Car Hire Coffs Harbour - Mini guide to Coffs Harbour

Five hundred and seventy kilometres north of Sydney and three hundred and fifty kilometres south of Brisbane, is Coffs Harbour. Coffs Harbour has a population of around twenty six thousand people.

Established in the 1870s, Coffs Harbour derived its name from the very person who named it . Captain John Korff. He stumbled into the area while escaping from a storm at sea. He branded it Korff.s Harbour but it was unintentionally corrupted to Coffs Harbour. The new name has stuck to this day but the city can also be simply referred to as Coffs.

As regards the road network the Pacific Highway runs through the centre of the city. Various bus companies that are in operation in the area run services throughout Coffs Harbour and its environs. This is in addition to car hire services available in the area as well as rail services.

Coffs Harbour Airport is the region.s only airport. The three major airlines flying in and out of the airport are Virgin Blue, Qantas and Brindabella Airlines. Operating from the airport are several car hire companies.

Coffs Harbour has a flourishing banana industry and bananas are Coffs Harbour major export. And besides banana production, fishing is also practised in the area.

For leisure activities, Coffs Harbour is also a favourite surfing spot for many and a sizeable surfing community exists around the Coffs Harbour region. There is also a small natural reef which is popular with those who are interested in underwater diving. And besides the many National Parks and Reserves in the area, there are also Marine Parks to be found in the locale.

Coffs Harbour receives an average maximum temperatures of around 27 °C in summer and average minimum temperatures of around 6.6 °C in winter. The average annual rainfall is 1646 millimetres.

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