Mid North Coast
Region
McBrides Beach,Forster, New South Wales
Mid North Coast
Coordinates:31°16′S152°54′E / 31.267°S 152.900°E /-31.267; 152.900
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
LGA	Bellingen Shire City of Coffs Harbour Kempsey Shire Mid-Coast Council Nambucca Shire Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
Government
• State electorates	Myall Lakes Port Macquarie Oxley Coffs Harbour
• Federal divisions	Lyne Cowper
Area
• Total	21,387 km2 (8,258 sq mi)
Population
• Total	308,372 (30 June 2016)[1]
• Density	14.4187/km2 (37.3442/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+11 (AEDT)
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TheMid North Coast is a country region in the north-east of the state ofNew South Wales, Australia. The region, situated 416km north ofSydney, covers the mid northern coast of the state, beginning fromPort Stephens atHawks Nest to as far north asWoolgoolga, nearCoffs Harbour. The region has many beaches andsubtropical national parks and forests as well as rural farmland and logging. Major coastal towns includeCoffs Harbour,Forster andPort Macquarie. The Mid North Coast is a popular destination for camping or resorts and surfing, with coastal and hinterland tracks, with the unique heritage-listed mountain village ofBellbrook popular for day trips inland or 4wd campers and keen bass fishers.

Heading northwards beyondNewcastle, the Mid North Coast region's main towns include the towns ofBulahdelah, Forster,Tuncurry,Wingham,Taree,Port Macquarie,Kempsey,South West Rocks,Macksville,Nambucca Heads,Bellingen andCoffs Harbour. Of these Taree, Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour are the major commercial centres, all with large shopping centres, public facilities and attractions. Kempsey and Forster-Tuncurry are considered semi-major commercial centres. Smaller towns that are popular tourist spots areBellbrook,North Haven,South West Rocks,Urunga,Gloucester,Crescent Head,Hawks Nest,Woolgoolga,Old Bar,Lake Cathie andPacific Palms.

The region has asubtropical climate and is known for its waterways, beaches and hinterland of forests and farms. Major industries are farming, logging and tourism.

The followinglocal government areas are contained within the region:

Many bus services run throughout the region. Providers include Buslines, Busways, Eggins, Ryans and Sawtell Coaches.

There are several railway stations on the Mid North Coast serviced by three trains; the Grafton, the Casino and the BrisbaneXPT trains. Each run north and south once a day. Heading north from Sydney Central, the first station on the mid north coast isGloucester followed byWingham andTaree. Further north areKendall,Wauchope (for Port Macquarie),Kempsey,Eungai,Macksville,Nambucca Heads,Urunga,Sawtell andCoffs Harbour. There is no station for Forster–Tuncurry.

Port Macquarie Airport andCoffs Harbour Airport are the two main regional airports that provides daily direct domestic flights toSydney,Brisbane,Melbourne,Canberra andLord Howe Island.

The Mid North Coast includes sixlocal government areas: theCity of Coffs Harbour, theBellingen Shire, theKempsey Shire, theMid-Coast Council, theNambucca Shire and thePort Macquarie-Hastings Council. It also includes four state electorates (Coffs Harbour,Myall Lakes,Oxley andPort Macquarie) and two federal electorates (Cowper andLyne).

The region is conservative and is dominated by theCoalition in state and federal politics, particularly theNational Party. Of the two federal electorates, Cowper has only been held byLabor once (for one term) and Lyne has never been held by Labor (although was held by anindependent for five years). In state politics, the Coalition safely holds all Mid North Coast electorates (the Nationals hold Coffs Harbour, Myall Lakes and Oxley while theLiberal Party holds Port Macquarie).

In theAustralian Marriage Law Postal Survey, a 2017plebiscite eventually legalisingsame-sex marriage in Australia, both of the federal Mid North Coast electorates recorded majorities for the "yes" vote, while in the1999 Australian republic referendum and the2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum, they both recorded majorities for the "no" vote.

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