Maclean is a town of 2,800 (2021) in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It's a nice riverside town along the Clarence River and a very short detour from the M1 Pacific Mwy between Sydney and Brisbane.
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Map of Maclean
By car
[edit]Maclean is on the M1 Pacific Mwy, about 115 km (71 mi) north of Coffs Harbour, 90 km (56 mi) north of Woolgoolga and 95 km (59 mi) south of Ballina.
From Grafton, it is 46 km (29 mi) northeast via the B76 Big River Way.
By coach and bus
[edit]Local buses connect Maclean to Grafton, Yamba and Iluka.
There is also a once-daily coach between Grafton and Byron Bay via Ballina, which connects with the Casino XPT headed northbound or the Brisbane XPT headed southbound.
Get around
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[edit]- 1 Maclean District Museum, cnr Wharf Street & Grafton St, ☏ +61 2 6645 3416. Tu 9AM–noon, W Sa 1–4PM. Local town history museum with plenty of artifacts from the local area. They also host a community stall market on the second Saturday of each month.
- 📍 2 Maclean Lookout, Wharf St / Lookout Rd. From the lookout, a vantage point on Wharf Street, you can see some of the hundred or so islands within the Clarence River. It's a good spot to stop by if you want to break up a roadtrip.
- Woodford Island. The main island, enclosed between Grafton and Maclean by two branches of the Clarence River might be frequently flooded, but it's also the largest river island in the Southern Hemisphere at a mere 37 km².
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[edit]- 1 245 Pizzeria, 245 River St, [email protected]. Tu–Sa 4–8:30PM. Italian pizzeria and bar.
- 2 On The Bite, 215 River St, ☏ +61 2 6645 4488. M–F 7AM–2PM.
- 3 River Cafe, 221-225 River St, ☏ +61 2 6645 3777. M–F 5AM–1:30PM; Sa Su 5AM–noon.
- 4 Sushi Wallabian, 233 River St. Tu–F 11AM–2:30PM.
Drink
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[edit]- 1 Club Maclean Motel, 1 Alexander St, ☏ +61 2 6645 2253, [email protected]. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. A spacious motel a bit further away from the town centre with ample parking and modern rooms.
- 2 Maclean Hotel, 28 River St, ☏ +61 2 6645 2412, fax: +61 2 6645 2415, [email protected]. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. A Scottish hotel within the town centre with a pub attached.
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[edit]| Ballina ← New Italy ← | N M1 S | → Woolgoolga → Coffs Harbour |