Old Bar, New South Wales

"Old Bar" redirects here. For the old town of Bar in Montenegro, see Stari Bar.

Old Bar New South Wales
Old Bar
Coordinates	31°58′S 152°35′E / 31.967°S 152.583°E / -31.967; 152.583Coordinates: 31°58′S 152°35′E / 31.967°S 152.583°E / -31.967; 152.583
Population	3,650 (2011 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	2430
Location	315 km (196 mi) NE of Sydney 16 km (10 mi) E of Taree^[2]
LGA(s)	Mid-Coast Council^[2]
County	Gloucester^[2]
Parish	Bohnock^[2]
State electorate(s)	Myall Lakes
Federal Division(s)	Lyne

Old Bar is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia in Mid-Coast Council. It lies around 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Taree on the Mid North Coast,^[2] and around 315 kilometres (196 mi) north of Sydney.

Old Bar is at the mouth of the Manning River. The Manning River is a "delta" river, having more than one outlet to the ocean; one at Old Bar, and one at Harrington, 14 kilometres (9 mi) to the north. Before exiting to the ocean, the Manning River carves out several large islands, including Oxley Island and Mitchells Island.

The population of the urban centre was measured at 3,650 people in the 2011 census,^[1] and that of the suburb proper which includes some surrounding rural area at 4,272 people.^[3] It grew rapidly during a boom in housing in 1988.^[4]

Old Bar has a number of businesses and restaurants. It is a tourist town, renowned for great surfing, fishing by river, beach or rocks and various watersports.

The Taree Old Bar Surf Life Saving Club was established in 1928 and proudly patrols the beach each year. Located at the End of Old Bar Road at the main beach, the club boasts the best views in town with its classic Vic Rushby bar open every Sunday through Summer. A perfect place for members and visitors to relax by the sea.

Old Bar has a small community market the fourth Sunday of each month, from 8.30 a.m. to noon.

Each September, there is a garage sale day that attracts people from far and wide with dozens of houses putting stuff out to sell.

The October Long weekend is the Old Bar Beach Festival, including many events and a World record Kombi Gathering event held every year.

Old Bar Tavern is the first stop for visitors to the Old Bar and Wallabi Point area, located between the two residential areas, Old Bar Tavern is home to the areas historical information centre and local artifact display.

Old Bar is a common place for light aircraft to land. Old Bar Heritage Airstrip is an Authorised Landing Area and is frequented by many General Aviation, along with Recreational Aviation, enthusiasts on most weekends and holidays.

Old Bar Panorama

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Old Bar (UCL)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 "Old Bar". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Old Bar (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
↑ Dow L, Guyon D, Irving R, McPhee M, Matthews A, Prineas P, Rubinich T, Simpson J (1995). Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places. Surry Hills, NSW: Reader's Digest. p. 70. ISBN 0-86438-399-1.

Towns, suburbs and localities of Mid-Coast Council, in the Hunter & Mid North Coast Regions, New South Wales

