TACKING POINT

Tacking Point
Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Tacking Point; Port Macquarie, New South Wales
	Tacking Point Lighthouse in 2012
	Tacking Point
Coordinates	31°28′32″S 152°56′14″E / 31.4755°S 152.9372°E
LGA(s)	Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
State electorate(s)	Port Macquarie
Federal division(s)	Cowper

Tacking Point is a suburb of Port Macquarie, a city in New South Wales.

Tacking Point is a popular tourist destination. It is home to Tacking Point Lighthouse, Australia's 13th oldest lighthouse. It is also a popular whale watching site, with 332 humpback whales sited off the coast of Tacking Point in 2018, the highest number in the entire state.^[1]

Educational facilities

Tacking Point Public School is the only educational institution in Tacking Point.^[2]

^ Rubbo, Luisa (2018-06-25). "Humpback population looks healthy". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
^ "Tacking Point Public School". NSW Education. Retrieved 2024-01-29.