Fast facts
- Relaxed but invigorating town with wonderful leisure facilities
- Built on a coastal headland surrounded by broad waterways to the west and the vast Coila Lake to the north
- 325 km south of Sydney, population 2,200
Why go there
It would be hard to find a more idyllic location than Tuross Head. Set on a broad, low-lying headland, the town is bracketed by ocean beaches on one side and on the other by a network of tidal lakes that offer exceptional fishing and boating.
History
Tuross Head was owned by a single family, the Mylotts, a shipping fleet dynasty, and it was not until well into the 20th century that the headland was subdivided for building. The Norfolk Island pines that are a feature of the town were planted by a real estate developer who acquired the property from the Mylotts.
Things to do
- Admire the scenery from Tuross Head Country Club, a 9-hole golf course with panoramic views of mountains, lake and ocean.
- Fish. There’s something for every angler in the local beaches, lakes, rock platforms and estuaries. Lake Coila has good bream, whiting and flathead while Bingie Beach is popular for its tailor, salmon and drummer.
Don’t miss
- Summer prawning on Coila Lake.
- Walking trails of Eurobodalla National Park.
- Sunset picnics on the coastal headland
- The coastal walking track north from Coila Bar.
- The surf beaches at Congo and Bingie.
- Backpack camping in the wilderness of Eurobodallla National Park.
