Live like a local and feel at home from day one

For those who visits the Manning Valley they leave with the feeling that there's nothing local about this out of Earth soothing place, this uncensored expression of nature. For those who stays, they know... Although you'll be basking in the laps of solitude within our enchanted forest, you're never totally alone or isolated from like-minded similar interest people or useful places to replenish your supplies or exotic terrains to explore. Melaleuca Seaside Retreat is a short 4 km (2.48 miles) from Manning Point on the Manning River. Manning Point is only a small village but provides many facilities to add to and even enhance your holiday. Grocery Supplies The General Store sells everything from takeaway food to petrol and alcohol while the nearby BlueWater café has great light meals and cappuccinos. Cafés & Restaurants Across the road at the marina is a new café/restaurant called the Waterbird Restaurant where you can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner on most days of the week. Bowling Also the Manning Point Bowling Club offers visitors all the usual club hospitality and service including the Brighton Bistro. Fishing So fishing is your passion? That's perfect. Bring your fishing gear and have a relaxing day casting that reel. Also the Manning River offers a great opportunity to catch a big one since commercial fishing has been banned for some time. The recreational fishing area spans from the mouth of the Manning River at Old Bar to Berady Creek and from Harrington to Ghinni Ghinni. Manning Point is renowned as one of the best fishing spots in Australia, perfect for snapper, perch, bream, blackfish and whiting. Sitting on the mouth of the Manning River, you have access to 150 km (93 miles) of navigable water, as good as it can get for boating, fishing and recreational activities. Bait as well as fishing licences can be obtained at the stores below (Listed by travel distance from Melaleuca Seaside Retreat):-
- Manning Point Store – 97 Main Street, Manning Point (4.6 km or approx. 8 min)
- Alcorns Sportscene – 22 Pulteney Street, Taree (31.4 km or approx. 31 min)
- Doddys Store – 120A Manning Street, Taree (31.8 km or approx. 31 min)
- Manning Valley Tackle – 8 Manning Street, Taree (31.3 km or approx. 32 min)
- The Tarean News & More – 46A Wynter Street, Taree (31.9 km or approx. 32 min)
- Manning River Marine – 13 Victoria Street, Taree (32.1 km or approx. 34 min)
- Tinonee General Store – 53 Beecher Street, Tinonee (34.3 km or approx. 31 min)
- Tobacco Station Wingham – 1/89 Isabella Street, Wingham (42.8 km or approx. 43 min)
- Worralls Store – 23 Macquarie Street, Coopernook (47.6 km or approx. 39 min)
- Cellarbrations at Diamond Beach – 26 Diamond Beach Road, Diamond Beach (47.9 km or approx. 40 min)
- Hallidays Point Store – 15 Main Street, Halliday’s Point (49.2 km or approx. 43 min)
- Ritchies Bait & Tackle – 23 Beach Street, Harrington (57.6 km or approx. 48 min)