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| How to get to the Manning Valley | | 
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| By Car: |
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| Sydney to Taree |
3.5 hours |
| Newcastle to Taree |
2 hours |
| Brisbane to Taree |
8 hours
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| By Train: |
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| Sydney to Taree |
5-5.5 hours |
| Newcastle to Taree |
3 hours |
| Brisbane to Taree |
9 hours
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| CountryLink, with its network of trains and coaches, provides safe and reliable transport from all parts of New South Wales, Melbourne and Brisbane to Taree.
Refer to www.countrylink.info for timetables, fares and online booking. Choose "Best Available" fares for advanced booking discounts.
Students and other concession card holders are able to book and pay online,
For Pensioner Travel Voucher and Country Pensioner Excursion bookings please call 13 22 32.
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| Rex Airlines (Regional Express) operates an airline service between Taree and Sydney and Taree and Grafton. |
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| This route is serviced by a 34 seat Saab 340 turboprop aircraft. |
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| Three return flights between Taree and Sydney will operate each weekday and reduced services on Saturday and Sunday. Flying time is 50 minutes to and from Sydney and 50 minutes to and from Grafton. |
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| Frequent Flyer Program available: |
| Fly nine times and receive one flight free. There's a $27.50 (inclusive of tax) joining fee and is valid for 3 years. |
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| For Rex Airlines flight information and bookings: |
| www.rex.com.au Phone 13 17 13 or at a Travel Agency. |
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| By Coach: |
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| Coach companies travelling the Pacific Highway daily between Sydney and Brisbane and picking up at Taree are: |
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| Greyhound Australia for information and bookings: |
| www.greyhound.com.au |
| Phone: 13 20 30 |
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| Premier Motor Service for information and bookings: |
| www.premierms.com.au |
| Phone: 13 34 10 |
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| Daily Coach service between Taree and Broadmeadow (Newcastle) and then connecting with XPT train service to Sydney |
| Busways North Coast for information and bookings: |
| www.busways.com.au |
| Phone: 1800 043 263 |
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| Daily Coach service between Wauchope and Newcastle, picking up at Taree and including stops at Newcastle Airport, Newcastle University and Newcastle Railway Station |
| Holiday Coast Connections for information and bookings: |
| www.holidaycoastconnections.com.au |
| Phone: 02 6581 5557
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| Manning Valley Maps | | Need some maps of the Manning Valley area before leaving home? Why not access them on the web. For maps and visitor guide information simply visit the Cartoscope website, which will take you to information not just containing maps of the Taree and Manning Valley area but other areas on the North and South Coast, about Sydney and the New England and North West regions of New South Wales.
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| Finding the Manning Valley Visitors Centre | | The Manning Valley Visitors Centre is located at 21 Manning River Drive (old Pacific Highway), adjacent to McDonalds North Taree, just 4kms from the main Taree City centre.
Manning Valley Visitors Centre is an Accredited Visitor Information Centre offering a full range of visitor information services including information and maps on accommodation, activities and attractions in the Manning Valley,souvenirs, public phones, 24 hour tourism touchscreen, local history books, clean toilets, disabled access, generous and shady parking area for cars,coaches, caravans and motorhomes, theatrette that accommodates up to 90 people for hire to business groups requiring meetings and seminars. The adjoining shopfront offers a comprehensive array for local arts and crafts for sale.
The Centre is open 9am-5pm Mon-Sun, 9am-4pm public holidays and Sat-Sun July to September. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.
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