Friday, October 07, 2011

CLEAN and WHITE: Eight

WHITE ..
The Long White Sands - Urunga


Urunga is a small town on in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in Bellingen Shire. It is famous for its surf spots (Reefs, Beachies and mouth of rivers). At the 2006 census, Urunga had a population of 1,919. The town is south of Coffs Harbour and Sawtell and north of Nambucca Heads. The place name, Urunga, is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'long beach'.
There are two main streets, and both a bowling club and a golf club. A weekly 6-a-side soccer competition is held on Thursdays at the Oval.
Urunga is a fishing ground, with bream being the main sport fish. The Urunga boardwalk, leading out to the beach, was rebuilt in 1988 and extended in 1991. The full boardwalk was completed in 2007. In November 2010, a further section of boardwalk was completed. This extension finishes at the mouth of the river and has taken the length of the boardwalk to almost 1 kilometre. Hungry Head, 4 km to the south is the only patrolled beach in Urunga.
A railway station opened on the North Coast line in 1923 and continues to be served by country passenger trains.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urunga,_New_South_Wales

Image by Mezza - Long White sands of the beach here in Urunga.

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