Old Bar is a coastal town in
New South Wales
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Mid-Coast Council
MidCoast Council is a local government area (LGA) located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the Gloucester Shire, Great Lakes and City of Greater Taree counc ...
. It lies around east of
Taree
Taree is a town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Taree and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then Taree has grown to a population of 26,381, and is the centre of a significant agricultural distr ...
on the
Mid North Coast
The Mid North Coast is a country region in the north-east of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region covers the mid northern coast of the state, beginning from Port Stephens north of Sydney, and extending as far north as Woolgoo ...
,
[ and around north of Sydney.
]
Geography
Old Bar is on the southern side of the mouth of the Manning River
Manning River (Biripi: ''Boolumbahtee''), an open and trained mature wave dominated barrier estuary, is located in the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia. It is the only double delta river in the so ...
.
Demographics
The population of the urban centre was measured at 3,650 people in the ,
Airstrip
Old Bar is a common place for light aircraft to land. Old Bar Airfield
Old Bar Airfield is a heritage-listed airfield located off Old Bar Road at Old Bar, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from in 1925 by George Bunyan and family. It is also known as Old Bar Airstrip and Old Bar Aerodrom ...
is an authorised landing area and is heritage listed.Siossian, Emma, "Aviation tales from Old Bar Airfield portray a tiny airstrip with a big history still in use today", ''ABC Mid North Coast'', Saturday, 12 February 2022.
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2019 Bushfire
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
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) is a volunteer-based firefighting agency and statutory body of the Government of New South Wales.
The NSW RFS is responsible for fire protection to approximately 95% of the land area of New Sout ...
told residents in these areas to get out or defend. One home was confirmed lost on Old Bar Road.
Heritage listings
Old Bar has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* 0.5 km off Old Bar Road: Old Bar Airfield
Old Bar Airfield is a heritage-listed airfield located off Old Bar Road at Old Bar, Mid-Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from in 1925 by George Bunyan and family. It is also known as Old Bar Airstrip and Old Bar Aerodrom ...
References
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Coastal towns in New South Wales
Beaches of New South Wales
Suburbs of Mid-Coast Council
Surfing locations in New South Wales