The bridge that separates Forster and Tuncurry

Forster-Tuncurry
Twin towns on either side of Wallis Lake. Popular holiday resort.
Forster and Tuncurry, located 312 km north of Sydney, are two coastal towns which are now essentially one conglomerate urban mass separated by a very large concrete bridge. They sit on opposite sides of the entrance to Wallis Lake which is 26 km long. Thus the two towns are fronted by the ocean to the east and the lake to the west. The combined population is currently 24 000. The endangered bird species, the little tern, breeds on two of the lake's many islets.

Forster-Tuncurry is a very typical holiday resort with all the strengths (lots of accommodation, plenty of places to eat takeaway food and local seafood, good fishing, surfing and swimming areas, a casual atmosphere) and weaknesses (it looks as though it was built three weeks ago, there are plenty of three-storey apartment blocks and little intimacy) that such resorts have.

Captain Cook and Matthew Flinders sailed by the area in 1770 and 1799 respectively. Two ships were wrecked off Cape Hawke in 1816, presumably introducing the first white people to the area. The Captain of one of the ships, his wife, child and two crew reached Newcastle. The rest were presumed killed by the indigenous inhabitants of the area.

In 1818, John Oxley and his party, en route to Sydney after an inland expedition, carried a boat from Booti Booti to Boomerang Beach where they spent the night. One of the party was speared by the local Aborigines (the Wallamba, a sub-group of the Worimi people) who watched them from canoes. Oxley named Wallis Lake after the commandant of the penal settlement at Newcastle.

This area was issued as part of the million-acre land grant to the Australian Agricultural Company (AAC) in 1825 but they found this section of their grant of no use and exchanged it. Nonetheless, it is said that the Chinese shepherds hired by the AAC in the 1850s fished off the coast here and dried their wares for sale to their countrymen on the goldfields.

Timbergetters investigated Cape Hawke in 1831 and they appear to have treated the indigenous inhabitants very badly. They later scoured the rainforests for cedar and pine using the Wang Wauk River and Wallis Lake to float logs to the coast.

The first European settlers on the townsite were the Godwin family who set off from Gosford in 1856. George Garlick Godwin established very cordial relations with the Aboriginal population and sent wild honey and Cape Hawke oysters to Sydney. One of his daughters was the first white person to be born in the area.

The townsite, then known as 'Minimbah', was first surveyed in 1869 and renamed in 1870 after William Forster - then secretary of lands. A school opened in 1870 and a pilot station in 1872. John Breckenridge established a saw mill (and a store) on the townsite in 1871 and engaged in shipbuilding as the waterways were virtually the sole means of transport at the time. In the 1880s he built the biggest sawmill in the district 15 km north at Failford where he also built a store (which doubled as a post office) and a hall.

Other settlers followed and the first hotel was built in 1874 and the first church (Methodist) in 1876, the year the first constable arrived. A school of arts was built in 1878 and a second store was opened the following year.

Timbergetting, milling, shipbuilding and fishing were the principal industries in the early days with sailing ships then steamships carrying fortnightly cargoes to Sydney. The first oyster lease at Forster was granted in 1884, the year of a typhoid outbreak at the settlement. A breakwater was built on the southern side of the Wallis Lake entrance between 1900 and 1903.

Boats moored at the Forster Marina in Lake Wallis

Tuncurry, a good swim away on the other side of the entrance to Wallis Lake, was known as North Forster until 1875 when John Wright, his foreman, a sawyer and a builder set up camp there in 1875. They established cordial relations with the local Aborigines and adopted their place-name of 'Tuncurry' which is thought to mean 'good fishing place'. At that time Tuncurry consisted largely of tea-tree swamp and cabbage tree palms. By 1878 Wright had established a sawmill, a store, a shipbuilding yard and houses for his employees. He established a school in what is now Peel St which was replaced by a government school in 1881 and the settlement's first church (the Latter Day Saints) opened in the old school room. A Catholic Church was built in 1888 and a post office opened at Tuncurry in 1889. The settlement was proclaimed a village in 1893. The first hotel and hall were built there the following year, an ice-works in 1895 and a butter factory in 1917. Two Italian immigrants transformed the fishing industry of Tuncurry in the 1890s.

