Longest trading · Updated October 2026
Local businesses in Forster
- Local businesses compared
- 946
- Google reviews
- 50,027
- Median rating
- 5.0
As of October 2026, the three longest-trading local businesses in Forster, NSW on Town Proven are George & Matilda Eyecare for Rolfe Optometrists (started in 1955; 4.9 from 144 Google reviews), Sorensen Caldon Ferris Builders (started in 1958; 4.7 from 20 Google reviews) and Choices Flooring Forster (started in 1959; 4.2 from 53 Google reviews).
Local businesses in Forster: the top 50
- 1
George & Matilda Eyecare for Rolfe Optometrists
from 144 Google reviews
Started: 1955
40 Wharf St, Forster NSW 2428
- 2
Sorensen Caldon Ferris Builders
from 20 Google reviews
Started: 1958
13 Cornwall St N, Taree NSW 2430
- 3
Choices Flooring Forster
from 53 Google reviews
Started: 1959
31 Breese Pde, Forster NSW 2428
- 4
Allrite Airconditioning
from 15 Google reviews
Started: 1962
- 5
Michael Hill Forster Jewellery Store
from 25 Google reviews
Started: 1979
Shop T110 Stockland Shopping Centre, Breese Parade
- 6
Forster Tuncurry Awnings, Blinds and Shutters
from 38 Google reviews
Started: 1980
Unit, Unit 1/160 Pine Ave
- 7
Foreshore Plumbers Forster-Tuncurry
from 11 Google reviews
Started: 1980
- 8
Premier Bricks, Blocks and Pavers
from 162 Google reviews
Started: 1982
- 9
G.J. Gardner Homes - Taree
from 20 Google reviews
Started: 1983
63 Muldoon Street, Taree NSW 2340
- 10
Forster Tuncurry Physiotherapy and Allied Health
from 19 Google reviews
Started: 1983
Cape Hawke Specialist Centre, 6/10-12 South St
- 11
Allan Pearse Funerals - Tuncurry
from 93 Google reviews
Started: 1985
118 Manning St, Tuncurry NSW 2428
- 12
Forster Mechanical Repairs and Servicing
from 61 Google reviews
Started: 1985
81 Boundary St, Forster NSW 2428
- 13
Bosch Car Service - Great Lakes Auto Centre
from 725 Google reviews
Started: 1988
32 Kularoo Dr, Forster NSW 2428
- 14
Jim's Mowing (Shoal Bay)
from 22 Google reviews
Started: 1989
- 15
Muffin Break Forster
from 123 Google reviews
Started: 1989
Stockland, 3 Breese Pde, Forster NSW 2428
- 16
Mid Coast Smash Repairs
from 40 Google reviews
Started: 1990
4 Dee Cres, Tuncurry NSW 2428
- 17
Better Business Decisions
from 21 Google reviews
Started: 1991
20 Isabella St Shop 5, Wingham NSW 2429
- 18
Cape Hawke Veterinary Hospital
from 76 Google reviews
Started: 1998
80 Kularoo Dr, Forster NSW 2428
- 19
Hunter Concrete Pump Hire
from 18 Google reviews
Started: 2000
- 20
JL Mechanical Services Port Stephens
from 141 Google reviews
Started: 2000
- 21
Kool Heat
from 86 Google reviews
Started: 2000
34 Kularoo Dr, Forster NSW 2428
- 22
Nelson Bay Mechanical Repairs
from 19 Google reviews
Started: 2000
- 23
Port Stephens Benchtops and kitchens
from 29 Google reviews
Started: 2002
- 24
Total Caravan Repairs
from 27 Google reviews
Started: 2002
- 25
Lakesway Plumbing and Gas
from 22 Google reviews
Started: 2003
- 26
Forster Dental Centre
from 204 Google reviews
Started: 2003
12 Wallis St, Forster NSW 2428
- 27
Lumpys Nursery & Landscape Yard
from 151 Google reviews
Started: 2003
27 Chapmans Rd, Tuncurry NSW 2428
- 28
Professionals Forster Tuncurry
from 122 Google reviews
Started: 2003
7-9 Beach Street, 1, Forster NSW 2428
- 29
Dans Roof And Guttering
from 46 Google reviews
Started: 2005
176 Kularoo Dr, Forster NSW 2428
- 30
Ink n Toner Forster
