Taree

Taree is a city on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales.

Understand
Taree is a large service town on the Manning River, around 20km from the coast. The Pacific Highway used to pass straight through the town, and cross the narrow Manning River bridge, but now a freeway section bypasses the town, which no longer has the volume of trucks and traffic passing through it.

There are attractions and tourist facilities in Taree, but it is not developed as a major tourist destination in itself. It is certainly a reasonable place to stop on the drive along the Pacific Highway.

By car
Taree can be accessed by car when going along the Pacific Highway

By plane
Taree Airport is just around 5.8 km north east to Taree City Centre. There are Regional Express Direct Flights to and from Sydney three times a day.

By train
Taree Train Station is around 10 minutes walk from the city centre. The New South Wales TrainLink runs between Sydney as far north as Brisbane. Taree Station is one of the major stopping stations on the line.

See

 * The Big Oyster is one of the Big things in Australia, just north of the town. You can lookout through the opening in the oyster shell.  Breathtakingly tacky.

Do
It is a little drive from Taree, but if you head over to Old Bar Beach:
 * During the January summer holiday period there's a sand modelling competition which has become a traditional and popular family fun activity.
 * The path from Old Bar Beach to Wallabi Point, 2.5 km, is an ideal distance for light exercise and scenic views.
 * A unique aspect of this beach is that it's alongside a heritage-listed airstrip so that flying enthusiasts can fly into the airstrip and then go to the beach.

Go next

 * Visit the beachside village of Old Bar, directly on the coast from Taree.