With the building of the bridge in 1959 the two towns blurred with traffic passing easily from one centre to the other. Prior to the bridge a ferry joined the two towns. The first such means of conveyance, a rowboat, commenced operations in 1890. The first vehicular ferry was established in 1922. Today fishing and oyster leases and tourism are the mainstays of the local economy.

The Forster-Tuncurry Fishing Competition and Forster Cultural Festival are held in June, an open art exhibition in September, the Oyster Festival and the Open Gardens Scheme in October, and a market is held at the Forster town park on the second Sunday of the month.

Things to see:  

Forster's elaborate and unusual toilet block

Attractions in the Area
One of the town's few claims to fame is a remarkably elaborate and original toilet near the Caravan Park. It looks more like a church or a public hall. It even boasts a weather cock on the roof. On the outskirts of Forster (on the road to Seal Rocks) is the Curtis Collection of Vintage Cars.

Tourist Information
The Great Lakes Visitors' Centre is open seven days a week and is located in Little Street, Forster, adjacent the lake, tel: (02) 6554 8799 or, toll-free, (1800) 802 692. It conducts bookings and can provide tourist maps, tide charts and fishing guides, and information regarding local attractions, eco tours, walking tours, 4WD tours, boat-hire services, accommodation, arts-and-crafts shops, antique shops, coming events, activities, houseboats, diving packages, horseriding possibilities, ferry services to the islands of Wallis Lake, National Parks forests and walking trails, as well as cruises relating to deep-sea fishing, dolphin-watching, birdwatching and scenic ventures.

The Beaches
The Forster-Tuncurry area has a number of beaches. The Bar is located at the southern end of Nine Mile Beach which extends northwards from Tuncurry to Hallidays Point. To get there, cross the bridge, take the first right into Wharf St, turn right again at the first main cross street (Beach St) then take the first right into Rockpool Rd. It is a good surfing area with a rock pool, grassed areas, a kiosk, showers, toilets, a childrens' playground, and a pleasant bathing and picnic area with barbecue facilities. You can walk out to the end of the breakwater where dolphins can sometimes be seen at play.

Forster Beach is at the end of Beach St adjacent the southern breakwater in Forster. Patrolled in season, it has showers, toilets, a kiosk, picnic facilities and ocean baths at its eastern edge. Adjacent the baths is Second Head and on the eastern side of this headland is Pebbly Beach which is another good surfing spot.

A little further east is The Tanks, an unusual rock formation where the waves spray water into a protected safe swimming area.

Further east again, at the end of Bennetts Head Rd, is, well, Bennetts Head which is named after the family who built a home at the foot of the headland in 1864. There is a lookout with views south over One Mile Beach, west over the hinterland and north to Manning Point. A paved walkway provides a scenic walk.

Cellito Beach near Smiths Lake

Bennetts Head is located at the north-eastern tip of Forster. The coastline then heads due south and immediately south of Bennetts Head is One Mile Beach which is a good surfing location with grassed picnic-barbecue areas, a surf club, a kiosk, showers and toilets. It is patrolled is season.

At the southern end of the beach is Burgess Point and on its southern side is Burgess Beach, a small and quiet beach accessed by a steep path which runs off Burgess St. It is a good spot for families with shelter on three sides and plenty of small rock cave formations.

Surfing can also be enjoyed at Bulls Paddock, which is part of Seven Mile Beach, south of Cape Hawke.

The Pebbly Beach Bicentennial Walk
The Pebbly Beach Bicentennial Walk commences off North St, near the ocean baths of Forster Beach. It leads eastwards over Second Head along the foreshore, between Bennetts Head Rd and the ocean, past The Tanks, through Bennetts Head Reserve and south past One Mile Beach to Burgess Beach.