from 13 Google reviews
Started: 2005
- 31
Travelwise
from 19 Google reviews
Started: 2005
77 Boomerang Dr, Boomerang Beach NSW 2428
- 32
Palms Landscape Supplies
from 41 Google reviews
Started: 2005
- 33
Palms Air Conditioning
from 64 Google reviews
Started: 2007
- 34
Adettra
from 23 Google reviews
Started: 2007
10 Douglas Ave, Tuncurry NSW 2428
- 35
Fix N Go Auto
from 51 Google reviews
Started: 2007
- 36
Mid Coast Liquid Waste
from 15 Google reviews
Started: 2007
1760 The Lakes Way, Rainbow Flat NSW 2430
- 37
Beach Bums Cafe
from 1,888 Google reviews
Started: 2007
1-5 Beach St, Forster NSW 2428
- 38
TJL Business Advisors & Accountants
from 26 Google reviews
Started: 2008
- 39
The Moorings Lakehouse
from 68 Google reviews
Started: 2008
1786 Coomba Rd, Coomba Bay NSW 2428
- 40
CEASSA
from 23 Google reviews
Started: 2009
316 Soldiers Point Rd, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
- 41
AV Living
from 12 Google reviews
Started: 2009
9 George Rd, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
- 42
Bugs Or Us Pest Control - Forster
from 34 Google reviews
Started: 2010
- 43
Resicert - Building and Pest Inspections Forster - Tuncurry - Taree - Wingham and all surrounding areas.
from 31 Google reviews
Started: 2010
- 44
Hot Water Specialist Forster
from 19 Google reviews
Started: 2010
- 45
Banks and Dade Chiro + Wellness
from 39 Google reviews
Started: 2010
54 The Lakes Way, Forster NSW 2428
- 46
Crakka Windscreens
from 27 Google reviews
Started: 2012
- 47
Kip Manning Valley Cat & Dog Boarding
from 144 Google reviews
Started: 2012
- 48
iGym 247 Forster
from 53 Google reviews
Started: 2012
5 Enterprise Ct, Forster NSW 2428
- 49
MB Landscape & Construction pty Ltd
from 11 Google reviews
Started: 2013
- 50
Great Lakes Naturopathic Centre and Massage
from 10 Google reviews
Started: 2014
112 Macintosh St, Forster NSW 2428
Town Proven compared 946 local businesses in Forster, NSW, with 50,027 Google reviews between them. Of these, 70 meet this list's method. The median rating is 5.0 from a median of 12 reviews.
Of the local businesses compared, the most reviewed is Beach Bums Cafe, with 1,888 Google reviews at 4.4.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed.
The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which local businesses in Forster, NSW have been trading the longest?
- As of October 2026, the three longest-trading local businesses in Forster, NSW on Town Proven are George & Matilda Eyecare for Rolfe Optometrists (started in 1955; 4.9 from 144 Google reviews), Sorensen Caldon Ferris Builders (started in 1958; 4.7 from 20 Google reviews) and Choices Flooring Forster (started in 1959; 4.2 from 53 Google reviews).
- How does Town Proven rank local businesses in Forster, NSW?
- Businesses are ranked by the year they started, as their own website states it, earliest first. Only businesses rated 4.0 or better from at least 10 Google reviews are listed. The year is the business's own statement and is not checked against a register, and age alone says nothing about quality.
- How many local businesses in Forster, NSW did Town Proven compare?
- Town Proven compared 946 local businesses in Forster, NSW, with 50,027 Google reviews between them. Of these, 70 meet this list's method. The median rating is 5.0 from a median of 12 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.