Corindi Beach, pronounced Cor-in-"dye" although Cor-in-"dee" is sometimes used, historically also known as Pipeclay Beach until a name change in 1954,[2][3] Corinda until a forced change to be provided postal service to avoid confusion[4] or by Red Bank[5] as Corindi River was formerly known, is a beach and small seaside farming town located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
The original village of Corindi is slightly north along the Pacific Highway at Post Office Lane and Casson Close.
Corindi means "grey" in local indigenous language referring to the pipeclay on the beach.
[7][8] Corindi and surrounds has become a major blueberry producer, with many locals and tourists working during the peak seasons picking fruit.
The corporation created the Aboriginal art gallery and museum on Red Rock Road to share the local traditional history and culture.
Locally significant areas include Red Rock Headland, No Man's Land,[28] The Old Farm,[29] Arrawarra Fish Traps,[30] Old Camp (Pipeclay Lake).
Zulu, the race horse, was ridden by Billy Morto,[41] a stockman on the Corindi Station, in a maiden stakes in Grafton in July 1880.
Jack Thompson,[43] Australian Horse Racing Hall of Famer, would visit his parents in Corindi.