Macksville

Overview

Macksville is a fishing and oyster-farming centre 12km upstream from Nambucca Heads. It is also a dairying, grazing, timber and agricultural area growing bananas, tropical fruits and vegetables.

Originally called Macks Village, Macksville was named after local families, the McKays and the McNallys who, along with the parish priest MacGuiness, sub-divided their land and sold allotments. It was long used a sea port for steamers transporting cedar and dairy produce up and down the coast. Prior to white settlement this region was probably occupied by the Kumbaingeri or Ngamba Aborigines.

Features

The Frank Partridge Park - named after a local who won the Victoria Cross in 1945
Fishing and boating - boat ramps are located on both sides of the Nambucca River
The Macksville Show is held on the last weekend in April
Head to the Star Hotel on the banks of the river built in 1885 is one of the shire's oldest building
Mary Boulton's Pioneer Cottage - a delightful replica of early European settlers homestead
Taylors Arm - formerly known as the Cosmopolitan Pub its the famed watering hole of the 1940s timber getters
The Pub With No Beer Festival held every Easter at Taylors Arm 26km west of Macksville.

Features

Scenic Drives - Head west of Macksville off Wallace St along Taylors Arm Rd following Taylors Arm a major tributary of the Nambucca River
Bakers Creek Station - 8 km from Taylors Arms offering rainforest walks, fishing, BBQ areas, gardens, horseriding, swimming and canoeing.

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