Coffs Harbour, in Australia, is a coastal city located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales about 540km north of Sydney, and 390km south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres in the North Coast region, with an estimated population of 68,572 as at June 2015.Coffs Harbour won an international "Bloom award" for population 20,001 - 75,000 in 2002. In addition an "Enhancement of the Landscape" in 2004 from the same organisation. Coffs Harbour's economy was once based mainly on bananas, now being superseded by blueberries as well as tourism and fishing. The wider region is known as the Bananacoast.The city has a campus of Southern Cross University, a public and a private hospital, several radio stations, and three major shopping centres. Coffs Harbour is near numerous national parks, including a marine national park. There are regular passenger flights each day to Sydney and Melbourne departing from Coffs Harbour Airport. Coffs Harbour is also accessible by road, by NSW TrainLink trains, and by regular bus services.GeographyCoffs Harbour is a regional city along the Pacific Highway between Newcastle and The Gold Coast. It has become a major service centre for those living between South West Rocks in the south and Grafton to the north.