Towns, suburbs and localities	Alderley Alderley Creek Allworth Back Creek Bakers Creek Barrington Baxters Ridge Belbora Bennetts Head Bennys Tops Berrico Bindera Black Head Blueys Beach Bobin Bohnock Bombah Point Boolambayte Boomerang Beach Booral Bootawa Booti Booti Bowman Bowman Farm Bretti Brimbin Bucca Wauka Bulahdelah Bulby Brush Bulga Forest Bulliac Bundabah Bundook Bungwahl Bunyah Bunyah Upper Burgess Beach Burraduc Burrell Creek Cabbage Tree Island Caffreys Flat Callaghans Creek Caparra Cape Hawke Caramea Carrington Cedar Party Cells River Charlottes Bay Clareval Cobark Coneac Coolongolook Coomba Coomba Bay Coomba Park Coopernook Cooplacurripa Copeland Coralville Corroboree Flat Craven Craven Plateau Cravens Creek Crawford River Croki Crowdy Bay National Park Crowdy Head Cundle Flat Cundletown Cureeki Creek Curricabark Darawank Dewitt Dewrang Diamond Beach Dingo Forest Dirty Creek Dollys Flat Doon Ayre Dumaresq Island Dungog Dyers Crossing Elands Elizabeth Beach Failford Faulkland Fernhill Firefly Forbesdale Forster Forster Keys Forster Waters Friendship Key Gangat Gereeba Island Ghinni Ghinni Giro Girvan Glen Ward Glenthorne Gloucester Gloucester River Gloucester South Gloucester Tops Green Point Hallidays Point Hannam Vale Harrington Hawks Nest Heatherdale Hillville Invergordon Johns River Johnsons Creek Jones Island Karaak Flat Karuah Kauthi Khatambuhl Kia Ora Killabakh Killawarra Kimbriki Kippaxs Kiwarrak Knorrit Flat Knorrit Forest Koorainghat Krambach Kundibakh Kundle Kundle Langley Vale Lansdowne Lansdowne Forest Legges Camp Lime Kiln Limeburners Creek Lower Bowman Manning Point Mares Run Markwell Marlee Maudville Mayers Flat Melinga Mernot Milbrook Mill Creek Upper Minimbah Mitchells Island Mograni Creek Mograni Mondrook Monkerai Mooral Creek Moorland Moppy Moto Mount George Mount Peerless Mungo Brush Myall Lakes Myall Upper Myra Nabiac Nerong New Forster Newells Creek Nooroo North Arm Cove North Pindimar Nugra Nugramudgee Number One Old Bar Oxley Island Pacific Palms Pampoolah Pindimar Pioneer Park Pipers Bay Pitlochry Possum Brush Purfleet Rainbow Flat Rawdon Vale Red Head Rocky Crossing Rookhurst Rosenthal Saltwater Sandbar Seal Rocks Smiths Lake South Pindimar Stewarts River Stratford Stratford South Strathcedar Stroud Stroud Road Sugarloaf Point Tahlee Tallwoods Village Tamboy Taravale Tarbuck Bay Taree Taree South Tea Gardens Telegherry Terreel The Bight The Branch Tibbuc Tinonee Tiona Tipperary Titaatee Creek Topi Topi Tugrabakh Tuncurry Upper Bowman Upper Karuah River Upper Lansdowne Upper Monkerai Violet Hill Waitui Wallabi Point Wallamba Island Wallanbah Wallingat Wallingat River Wallis Island Wallis Lake Wang Wauk Wapra Wards River Warranulla Washpool Wattley Hill Waukivory Waukivory Upper Weismantels Wherrol Flat Whoota Willina Winda Woppa Wingham Wirradgurie Woko Wootton Yagon Yagon Beach Yarratt Forest Yumbunga

Rivers and other waterways	Avon River Barnard River Barrington River Bowman River Coolongolook River Cooplacurripa River Crawford River Curricabark River Gloucester River Karuah River Mammy Johnsons River Manning River Myall Lakes Myall River Smiths Lake Telegherry River The Branch River Wallamba River Wallingat River Wallis Lake Wards River

National parks	Barrington Tops National Park Booti Booti Ghin-Doo-Ee Myall Lakes Wallingat

Other places and points of interest	Broughton Island Cape Hawke Gloucester Tops Mitchells Island Oxley Island Port Stephens Singing Bridge Tahlee historic property Tops to Myall Heritage Trail

Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia

Federal divisions	Cowper Lyne

State electorates	Coffs Harbour Myall Lakes Oxley Port Macquarie

Local government areas	Bellingen Coffs Harbour Kempsey Nambucca Port Macquarie-Hastings Greater Taree

Cities	Coffs Harbour

Towns / suburbs	Arakoon Batar Bellingen Birdwood Boambee Bonny Hills Bonville Bostobrick Bowraville Camden Haven Collombatti Comboyne Coopernook Coramba Corindi Beach Crescent Head Cundletown Dorrigo Ellenborough Frederickton Hannam Vale Harrington Hat Head Herons Creek Jerseyville Karangi Kempsey Kendall Kew Kinchela Kindee Kolodong Krambach Kundabung Lake Cathie Lansdowne Laurieton Long Flat Lowanna Macksville Manning Point Mylestom Nambucca Heads Nana Glen Newee Creek New Entrance North Haven Oceanside Old Bar Park Beach Port Macquarie Raleigh Repton Sawtell Scotts Head Smithtown South West Rocks Taree Taylors Arm Telegraph Point Thora Toms Creek Tinonee Toormina Ulong Urunga Valla Warrell Creek Wingham Woolgoolga Wauchope

Rivers	Apsley Barnard Barrington Bellinger Bowman Camden Haven Cells Christmas Coolongolook Cooplacurripa Crawford Dawson Doyles Ellenborough Forbes Georges Hastings Kalang Kunderang Lansdowne Macleay Manning Maria Mummel Myall Lakes Myall Nambucca Never Never Nowendoc Pappinbarra Pipers Ralfes Rosewood Rowleys Smiths Lake Stewarts Taylors Throne Tobins Walcrow Wallamba Wallingat Wallis Lake Wang Wauk Williams Wilson

Ranges and mountains	Banda Banda Three Brothers

National parks / Nature reserves / Important Bird Areas	Coocumbac Island Nature Reserve Dooragan NP Ellenborough Falls Hastings-Macleay IBA Hat Head NP Kattang Nature Reserve Maria NP Middle Brother NP Sea Acres NP

Major tourist attractions	Big Banana Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Willi Willi Caves

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