TOP 30 PORT MACQUARIE Attractions (Things to Do & See)
Best places to visit in Port Macquarie - Australia by Explore Australia. This video about things to do & see or tourist attractions in Port Macquarie, town at the mouth of the Hastings River. Port Macquarie is one of beautiful coastal destination in New South Wales, Australia. So many tourist attractions in Port Macquarie is beaches. Beside beaches, Port Macquarie also known for its penal colony past and wildlife.
Most popular places to visit in Port Macquarie is Koala Hospital, Billabong Zoo: Koala & Wildlife Park and Tacking Point Lighthouse. Coastal walking is one of most popular things to do in Port Macquarie too. Don't forget to visit Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail, Sea Acres Rainforest Centre Port Macquarie, Ricardoes Tomatoes and U-Pick Strawberry Farm, Breakwall Waking Path, Port Macquarie Museum, Hastings River, St Thomas Anglican Church and Innes Ruins.
Others recommended beautiful places to visit in Port Macquarie is Black Duck Brewery, Roto House, Port Macquarie Museum, Cassegrain Wines, Lake Cathie Foreshore Reserve, Douglas Vale Historic Homestead and Vineyard, Long Point Vineyard, Port Macquarie Astronomical Observatory, Port Central Shopping Centre, Googik Heritage Trail, Lighthouse Beach, Shelly Beach and Little Bay.
To know more about best places to visit in Port Macquarie - NSW - Australia, simply watching this Top 30 Port Macquarie Attractions (Things to Do & See) video. Hope this video will help you decide where to go in Port Macquarie.
Port Macquarie Projects Snapshot for 2019-20
This video gives you a snapshot of some of the key projects identified in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Operational Plan for 2019-20 to be delivered in and around Port Macquarie.
Portraits of Memory launch on Historic Courthouse Port Macquarie
A short minute and a half video showcasing the opening night for the portraits of memory exhibition. View more inspiring pictures at portraitsofmemory.com
Port Macquarie Hastings River , Hibbard Ferry
Hibbard Ferry on the Hastings River, Port Macquarie is one of only a few operational in NSW, Also seen is the work of the Maritime Museum. Shot on Panasonic HC-VX870M , Benro Aero 2 tripod, Rode Videomic, edited FCPX
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Googik Heritage Walking Track - Port Macquarie
Hyperlapse video of the Googik Heritage Walking Track, part of the Lake Innes Nature Reserve, Port Macquarie
Boundary Trail - Fern Trail - Lake Road
Port Macquarie, NSW
The city of Port Macquarie is situated almost 400km north of Sydney on the New South Wales central coast. It boasts a long history - first visited by Europeans in the early 1800s, it served as a harsh penal colony. These days its inhabitants and visitors are more liberated, enjoying the fine beaches, aquatic activities and other attractions. In this video we visit both land and water, taking an eco cruise on the serene Hastings River with its abundant oyster beds and wildlife (including the pods of fascinating river dolphins).
(Music in this video used under licence from Smartsound).
Lake Innes House Ruins - Port Macquarie
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Lake Innes house was the home of colonial entrepreneur Major Archibald Clunes Innes. During the 1830's - 40's, Major Innes acquired substantial land holdings and businesses throughout the Hastings and New England areas. Lake Innes House was constructed in several stages and grew to assume the proportions of a grand country mansion. The extensive ruins comprise of one of the oldest surviving brick structures in the northern NSW, and represent a highly significant part of Australia's convict and colonial heritage.
197 Lake Innes Drive | Port Macquarie Hastings Rural Sales
LIGHTHOUSE BEACH | PORT MACQUARIE AUSTRALIA
G'Day Guys! Today I'm in the coastal New South Wales town of Port Macquarie, Australia - home to Lighthouse Beach and the Glasshouse as well as a cute main street featuring an historic Courthouse and eateries aplenty!
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More info on Port Macquarie from Wikipedia:
Port Macquarie is a coastal town in the local government area of Port Macquarie-Hastings. It is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, about 390 km (242 mi) north of Sydney, and 570 km (354 mi) south of Brisbane.
The town is located on the Tasman Sea coast, at the mouth of the Hastings River, and at the eastern end of the Oxley Highway (B56). The town with its suburbs had a population of 45,698 in June 2016.
The site of Port Macquarie was first visited by Europeans in 1818 when John Oxley reached the Pacific Ocean from the interior, after his journey to explore inland New South Wales. He named the location after the Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie.
