Taree

Taree is a substantial service centre on the Manning River. It's one of the major towns on the rivers of the New South Wales Mid North Coast; Taree is idyllically situated on the Manning River 317 klm north east of Sydney.

The Pacific Highway runs right through the town taking a sharp turn on either end of the bridge over the Manning River before heading north and south. It is a big, modern, attractive town servicing the surrounding rural industries and driven by tourists and travellers who pass through the town. It is located 16 km inland from the mouth of the Manning River and consequently has tended to develop more as a service centre and stopover point than as an actual tourist destination.

Today Taree is a successful rural centre sustained by a wide range of activities including dairying, a timber industry, leather goods and engineering work.

Nice spots to visit in and around Taree include: Fotheringham Park, The Big Oyster, Kiwarrak State Forest, Manning Point, Cundleton and the Visitors Information Centre.

The Taree Visitors Centre has a Taree Heritage Walk brochure which is a pleasant walk along the riverbank and around the main streets in the city centre.