Kempsey is best known within New South Wales for the Slim Dusty Centre, dedicated to the Australian country-music singer who was born here. The town stands on the Macleay River in the Macleay Valley, within the Mid North Coast hinterland rather than directly on the Pacific shore. Kempsey is on Dunghutti Country, and the centre’s archive, exhibitions and performance spaces connect local identity with Slim Dusty’s long recording career. The river and surrounding valley give the town a distinctly different rhythm from nearby coastal resorts. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Kempsey and the Macleay Valley.
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