Old Bar, New South Wales

Old Bar
New South Wales
Old Bar; New South Wales
	Diamond Head Beach, Old Bar
	Old Bar
Coordinates	31°58′S 152°35′E / 31.967°S 152.583°ECoordinates: 31°58′S 152°35′E / 31.967°S 152.583°E
Population	4,389 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2430
Location	315 km (196 mi) NE of Sydney ; 16 km (10 mi) E of Taree ;
LGA(s)	Mid-Coast Council
County	Gloucester
Parish	Bohnock
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 on the southern side of the mouth of the Manning River. The Manning is the only double delta river in the southern hemisphere and the only other multiple-entrance river in the world other than the Nile in Egypt. Before exiting to the ocean, the Manning River carves out several islands, including Dumaresq, Oxley, Jones, Mamboo, Cabbage Tree and Mitchells Islands.

The population of the urban centre was measured at 3,650 people in the 2011 census,^[3] and that of the suburb proper which includes some surrounding rural area at 4,272 people.^[4] It grew rapidly during a boom in housing in 1988.^[5]

Old Bar has a number of businesses and restaurants. It is a tourist town, renowned for the Old Bar bakery, 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.

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,^{[citation needed]} located between Old Bar and Wallabi Point. Club Old Bar is the hub of the community.

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

In November 2019, a bushfire that started at Hillville, south of Taree, jumped the Pacific Highway into the path of Old Bar and Wallabi Point. The day before, the NSW Rural Fire Service told residents in these areas to get out or defend. One home was confirmed lost on Old Bar Road.^{[citation needed]}

Old Bar Panorama, March 2014

Heritage listings[]

Old Bar has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

0.5 km off Old Bar Road: Old Bar Airfield^[6]

References[]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Old Bar (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Old Bar". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Old Bar (UCL)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ 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.
^ "Old Bar Airfield". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01304. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Old Bar (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[gnbsuburbPSC-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Old Bar". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 July 2009.

[census-3] Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Old Bar (UCL)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[4] Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Old Bar (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[ReadersDigest-5] 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.

[nswshr-1304-6] "Old Bar Airfield". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01304. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

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show v t Towns, suburbs and localities of Mid-Coast Council, in the Hunter & Mid North Coast Regions, New South Wales
Towns, suburbs and localities	Allworth Back Creek Barrington Black Head Blueys Beach Bobin Boomerang Beach Booral Bulahdelah Bungwahl Cabbage Tree Island Carrington Cedar Party Coolongolook Coopernook Cooplacurripa Copeland Cundletown Darawank Diamond Beach Dungog Elands Elizabeth Beach Failford Fernhill Forster Gloucester Hannam Vale Harrington Hawks Nest Johns River Karuah Killabakh Koorainghat Krambach Lansdowne Limeburners Creek Manning Point Mitchells Island Monkerai Mount George Nabiac Nooroo North Arm Cove Number One Old Bar Pacific Palms Purfleet Seal Rocks Smiths Lake Stratford Stroud Tahlee Taree Tea Gardens Tinonee Tuncurry Wallabi Point Wallis Island Wallis Lake Wingham
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 Port Stephens Singing Bridge Tahlee historic property Tops to Myall Heritage Trail

show v t 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 Valley 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 Forster 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 Tuncurry 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 Limeburners Creek NP Maria NP Middle Brother NP Sea Acres NP
Major tourist attractions	Big Banana Billabong Zoo North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Willi Willi Caves