YAMBA, NEW SOUTH WALES

'Yamba' is a town at the mouth of the Clarence River in New South Wales. The first European to visit the area was Matthew Flinders, who stopped by in Yamba Bay for six days in July 1799.^[1]
The town economy is strongly based on fishing and tourism, but has a diverse range of influences. Due to the 'Sea Change' phenomena and the large amount of baby boomers who are starting to retire to the warmer northern climates, Yamba is experiencing further growth particularly in service industries.
At the 2001 census, Yamba had a population of 5,621, ^[2]but as a popular tourist destination, it can triple its population in the holiday period. At present the population is growing at a rate of 3% pa.

Contents

Port of Yamba

Culture

Infrastructure

References

Port of Yamba

The Port of Yamba is one of two regional ports in New South Wales administered by the New South Wales Maritime Authority, the other is at Eden on the South Coast. Major exports from the port is timber. There are regular general cargo services from Yamba to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and New Zealand.^[3]

Culture

Yamba's cultural events are abundant and varied with everything from a monthly market to an annual Art and Culture festival called "Surfing the Coldstream". Please note that the "Surfing the Coldstream" Festival is becoming bi-annual.
Yamba has two pubs, a Golf Club and a Bowling club all with regular live performances. There is a thriving local music scene and the two local cinemas play the latest films and the odd selection of classical and sporting oriented films.
Beach and outdoor activities seem to dominate the culture , and surfing, fishing and boating are also popular.

Infrastructure

The Information Technology infrastructure is considered rather poor with only one internet cafe and no ADSL2 available due to technical constraints within the local telephone exchange.

References

1. Historical Walk around Yamba
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3. Port of Yamba