About Tuncurry
Tuncurry is a coastal town in the Mid North Coast region, in the MidCoast Council area, about 307 km north-north-east of Sydney. It is immediately beside its twin town Forster, which is the larger of the two.
The first European settler was John Wright in 1875. The settlement was called North Shore and then North Forster before it was renamed Tuncurry, meaning “plenty of fish”, in 1891 and proclaimed a village in 1893.
How Tuncurry got here
A few dates and facts that shaped the place.
1875
John Wright is the first settler, and the first land grant in the area is made.
1891
North Forster is renamed Tuncurry, “plenty of fish”, and proclaimed a village two years later.
1959
The bridge over the entrance to Wallis Lake replaces the punt that had run since 1890.
More about Tuncurry
The area was known in the early days for timber cutting and sawmills. Today Forster and Tuncurry together are a popular summer holiday destination, and in the hotter months the population swells considerably.
Tuncurry’s Nine Mile Beach is a popular swimming, surfing and fishing spot. Tuncurry Rockpool is a netted swimming enclosure formed by breakwalls at the entrance to Wallis Lake, and the lakefront is lined with wharves and jetties for fishing boats and pleasure craft.
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The town’s clubs include the Forster Tuncurry Rugby League club (the Hawkes), the Tuncurry Forster Football Club (the Tuncurry Tigers), the Tuncurry Beach Bowling Club, a golf course shared with Forster, the Jockey Club’s race days and a touch football association.
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Where is Tuncurry?
Tuncurry is in the MidCoast Council area on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.
Nearby towns with hubs on OurHub, with straight-line distances: Forster (2 km south-east), Coomba Park (8 km south-west), Hallidays Point (12 km north), Nabiac (14 km north-west).
What the Tuncurry directory lists
To eat and drink: Cafe Toscano, Gloria Jean's, Lakes and Ocean Hotel, chilli jam. Shops and services: Tuncurry Local Post Office. For health: Amcal, Great Lakes Pharmacy, Ross Elliot Tuncurry Pharmacy, Skin Cancer Clinic. Halls and community places: Scouts, Tuncurry Memorial Hall.
Parks, beaches and recreation: Bennetts Head Reserve, Pebbly Beach Bicentennial Park, Second Head Reserve, Tuncurry Golf Course. Schools and learning: Great Lakes College Senior Campus, Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus, Kindilan Child Care Centre, Tuncurry Primary School. Churches: Forster Tuncurry Uniting Church, Seventh Day Adventist Church - Forster Tuncurry. Emergency services: Tuncurry Rural Fire Brigade.
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Photo: “Bennetts Head from Tuncurry Beach - panoramio” by Rob Freijs (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Town facts: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites the Australian Bureau of Statistics census. Straight-line distances are worked out from the hub’s coordinates. Directory locations © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).