Mimosa Rocks National Park starts at the northern end of Tathra Beach and runs north for about 16 km.

Bournda National Park starts at Kianinny Bay, at the southern end of Tathra, and runs south for about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi).

[2] The Bega River flows into the sea at the northern end of Tathra Beach, which is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long.

[4] The headland at Tathra is the site of a shell midden, which indicates it was a place favoured by the original inhabitants and a source of food.

[7] The wharf, built on turpentine supports set into solid rock, was restored by the National Trust, Department of Planning, and local residents.

[11] On the morning of 3 April 2014, Christine Armstrong, a member of the Tathra Surf Life Saving Club was taken by a shark believed to be approximately 4 metres (13 ft) long.

[19] By the morning of 19 March up to 70 buildings were believed to have been lost, and more than 200 people sought shelter at the Bega evacuation centre.

[20] On the afternoon of the 19th, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) confirmed that 69 homes were destroyed and 39 were damaged, and 398 houses were saved or untouched.

[22] NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Bega state MP Andrew Constance, federal MP Mike Kelly and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited Tathra soon after the fire and met with evacuated people at the Bega Showgrounds.