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Major communities:

• Coffs Harbour
• Port Macquarie
• Taree
• Kempsey
• Nambucca Heads
• Bellingen
• Grafton (Clarence Valley Council Area)
• Macksville (Nambucca Council Area)
  
  Regional overview:
  • manufacturing sector with gross output of A$958.5 million
  • tourism industry worth over A$1.58billion, supporting 12,000 jobs
  • home to wide range of niche industries including information technology, arts and craft.
  
  Major industries sectors:
  • manufacturing
  • retail trade
  • construction
  • tourism.

Midway between Sydney and Brisbane, the Mid North Coast stretches from Taree in the south to Woolgoolga in the north

Its string of beaches benefits from a mild maritime climate

INDUSTRIES

Traditional agricultural industries of dairy farming, beef cattle and forestry are supplemented by extensive manufacturing and tourism sectors.

Tourism and conferences
Tourism is an important part of the region's economy. Visitors spent over A$1.58 billion on the Mid North Coast for the year ending June 2004.

Along with its natural attractions plus sporting and entertainment facilities, the region offers a wide range of accommodation options for visitors. The region is also popular for business travellers with large modern facilities available for conferences.

In addition to traditional tourism operations, the Mid North Coast is starting to develop niche markets in areas such as arts and crafts, ecotourism and adventure-style holidays, with training and education themes for city-based professionals.

Agriculture
The economy of the Mid North Coast has a solid, yet diverse, agricultural base including dairy, beef cattle, fruit, aquaculture and herbs.

Emerging industries include organic production, hydroponic vegetables and cut flowers.

Produce from the region is exported nationally and internationally.

Manufacturing
Along with the production of value-added timber and meat products, regional centres such as Taree, Kempsey, Macksville and Coffs Harbour produce automotive parts, vehicle bodies, steel products, rail and transport equipment and pyrotechnics. In addition, a strong composites and boat building industry add value to the Hastings and Taree areas.



Communications

The Mid North Coast communication services are expanding rapidly to include:

• internet, wireless and broadband services

• mobile phone services

• video-conferencing services.

Courtesy Tourism New South Wales

Courtesy Tourism New South Wales

Courtesy Tourism New South Wales

Courtesy Tourism New South Wales

Courtesy Tourism New South Wales

Courtesy Tourism New South Wales

Courtesy Tourism New South Wales