Macksville is a small dynamic North Coast town located on the banks of Nambucca River, just 10 km south of Nambucca Heads and 500 km north of Sydney. Macksville`s main focus is on tourism, oyster-farming and fishing. The town is also an important commercial centre servicing a productive farming area focused on bananas, vegetables, macadamias, various tropical fruits, dairying and beef cattle, and timber products. The magnificent, wide Nambucca River boasts many recreational options, for example canoeing, kayaking, angling, boating, waterskiing, cruising, jet skiing, and surfing at the near by beaches on the coast. Macksville has numerous local fresh food outlets, cages, restaurants, antiques and art galleries and craft outlets and historic heritage pubs. Some of the numerous local attractions,
happenings and tourist activities are: # Mary Boultons Pioneer Cottage # The Remnant Basket craft wares centre # Nambucca River Antiques # Nambucca MacNuts processing centre for the macadamia nut plantations # Annual Easter Quilt Show # The Macksville Gift - the second oldest professional sprint race in Australia # The Rockville Show # The Pub with No Beer Festival in September features a top-class music # Fishing in the Nambucca River # Picnics and Bushwalking in the Way Way State Forest. # Macksville Show, held on the weekend following Easter.
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