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Nambucca River Tourist Park
Local ResidentNambucca river tourist park
Designed to feel like a home away from home, the Park is set on a quiet location on the river. Nambucca River Tourist Park offers diverse accommodation options, including modern villas, cosy cabins and caravan sites. The Park amenities include a swimming pool and BBQ facilities, putt putt golf and giant chess, ensuring there’s something for travellers of all ages. Embracing a pet-friendly policy, Nambucca River Tourist Park extends a warm welcome to guests travelling with their furry companions.
Conveniently located near Macksville and Nambucca Heads, the Park is an ideal base for exploring the region. Take a short drive to Gumma Reserve for water activities or explore nearby beaches and attractions. Whether you’re paddling on the river, relaxing by the pool, or exploring the area, Nambucca River Tourist Park offers the perfect setting for your next getaway.
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Distinguished and Famous people from Tullamarine
🏡 John Pascoe Fawkner
John Pascoe Fawkner's connection with Tullamarine extended beyond his better-known role in early Melbourne. Parliamentary records list his holdings in the parish, while later heritage research describes the cooperative land scheme through which large allotments were purchased and divided into smaller blocks. Members contributed towards the purchase and received land in proportion to their payments. Fawkner hoped to encourage small landholders and challenge the dominance of large pastoral interests. These activities belong to the nineteenth-century parish landscape, before airport development and suburban growth transformed much of the district.
🐑 George Coghill
George Coghill acquired land in the Tullamarine parish and established Glencairne, with a bluestone homestead, stables and a boiling-down business. Such works processed livestock for products including tallow during a period when pastoral enterprise shaped the area. He also joined John Pascoe Fawkner in a cooperative land-investment venture. Melbourne Airport's heritage assessment records those holdings and activities within the earlier rural landscape. The buildings and businesses behind the name help explain an industrial and farming district that existed well before Tullamarine became familiar primarily through air travel.