Tobwabba Art
Tobwabba Art, which one a NSW Tourism Award in 1999, is located at 10 Breckenridge St, tel: (02) 6554 5755. It features works (paintings, artifacts and decorative works) by artists descended from the area's original inhabitants. The group, when requested, give presentations about Tobwabba and travel to other centres to teach children.

Forster Art and Craft Centre
Forster Art and Craft Centre is located in Breese Parade which heads off The Lakes Way at the southern end of town, tel: (02) 6554 6900. It is open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily.

The Curtis Collection
The Curtis Collection consists of vintage cars (including the first Australian car), motorcycles, horse-drawn vehicles (including the original Cobb & Co stage coach), telephones, cameras, toys, police displays, bottles, musical instruments, artefacts from the two World Wars. All items are in working order and there is a guided tour if you book in advance. It is open daily from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., tel: (02) 6555 4800. The Collection is located in Angel Close which runs off The Lakes Way 3 km south of the bridge.

Cape Hawke
At the southern outskirts of Forster is a roundabout from which Cape Hawke Rd heads east for 3.5 km out to Cape Hawke, one of the most northerly points of Booti Booti National Park. There is a very steep 440-m path which winds its way to the summit of the hill. Thankfully there are several rest benches en route. As you ascend the headland the views are increasingly spectacular. At the apex (233 m above sea-level) is a cairn noting that Captain Cook sighted and named Cape Hawke on May 12, 1770. A raised viewing platform affords quite spectacular views north along the coast over Forster to Hallidays Point, north-west to the meeting of the Wang Wauk River and Wallis Lake, west to the Great Dividing Range and south along the spit.

Below the lookout is McBrides Beach which a lovely secluded spot. There is a rough 4WD-only road or, if you are fit, you can attempt the steep walk.

Santa Barbara and Green Point
4 km south of Cape Hawke Rd is a very rough dirt track to the left which takes you out to secluded Janies Corner, a good fishing spot at the northern tip of Seven Mile Beach.

1.2 km further south is Green Point Drive which will take you west out to Green Point where there is a small settlement on the edge of the lake. At the end of this road is a restaurant and gallery.

Another 2 km south along The Lakes Way is a signposted turnoff on the right which will take you to another picnic area beside the sailing club where there are catamarans and windsurfers for hire in season.

2 km further south, to the left, is Santa Barbara, a lovely picnic area with amenities.

Tiona Park
1.2 km south is Tiona Park, technically the northernmost point of Pacific Palms. There you will find, on the western side of the road, a caravan park and the Green Cathedral, an al fresco temple, consecrated by the Saints Church. It has rough timber pews and a wooden lectern situated under a rainforest canopy on the shores of Wallis Lake and is much used for outdoor weddings . There is also a boatshed, tel: (02) 6554 0291.

The Ruins
700 m south is Booti Booti National Park's information centre, situated within The Ruins campground. Here you can pick up a leaflet outlining The Booti Hill Walk (3.2 km) which heads south from here, past Booti Hill (169 m), around the headlands above Lindemans Cove to Elizabeth Beach at Pacific Palms. The gradient is steep at times but the ocean views are rewarding. Adjacent Booti Hill and Lindemans Cove is a littoral rainforest. If you wish to return there is an easy-going path which runs beside Wallis Lake and The Lakes Way.

The Ruins campsite is situated at the southern end of Seven Mile Beach, with amenities and disabilities facilities. Tents are allowed but no caravans and it is essential that you book in advance.

The Point
If you cross the bridge over to Tuncurry and take the first left into Point Rd, it leads along the lake's edge, past the wharf, fishing boats, oyster leases and a variety of waterbirds.

