The popular vacation village and fishing town of Nambucca Heads is situated about 15 km north est of Mackville and about 500 km north of Sydney, on a headland at the mouth of the Nambucca River. It is a classic beach holiday town with excellent facilities supporting a wide range of activities and things to do. There is excellent fishing from the beach, rocks and boats, fabulous asphalting and mountain bike trails, diving, snorkelling, boating of all types, kayaking, canoeing, kite surfing, sail-boarding, swimming, and superb surfing and just relaxing on the glorious array of local beaches. The main beach at Nambucca Heads is a popular spot for surfing and swimming, and it is patrolled by life-savers throughout the summer, at weekends and throughout school holiday perod. Nambucca Heads has a
broad range of places to stay on the beachfront and waterfront and has a large variety of amenities for numerous vacation activities. Nambucca Heads is a angling paradise with a large variety of fabulous locations and you can launch your own boat or join a charter fishing vessel for memorable offshore fishing trips. The most sought after fish species are: bream, whiting, flathead and mullet. One of the favourite events is the Volkswagen Spectacular, held in August, which is a tribute to the popular 'bug'. Volkswagen owners from all over Australia form an 8 km long procession on the Pacific Highway and then parade through the town. Other major events in the region are: # Festival of Sail, Coffs Harbour # Putt Bennett Family Fishing Festival, Mylestom
# Coffs Harbour Jetty Swim # Woolgoolga Curryfest # Sawtell Chilli Festival, Sawtell # VW Spectacular, Valla Beach and Nambucca Heads # Bellingen Jazz and Blues Festival # Rusty Iron Rally, Macksville # Urunga Food and Wine Spring Festival # Bellingen Global Carnival # Coffs Harbour International Buskers and Comedy Festival # Hot Rod Show, Valla Beach and Nambucca Heads # Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival # Coffs Coast Food and Wine Festival, Park Beach Reserve, Coffs Harbour # March`s Carnival, Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshores.
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Yamba Bowling and Recreation Club
Yamba Golf and Country Club