Oxley noted that the port abounds with fish, the sharks were larger and more numerous than I have ever before observed. The forest hills and rising grounds abounded with large kangaroos and the marshes afford shelter and support to innumerable wild fowl.
Independent of the Hastings River, the area is generally well watered, there is a fine spring at the very entrance to the Port.
In 1821, Port Macquarie was founded as a penal settlement, replacing Newcastle as the destination for convicts who had committed secondary crimes in New South Wales. Newcastle, which had fulfilled this role for the previous two decades, had lost the features required for a place for dumping irredeemable criminals, that being isolation, which was lost as the Hunter Region was opened up to farmers, and large amounts of hard labour, which had diminished as the cedar in the area ran out and the settlement grew in size.
Port Macquarie, however, with its thick bush, tough terrain and local aborigines that were keen to return escaping prisoners in return for tobacco and blankets, provided large amounts of both isolation and hard labour to keep the criminals in control.
Under its first commandant, Francis Allman, who was fond of flogging, the settlement became a hell, where the convicts had limited liberties, especially in regard to being in possession of letters and writing papers, which could get a convict up to 100 lashes.
The Penal settlement lasted from April 1820 to c. 15 August 1830.
The settlement peaked with 1500 convicts by 1825 but by 1828 this had fallen to 530. The commanders of the settlement were:
Francis Allman March 1821 – 1824
Captain Rolland succeeded Allman in April 1824
Lieutenant Carmac, 1824
Henry Gillman in January 1824–
Archibald Clunes Innes 1826–1827
Because of the lack of liberties of the settlement, Governor Ralph Darling quickly sent there many 'specials' or literate convicts with a decent education who had voiced negative views about him.
Later on in the settlement's history, in the 1830s, disabled convicts started to arrive. One-armed men would be grouped together and required to break stones, men with wooden legs would become delivery men, and the blind would often be given tasks during the night which they performed more skilfully than those with sight.
In 1823 the first sugar cane to be cultivated in Australia was planted there. The region was first opened to settlers in 1830 and later on in the decade the penal settlement was closed in favour of a new penal settlement at Moreton Bay. Settlers quickly took advantage of the area's good pastoral land, timber resources and fisheries.
St Thomas's Anglican Church is a Georgian building designed by Francis Greenway and built, under the supervision of military engineer Lieutenant T. Owen, by convicts from 1824 to 1828. This church is among the oldest in Australia and one of the few remaining convict-built churches. Inside there are red cedar box pews that were peculiar to that period in church architecture.
The Walker pipe organ is the only one of its type in the southern hemisphere. The castellated tower permits excellent views of the coastline, town and river. This church is now classified by the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and has been registered on the National Estate heritage list.
In 1830 Major Archibald Clunes Innes built Lake Innes House which grew over the next decade into a luxurious establishment and attracted many notable visitors.
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A lazy Sunday afternoon in Port Macquarie
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A few days in a penal colony....
Port Macquarie - A brief Early History
Port Macquarie was settled as a convict settlement in 1821. There is still evidence of these early times in this beautifully situated city on the NSW coast.
Wauchope Motorcycle Festival
The Ulysses Club is a social club for motorcyclists over the age of 40 years. They are proud of being the largest social club in Australia. Watch a rundown of the Ulysses AGM 2017 Event held in Wauchope - the first officially declared Motorcycle Friendly Town in NSW
2013 Australian Dance Festival - Wauchope and Port Macquarie Performing Arts NSW
Wauchope & Port Macquarie Performing Arts perform at the 2013 Australian Dance Festival - A Celebration of Australia's Best in Dance at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Get set for 2014! Dates are already confirmed as the 12th - 14th Sepetmber 2014. Visit our website, ( or join us on facebook!
Port Macquarie teacher, Mark Thurston
Veteran Port Macquarie teacher talks about why public schools need more funding.
Lot 2 Pacific Highway, Lake Innes | Port Macquarie Hastings Rural Sales
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66 Paperbark Place, Lake Innes, NSW 2446 | Raine & Horne Port Macquarie
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Port Macquarie Historic Cemetery Anomaly
This video was taken in 2011 when I was taking some footage of the Second Burying ground in Port Macquarie NSW to this day I still cannot be sure what this is? The most logical explanation is that it is grass or something blowing with the wind - what do you think?