The Tuncurry Bicentennial Flora Park
The Tuncurry Bicentennial Flora Park is located off Myers Drive in west Tuncurry. There is a walking trail and seating, a range of local flora and about 60 bird and animal species.

Fun Parks
Ton O Fun is a family fun park with paddleboats, mini golf, a jumping castle, a mini train, dodgems on water, odyssey thrill machines, go karts, two large waterslides, quad bikes, volleyball, a merry-go-round, pedal cars, a bistro and kiosk and picnic-barbecue areas. It is open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. on weekends, public holidays and every day of the school holidays but closed throughout the winter, tel: (02) 6554 3090. Head north from Tuncurry along The Lakes Way for 11 km. To the right, opposite the turnoff to Failford, is Ton O Fun Rd.

Another 9 km north along The Lakes Way (which becomes Tuncurry Rd) at Rainbow Flat is the Big Buzz Fun Park . It features three waterslides, a toddler's slide, a toboggan run, mini grass trikes, super grass trikes, pony rides, mono boards, peddlecarts, skatebikes, pony rides, volleyball, trampolines, swings, a swimming pool, a kiosk, shaded picnic areas and free gas barbecues. It is open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. weekends, public holidays and every day in the school holidays, tel: (02) 6553 6000.

Hallidays Point and Diamond Beach
If you follow The Lakes Way north of Tuncurry for 13 km there is a turnoff on the right which will take you the 7 km out to Hallidays Point and Blackhead Beach, a quiet sheltered coastal spot with a rock pool adjacent the surf lifesaving club and an attractive picnic area and walking track on the headland which is covered with littoral rainforest. The promontory offers views south to Cape Hawke. Hallidays Point has a motel, units, a caravan park and a bowling club. Just west is the turnoff to Diamond Beach, 3 km north where there are a couple of resorts. At Albana Beach Resort are The Lavender Gardens which also boast native and Japanese gardens, a plant nursery, handmade porcelain dolls, teddies, cottage craft, lunches and morning and afternoon teas. There is an admission fee and coach groups are welcome. They are open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. daily, tel: (02) 6559 2664.

Smugglers Cove Mobile Home Village, Forster

Pacific Palms and Wallis Lake
South of Pacific Palms is the small settlement of Blueys Beach (see Pacific Palms for a detailed account of this area). Unromantically named after a cow called Bluey which fell of the southern headland into the sea, Blueys is a popular destination for surfers. In recent times the houses above the beach, which have an uninterrupted view over the Pacific Ocean, have greatly increased in value and the area has become very fashionable and chic with wealthy Sydneysiders eager to get away from the more populated tourist destinations.

Nabiac
On the Pacific Highway 22 km from Forster­Tuncurry is the delightful small town of Nabiac. The internationally famous Australian poet Les A Murray was born here. Somehow Nabiac has managed to miss all the developments of the north coast. It wasn't until 1952 that it officially became a town on the Pacific Highway and not long after it was by passed. Consequently it stands as a memento of what towns on the Mid North Coast were like.

Bluey's Beach

The charming old St Pauls Church of England, the Public School which dates back to 1884, the old timber shops, the wealth of timber houses (some have been beautifully preserved and restored, others are falling down) make this small village a worthwhile stopover and a sharp contrast to the modern development which has occurred to all the seaside towns. Modernity isn't too far away. A few kilometres north of Nabiac is the Shandy Kennel Pet Motel - a motel in miniature for pets to take a holiday from their owners.

