Coleraine is situated 34 km North West of Hamilton; Europeans first settled the Coleraine area in 1838 for pastoral grazing. Today the primary products are fine wool and beef.



The town boasts a Historical railway station, a Chocolate Factory, open for daily tastings, the Eucalyptus Discovery Centre and the Points Arboretum located on the southern outskirts of town on the Coleraine-Portland Rd.

 

 

The Arboretum has the largest number of eucalyptus species in Australia along with other native plants that attract a varied and prolific range of birds.