1.1 Regional Context

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G i inag ay Way G i inag ay Way River RoadRiver Road Pac ific Hig hway Pac ific Hig hway Situated on the mid-north coast of NSW, Macksville is located approximately 470m north of Sydney along the Pacific Highway. Located 12km south of REGIONAL CONTEXTREGIONAL CONTEXT Nambucca Heads and straddling Nambucca River, Macksville is an administrative centre, providing essential retail, commercial and community services Opening paragraph in boldOpening paragraph in bold to the wider Nambucca Valley in the North Coast Region of NSW (Department - further key observations in dot point format - further key observations in dot point format of Planning Industry and Environment 2017, p.80). • The topography of Macksville has the existing township sitting on the bank of the Nambucca River in one of the only places available that isn’t hilly or on a flood plain. The town is surrounded by low mountains to the North, West and South. • Connectivity and access to and through Macksville is primarily vehicle and road-based. In late 2014, an extension of the Pacific Highway from Warrell Creek to Nambucca Heads was developed. The extension of the Pacific

Highway involves 19.5km of four lane divided road, a new major crossing of the Nambucca River at Macksville and the Macksville bypass (Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications 2020). The Macksville bypass is 14km and opened in 2017, directing through traffic travelling towards Nambucca Heads away from the town. • There are two State forests located in the regional catchment, the Nambucca State Forest and Ingalba State Forest located north-east and southwest of the Macksville, respectively. The Macksville Showground is located north of the town and within Macksville Town Centre there is a small network of local parks, waterfront parks and sportsfields.

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