	Tourist Information
	Great Lakes Visitors Centre Little St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8799, 1800 802 692 Facsimile: (02) 6555 6185
	Motels
	Bali-Hi Motel 65 Manning St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8537 Facsimile: (02) 6555 6537 Rating: *
	Bella Villa Motor Inn 19 Lake St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6842 Facsimile: (02) 6554 7102 Rating: ***
	Forster Motor Inn 11 Wallis St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6877 Facsimile: (02) 6554 5061 Rating: ***1/2
	Forster Palms Motel 60 Macintosh St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 6255 Facsimile: (02) 6555 6255 Rating: ***1/2
	Great Lakes Motor Inn Cnr West & Head Sts Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6955 Facsimile: (02) 6554 6955 Rating: ***
	Island Palms Motor Inn 115 The Lakes Way Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 5555 Facsimile: (02) 6555 8835 Rating: ***
	Jasmine Lodge Motel 18 Wallis St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 9838 Facsimile: (02) 6554 9838 Rating: ***1/2
	Lakesway Motor Inn 26 The Lakes Way Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8100 Facsimile: (02) 6554 8480 Rating: ***1/2
	The Barkley Inn Motel 38 Head St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 2552 Facsimile: (02) 6555 4801 Rating: ***1/2
	Tuncurry Motor Lodge 132 Manning St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8885 Facsimile: (02) 6555 5053 Rating: ***
	Tuncurry Sunset Motel Cnr Manning & Wallis Sts Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 7044 Rating: ***
	Wallis Lake Motel 5 Wallis St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 5600 Facsimile: (02) 6555 5600 Rating: ***
	Golden Sands Motor Inn 6 Head St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6222 Facsimile: (02) 6555 6797 Rating: ***1/2
	South Pacific Palms Motel 36 Manning St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6511 Facsimile: (02) 6554 4830 Rating: ***1/2
	Hotels
	Bellevue Hotel/Motel 19 Manning St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6584 6577 Rating: **
	Lakes & Ocean Hotel Forster 10 Little St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6005
	Lakeside Tavern 89 The Lakes Way Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8866
	Bed & Breakfast/Guesthouses
	Lakeside Escape Bed & Breakfast 85 Greenpoint Dve Green Point Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6557 6400 Email: lakesideescapebnb@tsn.cc Rating: ****
	Lakeside Escape bed & Breakfast 85 Green Point Dve Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6557 6400 Facsimile: (02) 6557 6401 Rating: ****
	Tokelau Guest House 2 Manning St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6557 5157 Facsimile: (02) 6557 5158 Rating: ****
	Apartments
	Aaron Lodge Holiday Apartments Cnr Helen & MacIntosh Sts Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6444 Rating: **
	Beaches International Cnr Head & Beachs St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 5160 Facsimile: (02) 6555 9826 Rating: ****1/2
	Coral Sands 96 Head St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8717 Facsimile: (02) 6555 8664 Rating: ****
	Ebbtine Holiday Apartments North St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6444 Rating: **
	Forster Gardens Holiday Resort 1-5 Middle St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6027 Facsimile: (02) 6554 6027 Rating: ***1/2
	Hi-Surf Holiday Apartments 82 Head St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8717 Facsimile: (02) 6555 8664 Rating: ***1/2
	Millennium 18 Head St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8717 Facsimile: (02) 6555 8664 Rating: ****
	Ocean Front Lodge Serviced Apartments 22 North St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6587 Facsimile: (02) 6555 2212 Rating: ***1/2
	Raffles Holiday Apartments 32 Bruce St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6444 Rating: *
	Riverside Holiday Apartments 40 Little St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6444 Rating: **
	Sails Apartments 7 Head St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 3700 Facsimile: (02) 6555 9346 Rating: ****1/2
	Tokelau Serviced Apartments 2 Manning St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6557 5157 Facsimile: (02) 6557 5158
	Wallis Court Holiday Apartments 44 Wallis St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6444 Rating: ***
	Holiday Homes & Units
	Beachcourt Holiday Cottage 25 Beach St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 7562 Rating: **1/2
	Blue Skies Holiday Units 17 West St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6899 Rating: ***
	Carousel 6 Bruce St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 5759 Facsimile: (02) 6554 5759 Rating: **
	Apartments
	Castello Del Mar 11 Beach St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8717 Facsimile: (02) 6555 8664 Rating: ****
	Holiday Homes & Units
