{{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Coraki | state = nsw | image = Coraki_Hotel.jpg | caption = The Coraki Hotel on Richmond Terrace, Coraki's main street | lga = Richmond Valley Council | stategov = Clarence | fedgov = Page | pop = 1373 | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | postcode = 2471 | est = 1849 | elevation = | coordinates = | pushpin_label_position = bottom | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = }} Coraki is a small town that sits on the confluence of the Richmond and Wilson Rivers in northern New South Wales, Australia in Richmond Valley Shire. At the 2016 census, Coraki had a population of 1,277 people. History The name Coraki is derived from the Bundjalung word gurigay, meaning the meeting of the waters, and the Bundjalung people are the traditional owners of the area. The village was founded by William Yabsley in 1849 when Lismore was only a small cattle station and Casino had only one store and a hotel. Yabsley and his family obtained the lease to Brook Station and established the first permanent settlement. He built his shipyard just above The Junction'', as it was first called. Many ships and river boats were launched there and Yabsley opened a store for provisions for the cedar cutters who came to the district. Transport at the time was almost entirely by water and Coraki was the busiest port on the Richmond River. Description Coraki is positioned centrally to the hub of the Summerland Way Casino ( west), the regional city of Lismore ( north) and the popular tourist beachside location of Evans Head ( east). At the western boundary of Coraki township lies Box Ridge, an Aboriginal community. Like many other towns in the area, it is a hub for the local agricultural industries such as cattle, sugar cane and tea tree oil. Coraki is a small village with many community facilities: Coraki Fire Station, Coraki Public School, St Joseph's Primary School, St Joseph's Church, Coraki Uniting Church, Coraki Anglican Church, Coraki Community Hall, the Rural Transaction Centre, Mid-Richmond Museum, Coraki Library, post office, Mid-Richmond Retirement Village, cemetery, hockey fields, tennis courts, skate park, boat ramp, and the Memorial Park with barbecue, playground and picnic facilities aligning the "healing stones" riverside path. There is a number of local businesses, including the historic Coraki Hotel on Richmond