changed by the surveyor for the crown when he reserved land in the area during 1861.

Attractions

Coffs Harbour is the hub for a thriving banana industry. One of the biggest attractions is the Big Banana, the first of Australia's Big Things (it celebrated its 40th Birthday in 2005), with the World's Largest Banana celebrating the region's best known export. There is also a popular underwater diving spot on a small natural reef. The Big Banana The Big Banana is a tourist attraction in the town of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and consists of a large building in the shape of a banana. ... The big things of Australia are a loosely related set of large structures or sculptures. ... For other uses, see Dive. ... For other uses, see Reef (disambiguation). ...

The Coffs Harbour Jetty is an historically important timber wharf where coastal shipping once moved the timber from the hinterland. The Jetty area is the subject of current planning by Council and consultants to develop a cultural precinct and rejuvenated residential area.

Nearby the Solitary Islands Marine Park preserves a diverse underwater ecosystem that mirrors the terrestrial biodiversity, covering the southern limit of northern tropical species and the northern limits of the southern temperate species. Directly out to sea from Coffs Harbour adjacent to the man-made breakwater is Muttonbird Island. The island is a nature reserve protecting a significant Wedge-tailed Shearwater breeding site. This article is about the body of water. ... Breakwaters create safe harbors, but can also trap sediment moving along the coast. ... Binomial name Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789) The Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. ...

There are many National Parks, Reserves and Marine Parks surrounding the city, including:

• Bellinger River National Park (west of Bellingen in the Bellinger headwaters)
• Bindarri National Park (20kms west of the City, near Ulong and Dairyville)
• Bongil Bongil National Park (south of Sawtell)
• Cascade National Park (north of Dorrigo)
• Coffs Coast Regional Park (beachside reserves and parks along the Coffs Coast)
• Dorrigo National Park (just south of the Dorrigo township)
• Junuy Juluum National Park (north of Dorrigo)
• Moonee Beach Nature Reserve (Moonee Beach-Emerald Beach)
• Nymboi-Binderay National Park (north of Dorrigo, east of Glenreigh, on the Nymboida River)
• Solitary Islands Marine Park (in the Tasman Sea from Coffs Harbour to Wooli)
• Ulidarra National Park (Bruxner Park and Mount Coramba area)
• Yuraygir National Park (stretching from Yamba to Red Rock and west along the Coast Range)

The town's water supply comes from the nearby Orara River at Cochranes Pool and the city hosts the Coffs Harbour Regional Botanic Garden. The Orara River is a significant tributary of the Clarence River, located in northern New South Wales, Australia. ...

Education

Coffs Harbour is home to the Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC), a unique concept which is a partnership between the Southern Cross University, TAFE and the Coffs Harbour Senior College. Local State and Private High Schools include the Senior College, Woolgoolga, Orara, Coffs Harbour (Jetty), Toormina, John Paul College, Coffs Harbour Christian Community and Bishop Druitt College. Southern Cross University (SCU) is a university based on the Mid North and North coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... In Australia, Technical and Further Education or TAFE institutions are those which offer a wide range of post-secondary education and training, generally in vocational fields (such as hospitality, tourism, construction, woodwork, secretarial skills, community work, etc), often at a level of difficulty below that of a corresponding or related...

Bypass

Although the Pacific Highway cuts through the centre of the city, much attention has recently been focused on obtaining state government commitment to determining the routes of proposed highway deviations at a number of places including Bonville, the North Boambee Valley to the west of Coffs Harbour and north of Arrawarra to Wells Crossing This article is about the Pacific Highway between the Queensland/New South Wales border and Sydney. ...

Trivia

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• The city is most famous as the place where local resident and Oscar Award Winner Russell Crowe was caught on CCTV being involved in a fight at the former "Heat" night club.
• Olympic champion sprinter Margory "Lithgow Flash" Jackson was born in Coffs.
• Coffs Harbour claims a place in the FIFA World Cup records as the venue for the highest scoring match in World Cup qualification history. It hosted the match in which Australia beat American Samoa 31-0 on 11 April, 2001.
• Drummer Ralph Cooper of Air Supply was born here on 6 April 1951.
• Big Brother celebrity Christopher Edwards currently resides in Coffs Harbour
• Network Ten News reader Deborah Knight was born and raised there.
• Rock star Jon English resides in Coffs Harbour

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Local Media

Radio

Commercial

• 2CS FM 106.3 - Converted from AM 639. Macquarie Regional Radio Works network shows from Hobart and Albury, the rest of the time it is an "Adult Hits" station.
• Star FM 105.5/105.1 - Hot AC station that is networked. Commenced in 1997 as a 3rd commercial license for the Coffs Coast.
• 2HC 639 AM - Music, news, talk format. Part of the Broadcast Operations Group's Super Network mostly relaying programs from 2SM in Sydney and the John Laws Morning Show from 2UE. The station was purchased by Bill Caralis in 2005.

