Accommodation and Travel

Accommodation

Port Macquarie has a wide range of accommodation options available, including B&B/Guest Houses, Backpackers, Holiday Houses, Hotels, Motels, Self Catering Apartments and Caravan Parks, among others. For more information on accommodation options at Port Macquarie and to book online, please visit: www.portmacquarieinfo.com.au or please call 1300 303 155.

An accommodation block has been held at both the Rydges Port Macquarie and Mecure Centro Port Macquarie and this can be booked through your registration form. Further information on these accommodation properties will be available shortly.

Travel

By Car: Port Macquarie is positioned on the New South Wales North Coast, just off the Pacific Highway. Improvements to the highway now make it easily 4 hours' drive from Sydney's northern suburbs, and less than 3 hours from Newcastle. Travelling south, it is a 7 hours drive from Brisbane. From western New South Wales, the Oxley Highway provides access from the New England Highway, Armidale and Tamworth in less than 4 hours.

By Air: Port Macquarie is one hour from Sydney and just over an hour from Brisbane. QantasLink and Virgin Australia provide daily flights between Sydney and Port Macquarie and a direct daily service from Brisbane with Virgin Australia.

To book or contact Qantaslink visit www.qantas.com.au or call 13 13 13.
To book or contact Virgin Australia visit www.virginaustralia.com or call 13 67 89.

By Rail: The XPT train service between Sydney and Brisbane stops at Wauchope, 20 mins inland from Port Macquarie, and Kendall daily. A coach connection is provided for passengers travelling to Port Macquarie from Wauchope Station. To book or contact CountryLink visit www.countrylink.info or call 13 22 32.

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Key Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline
Friday 28th June 2013
Presenter Notification
Friday 16th August 2013
Presenter & Early Registration
Friday 13th September 2013
Full Paper Submission
Friday 25th October 2013

Australian Coastal Society Ltd

ACS

Previous NSW Coastal Conference websites

Contact Address

For further information regarding the 2013 NSW Coastal Conference please contact:

NSW Coastal Conference Managers
(ABN 56 515 955 798)

East Coast Conferences-Coastal Conferences Managers

East Coast Conferences
Amy McIntosh, Jayne Hindle, Linley Blain

Phone: (02) 6650 9800
Fax: (02) 6650 9700
Postal: PO Box 848
Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450
amy@eastcoastconferences.com.au