	Debra Court 20 North St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6444 Facsimile: (02) 6555 6524 Rating: **
	Forster Holiday Villas 20 Bruce St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6837 Facsimile: (02) 6554 6837 Rating: ***
	Gallipoli Court 12 Lake St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6264 Facsimile: (02) 6555 8361 Rating: ***
	Apartments
	Twin Peaks 82 Head St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8717 Facsimile: (02) 6555 8664 Rating: ***1/2
	Holiday Homes & Units
	Villa Bianca 90 Head St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8717 Facsimile: (02) 6555 8664 Rating: ***
	Cottages & Cabins
	Wallis Island Retreat Wallis Island Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6557 5066 Facsimile: (02) 6555 8664 Rating: ****1/2
	Lodges & Chalets
	Lakeshore Lodge 64 Little St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6444 Rating: **
	Caravan Parks
	Lani's Holiday Island 33 The Lakes Way Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6273 Facsimile: (02) 6554 6273 Email: info@lanis.com.au Rating: ***1/2
	Forster Beach Caravan Park Wharf St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6269 Facsimile: (02) 6554 6269 Rating: ***
	Forster Waters Tourist Park Tea Tree Rd Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 5511 Rating: ****
	Great Lakes Caravan Park Baird St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6827 Facsimile: (02) 6557 5006 Rating: ***
	Shangri-la Caravan Park South St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8522 Facsimile: (02) 6554 8522 Rating: ****1/2
	Smugglers' Cove Holiday Village 45 The Lakes Way Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6666 Facsimile: (02) 6554 6666 Rating: ****1/2
	Tuncurry Beach Caravan Park Beach St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6440 Facsimile: (02) 6555 5094 Rating: ***1/2
	Twin Dolphins Holiday Park South St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 7015 Facsimile: (02) 6555 7277 Rating: ***1/2
	Restaurants
	Andy's Waterfront Restaurant Ray St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 5019
	BJ's Licensed Restaurant 11 Wallis St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6877
	Blackie's Restaurant & Bar 36 Manning St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 4488
	Casuarina Charles Thai & Malaysian Restaurant 8 Little St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 6522
	Cid's Seafood Garden Restaurant 48 Wharf St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8055
	Danny's Family Restaurant Restaurant Strand St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 5488
	Divino Shop 4, Centre Arcade Wharf Street Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6557 5033
	El Barracho Mexican 12 Wharf St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 5573
	Forster Motor Inn 11 Wallis St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 65 54 6877
	Forster Sunset Grill ForsteHead St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 2660
	Forster-Tuncurry Memorial Services Club Strand St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6255
	Golden Sands Motor Inn 6 Head St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 65 54 6222
	Happy Inn Chinese Restaurant 61 Wharf Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6595
	Island Palms Motor Inn I115 The Lakes Way Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 5555
	J.J. Seafood Bistro Beach St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 9386
	Lakes & Ocean Hotel Lake10 Little St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 65 546005
	Little Snail Restaurant 26 Wallis St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 6355
	Lobbys Seafood Restaurant 48 Wharf St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 6225
	Pelican Pizza & Ribs 25 Wharf St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 6633
	Rennie's 4 South St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 5400
	South Pacific Palms Motor Inn & Restaurant 36 Manning St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 4488
	The Lakeside Tavern 89 The Lakes Way Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 8866
	Cafés
	Bert's Place Cafe 21 Manning St Tuncurry Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6557 6105
	Cafe Cups & Bits Shop 1/64 Manning St Tuncurry Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 4522
	Cafe Esspresso Forster Breeze Parade Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 4337
	ChillJam 58 Wharf St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6557 6000
	Meaghan's Place Beach St Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6557 5123
	Parkview Cafe Shop 5 Forster Arcade Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6555 6654
	Shalimar Cafe 108 Aquatic Rd Tuncurry Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 3007
	The Village Coffee Bean Forster Village Shopping Centre Forster-Tuncurry NSW 2428 Telephone: (02) 6554 5804