Local Area
Melaleuca Retreat is only 4kms from Manning Point on the Manning River. Manning Point is only a small village but provides many facilities to enhance your holiday.
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The General Store sells everything from take away food to petrol and alcohol while the nearby Blue Water café has great light meals and cappuccinos. Across the road at the marina is a new café/restaurant "The Waterbird" where you can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner on most days of the week. The Manning Point Bowling club offers visitors all the usual club hospitality and service including the Brighton Bistro. If fishing is your passion the Manning River offers a great opportunity to catch a big one since commercial fishing has been banned for some time. Sailing is popular on the Manning River because of its long stretches of wide smooth water and gentle breezes. For those with their own boat, the boat ramp provides easy access to the Manning River, with around 150km of navigable waterways as well as access through the bar to the Tasman. Directly across the river is Harrington with clubs, restaurants, shops and cafes. Manning Valley River Cruises and Harrington River Cruises operate from the Manning Point jetty providing a variety of day and evening cruises on the river, as well as a service to Harrington |
4WD access to the beach is available at the Manning Point Reserve and permits are available from the General Store.
Mitchells Island is the centre of the oyster industry on the Manning, and fresh oysters and seafood are always available from a number of farmers.
The commercial centre for the Manning Valley is Taree and is only 25 mins away from the retreat. Taree is quite a large town with several shopping malls and specialty stores in addition to all the companies and organizations to support the 47,000+ population of the valley.
Further up the valley are many smaller towns, historical sites and National Parks climbing up into the surrounding forests and farmland with many craft stores and cafes.
Only a short drive from the retreat can be found many vineyards and boutique wineries providing regular wine tasting and public sales.
On the way back from Taree, there are a number of State Forests and tourist areas around Old Bar Beach and Saltwater Lagoon.