Black Head, New South Wales

Black Head
Girriwa (Worimi)[2]
Black Head Beach
Black Head
Coordinates: 32°4′18″S 152°32′47″E / 32.07167°S 152.54639°E / -32.07167; 152.54639
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Postcode
2430[1]

Black Head, also known as Gearywah (Worimi: Girriwa),[3] is a locality in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is between the towns of Taree and Forster,[4] and is 79 kilometres (49 mi) south of Port Macquarie.[1]

Black Head Beach has won awards, and it is patrolled during the summer. The Black Head Surf Lifesaving Club overlooks the beach.[4][5]

There are cafés and a supermarket. Away from the beach there are coastal landforms, including the headland of Black Head, and rare tracts of littoral rainforest.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Black Head, New South Wales" Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ "FirstVoices".
  3. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). parksaustralia.gov.au.
  4. ^ a b c "Black Head Beach" visitnsw.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Black Head Beach" The Manning Valley. Retrieved 20 October 2020.