Inside tip · Port Macquarie

What covers the rocks along Port Macquarie's Town Beach breakwall?

Answer: Painted messages

Colourful painted rocks line the breakwall: a collage of messages, tributes and memories from visitors and locals.

Start of the 9km Coastal Walk · Town Beach

Dolphins in the Hastings River are a very regular sight from the breakwall. Locals fish and watch boats cross the bar, and there's a café at the Town Green end.