Government

• Triple J 91.5 FM
• Radio National 99.5 FM
• Classic FM 97.9 FM
• ABC Mid North Coast 92.3 FM

Community

• 2CHY FM 104.1
• Racing Radio 107.1 FM
• 2AIR FM 107.9

Narrowcast

• RawFM 88.0 FM

Television Stations

Analog/Digital Stations

• ABC TV
• SBS TV
• Southern Cross Ten
• Prime Television
• NBN Television

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Transport

Public Transport

Bus

Busways, Sawtell Coaches, and Ryans Bus Service all run service throughout the Coffs harbour and the surrounding areas. The various coach services which run along the east coast also stop at Coffs Harbour. Busways is a company that operates bus services in the western suburbs of Sydney, Central Coast and North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Busways North Coast Coffs Harbour Services include

• 360 Bowraville, Macksville, Nambucca Heads, Urunga, Coffs Harbour
• 361 Bellingen,Urunga, Coffs Harbour
• 359 Nambucca Heads, Uurnga, Bellingen
• 358 Macksville, Nambucca Heads,Valla Beach
• 353 Macksville, Scotts Head
• 360 Park Beach Plaza, Park Avenue Via Pacific Highway
• 365 Park Beach Plaza, Park Avenue Via The Jetty
• 366 Park Beach Plaza, Park Avenue Via Frances Street
• 367 Park Beach Plaza, Park Avenue Via West Coffs Harbour

For More information Vist www.busways.com.au

Sawtell Coaches Services include

• 362 Boambee to Coffs Harbour via Boambee East, Centro Tormina, Pacific Highway, Coffs Harbour CBD and Coffs Harbour Showground
• 363 Boambee to Coffs Harbour via Centro Tormina, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour Airport, Botanical Garderns, Coffs Harbour CBD and Coffs Harbour Showground

services all combide to do a less frequent weekend run see www.sawtellcoaches.com.au For more information

Ryans bus service runs frequent buses to the northern suburbs of coffs harbour and some less frequent services to Grafton vist http://www.ryansbusservice.com.au/ for more information

Train

Coffs Harbour is serviced by Countrylink Railway Services . 3 northbound and 3 southbound XPT trains stop at Coffs Harbour Railway Station each day. Services include CountryLink is the name given to the train and coach services that runs throughout regional areas in the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... CountryLink is the name given to the train and coach services that runs throughout regional areas in the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ...

North Bound

3.24pm Casino XPT

12.58am Grafton XPT

8.30pm Brisbane XPT

South Bound

7.41am Grafton XPT

12.49pm Brisbane XPT

10.00pm Casino XPT

Taxis

Local Taxis are run by Coffs Harbour Taxi Cab Network

Air Travel

Coffs Harbour Regional Airport is the local airport serving the region, and is regularly serviced by Qantas, Virgin Blue and Brindabella Airlines. The Passenger terminal is Acsessabile Via Hogbin Drive This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Notes

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Annual events

• Pittwater to Coffs Yacht Race (January)
• Coffs Coast International Buskers Festival (October)
• Schoolies (November)
• http://www.marchsamusements.com/ Jetty Carnival
• http://www.coffsracingclub.com.au/content.asp?id=32 Coffs cup

Schoolies or Schoolies week (known as Leavers or Leavers week in Western Australia) refers to the Australian tradition of high-school graduates (known as Schoolies or Leavers) having week-long holidays following the end of their final exams in late November and early December. ...

External links

• Coffs Harbour City Council
• Coffs Harbour Rugby Club
• Coffs Coast - tourism website
• Coffs Harbour Business & Tourist Links
• Big Banana
• Coffs Harbour Education Campus
• Photographs of Coffs Harbour in 1994, National Library of Australia
• The Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Group
• CoffsLAN Computer Gamming Community
• Coffs Ex-Services Computer Club - Computer Community
• Club Linux Coffs Harbour Linux Users Group
• Coffs Harbour Macintosh User Group - Community for Macintosh users in Coffs Harbour
• CoffsWiFi.net - Coffs Harbour's Community Wireless Network
• Coffs Coast Independent Media Centre - Local Indymedia node. Community driven news and expression.
• Coffs Coast Non-Profit Modelling, Casting & Talent Registry Inc
• Coffs Harbour Drug Users Liberation Network