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Urunga, a beautiful seaside village… Where the Rivers Meet.                                                          Urunga’s is just a short drive from the bypass of the Pacific
                                                                                                                           Highway.

      Urunga is a small town on in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in Bellingen Shire. It is     To reach the town the visitor has to leave the Pacific Highway,
      famous for its surf spots. Urunga is part of the Bellingen Shire and the three townships of the shire are Dorrigo on the   cross the railway line, and wind down into a well-equipped
      Great Dividing Range plateau down the mountain driving the Waterfall Way road to Bellingen, then heading down        quiet town centre.
      through to the seaside of Urunga.                                                                                    The Urunga Boardwalk is recognised as one of the best
      Urunga is south of Coffs Harbour and Sawtell and north of Nambucca Heads                                             boardwalks on the New South Wales coast. It stretches for
      505 km North of Sydney 28 km to Coffs Harbour 16 km to Bellingen.                                                    over a kilometre and provides views of the town, the banks of
                                                                                                                           the Kalang and Bellinger Rivers, the ocean beyond the river
      Here, in this small quiet township away from the rush of the Pacific Highway,                                        mouth and views of the Great Dividing Range.
      Great for a day trip or come for a stay, have a meal and gaze across the confluence of the Bellinger and Kalang Rivers.  The boardwalk spans the mouth of the Urunga Lagoon, an
      It is very close to paradise. It currently has a population of just over 3,000 of whom love the beautiful walks along the   estuarine wetland which provides habitat for mangroves,
      river banks and around the foreshores; relax with a little fishing, golf and bowls in a climate which is always mild in   seagrass and salt marsh. The lagoon extends 2 km south from
      winter, not too hot in summer, and enjoys lots of sun and healthy salt air.                                          the junction of the Kalang and Bellinger Rivers.
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