Bowraville is a small town in the Mid North Coast hinterland of New South Wales, Australia in the Nambucca Valley.

The word Bowra comes from the Gumbaynggirr place name, Bawrrung, which possibly means cabbage tree palm.

The town was gazetted in 1870 and Bowraville Post Office opened on 1 August 1870.,[9] and became the main centre of the Nambucca Valley.

Its early industries were mainly timber and dairy, and the town eventually came to inherit the Nambucca Shire Council chambers.

Many jobs have been lost in recent years with the decline of the timber industry however agriculture has diversified from the traditional core of dairy farming to include beef cattle.

The area has also seen the development of such activities as macadamia farms, avocado growers, agro forestry, bush foods, alpacas and organic vegetables.

The town remained relatively static throughout the 20th Century but by the 1980s this area of the New South Wales coast was attracting people looking for a better lifestyle.

The Bowraville Theatre has become a popular tourist attraction on the Mid North Coast hinterland.

The local community brought the theatre back to life, through volunteer work and fund raising.

[13] As a result, the theatre was a stop-off on the 1965 Freedom Ride which saw students from University of Sydney tour regional NSW to highlight racism against Aboriginal people.