COFFS HARBOUR
Coffs Harbour is a straight out of
California type town. Fully reliant on the motor car and has rapidly
grown since WW2. Everything is ‘new’ and with the exception of the
Pier Hotel
and the coastal PO,
no heritage exists.
The Coffs Harbour region though is a
nice location and there is plenty to visit in the area. 
Coffs Harbour owes its name to John Korff, who named
the area Korff's Harbour when he was forced to take shelter
from storm in the area in 1847. Its name was accidentally changed by
the surveyor for the crown when he reserved land in the area during
1861.
By the early 1900s, the Coffs Harbour area had become
an important timber production centre. Before the opening of the North
Coast Railway Line, the only way to transport large items of heavy but
low value, such as timber, was by coastal shipping. This meant saw
millers on the North Coast were dependent on jetties either in rivers
or off beaches for exporting their timber.
According to the CSIRO, Coffs Harbour has the most liveable climate in
Australia, and it is nestled between a high mountain backdrop and
dozens of "unspoiled" beaches. Coffs Harbour's economy is based mainly
on farming (of bananas), tourism, and manufacturing.
The
Coffs Harbour War Memorial 
is near the 'cannot be missed' RSL.
The
three Hotels in Coffs are mid 30’s and early fifties.  
The
Catholic Church is a mid-fifties build and is a quite impressive
church.
The other congregational churches are in modern buildings.  
The old United at least still stands.
There
is unfortunately evidence of ugly at work though.
The
Big Banana
and The Jetty are still Coffs Harbour 
number one attractions, but the banana is unsigned within the town.
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