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Golfing
Australia's only full island golf club is just one kilometre from
your front door. Most of the course has magnificent river views.
You can visit this club by clicking
this link. There are other attractive golf courses at
Macksville, Bowraville and Bonville. |
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Tai
Chi
Tai Chi tuition and exercises are a twice weekly on-site occasion
in Faringdon Village. Come along to the Community Centre to meet
fellow residents and enjoy the physical and mental benefits of
this ancient art form. |
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Bowls
The very active Nambucca Bowling Club is about 1½ kms from the
Village. There's an excellent program of both social and
competitive bowls. |
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Restaurants
There is a good choice of cafes, coffee shops, bistros and fine
dining restaurants in Nambucca Heads at prices to suit every
pocket. Of course, each of the licensed clubs also offers dining
options. Some of the restaurants
have websites offering menus and other information, |
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Artistic
Activities
Consider joining the Nambucca
Valley Arts Council. They have a regular program of concerts,
outdoor fairs, writers group, singers group and sponsor other
local artistic endeavours as well. |
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Fishing
River fishing is a mere five minute level walk from the Faringdon
Village retirement complex. There are many other places to engage
in fishing pursuits from beach, rocks, boat, jetty or river
foreshore. The most commonly caught local species are bream,
flathead, blackfish, mullet and whiting. |
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Movie
Theatre
The Nambucca heads 3 screen Cinema Complex is located just three
minutes walk from Faringdon Village. Absolutely ideal. |
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Licensed
Clubs
The following four licensed clubs welcome new members and
visitors. The annual fees are extremely modest compared to many
city clubs. Nambucca Heads offers an RSL Club, Golf
Club, Bowling Club and a Leagues Club. |
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The
Men's Shed
It's a place where skilled and unskilled men can share time with
each other, swap yarns and work together on community projects.
Make or repair toys, small furniture and other items. Some for
donations, some to sell! Retired men will find the shed a great
social place. Men seeking new interests or skills will find it a
relaxing place to try something new. More
info here. |
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Tennis
If you are keen on tennis you will find a complex of four courts
in Gordon Park just 1½ kilometres scenic level walk from
Faringdon Village. For more information just visit
the club's website. |
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Swimming
Of course we have a magnificent residents' swimming pool right
here in the Village complex. There's also a heated indoor swimming
pool in town. In addition there are multiple riverside swimming
beaches (nearest is 700 metres level walk) and there are multiple
local surf beaches as well. |
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Bingo
Group
Faringdon Village residents meet for bingo in our on-site
Recreation Centre every week. This is a great place to meet some
friends and have plenty of laughs. |
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Picnics
Nambucca Valley is blessed with so many lovely picnic reserves,
most of which are beside a river or ocean beach. Given our
spectacular scenery this is a big bonus. To view these wonderful
facilities please click through to parks
and picnic reserves. |
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Bridge
Club
If you're keen on bridge then you'd die if you had to give it up.
Fortunately our town has an extremely active bridge club who
invite you to visit
their website. |
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Service
Clubs
Nambucca Heads is blessed with both Lions and Rotary, CWA and
other service clubs. |
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Church
Activities
Want to know more about the various local churches, what they look
like, where they're located and what times services commence? No
worries, you'll find it all by clicking
this link. |
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Events
and Festivals
There's something special happening almost every month within 45
minutes drive from your new home. Here are just a few examples. Macksville
Show, Bellingen Markets, Volkswagen
Spectacular, Coffs Harbour Food Fair, Nambucca
Hotrod Show, Back to Bowra Weekend, Bellingen Jazz
Festival, Macksville Quilt Exhibition, Australia
Day Carnival, Nambucca
Markets, Rusty Iron
Rally, Agquip Show,
Country
Music Festival, Breakfast in the Park and many other regular events we've no doubt overlooked. |
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Museums
and Galleries
The Headland Historical
Museum is well worth a visit and we also recommend the huge
collection of memorabilia at Bowraville
Folk Museum. You should also visit the Stringer Gallery in the
Nambucca Entertainment Centre to browse the paintings of gifted
local painters. |
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Bushwalking
Group
The Kyeewa walking group are an extremely active group of mainly
middle aged and elderly hikers. Hikes occur twice weekly and have
varying degrees of difficulty. Click to check the hiking
program. |
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Squash
Courts
Squash courts are located within the Nambucca Island Golf Club
complex and visitors are welcome. Check
details here. |
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Want
More?
The above information and suggestions are not an exhaustive list of
all recreational facilities in the Nambucca Valley. You'll
discover many other outlets for your energies and talents after you become a resident of
Faringdon Village. |
