Robert Gray was born in Port Macquarie and grew up on a banana plantation near Bruxner Park. He attended Coffs Harbour Public School and Coffs Harbour High School. 

News of the Area, 16 January 2026, p. 6 - Coffs Harbour remembers one of Australia's greatest poets and former local, Robert Gray. 

Available at Coffs Harbour Library - 

Coast Road: Selected poems

The land I came through last