Type: | town |
Black Head | |
Native Name: | [1] |
State: | nsw |
Lga: | MidCoast Council |
Coordinates: | -32.0717°N 152.5464°W |
Postcode: | 2430 |
Stategov: | Myall Lakes |
Fedgov: | Lyne |
Black Head, also known as Gearywah (Girriwa),[2] is a locality in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is between the towns of Taree and Forster,[3] and is 79km (49miles) south of Port Macquarie.[4]
Black Head Beach has won awards, and it is patrolled during the summer. The Black Head Surf Lifesaving Club overlooks the beach.[3] [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.[3] [5]