Yamba Facts

Getting to Yamba

From the Pacific Highway North (Brisbane), take the first left turn after the Harwood Bridge and follow the road around to a T intersection and turn right to Yamba. Follow the road all the way into Yamba.


From the Pacific Highway South (Sydney), turn left before the Harwood Bridge and then right at the T intersection. Follow the road all the way into Yamba.

Fly Rex Airlines to Grafton or Ballina, Virgin and Qantas to Coffs Harbour and Ballina.


A local airfield also operates if you'd like to fly direct. Call Bob McIntyre at Palmers Island Airfield 02 6646 0126

If you're a sailor, Yamba has a world class marina close to the centre of town. Contact Yamba Marina for berthing and pricing information.

The Yamba Climate

There is but a single word for Yamba's climate - perfection.

Situated in Tropical Northern NSW, Yamba along with two other coastal areas on the world map have been declared by CSIRO and Stanford University as having the best climate in the world (along with San Diego, California and Bunbury in WA) to work, live or play.


Typical summer temperatures vary from 19 to 30 degrees C while in winter it ranges from 10 to 20 degrees C. The average rainfall is 1447 mm with a mild monsoon season from February through to April.

In Yamba there is never a wrong time of the year to throw some more of those famous, ocean fresh Yamba prawns on the barbecue.


During the winter Yamba is much quieter than during the peak summer months and there are an endless succession of sunny, windless days to enjoy river, beach and sporting clubs.


In the summer the nor'easter arrives most days around noon and cools the town off in a far more effective and pleasant manner than air-conditioning could.


People swim in the ocean at Yamba all year round, and in fact the water is often warmer in July than it is in February due to a warm current finding its way down the coast at that time.


Population

Yamba has a population of 7,000 people which more than doubles during the January school holidays. The population has been increasing over the past few years at a steady 5% and the tourist population has been doing likewise as the holiday accommodation on offer to the discerning traveller is increasing in both quality and numbers.


Many people from bigger cities and the hinterland have chosen to make Yamba their retirement homes in order to take advantage of its laid back life-style and its gentle climate. With beaches, fishing, bowls, golf, walking, two new clubs, fine and casual dining and an ever increasing improvement in health, shopping, and other facilities, Yamba is not the place to sit around wondering how to fill in the days.


 

 In An Emergency 
Yamba Medical Centre | 18 Treelands Dr, Yamba NSW 2464

 

Yamba Dental Centre | www.yambadental.com.au
02 6646 2444 | fax 02 6646 9998 | Clarence Street, Top of the hill, Yamba

Maclean Hospital is beautifully situated near the Clarence River. It serves both the town of Maclean and the surrounding communities. Services offered include General Medical Wards one of which has high dependency beds, a Children's Ward, and a Day Surgery Unit. There is also a chemotherapy clinic open one day per week.

The Accident and Emergency unit operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Address:

Union Street,
Maclean, 2463

Phone

(02) 6640 0111

Fax

(02) 6645 2862
Calling an Ambulance
The Emergency number in Australia is Triple Zero (000)

  • This is a free call from any phone, even a phone box or disconnected mobile phone.
  • When dialling Triple Zero (000) there is a short recorded message stating that you have dialled the emergency number, then an operator will ask which service you require - ambulance, police or fire.
  • In the event of a medical emergency, ask for AMBULANCE.
  • You will be connected to an ambulance control centre and asked a standard set of questions by the operator. Answering these questions helps us get an ambulance to you as quickly as possible.
  • It is important to stay calm and speak slowly.

Once you have answered these questions the first available ambulance will be sent. Additional questions will then be asked by the operator, who will also provide further assistance or instructions depending on the situation.

Remain calm and do not hang up until the operator has obtained the required information.

  
Yamba Police Station

47 Wooli Street YAMBA 2464 | Phone: 02 6603 0199 | Fax: 02 6603 0111

000 (triple zero) in an Emergency

131 444  Police Assistance Line for Non Emergencies

1800 333 000  Crime Stoppers Report Crime Anonymously