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Forresters Beach
Forresters Beach is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia between Terrigal and Bateau Bay Bateau Bay is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area. Bateau Bay lies in the area known as Darkinjung to Indigenous Australians. "Bateau" is French for "boat." The subu .... It forms part of the local government area. Forresters Beach's reef breaks are well known to surfers. Its name comes from Robert Forrester who purchased of land in 1861. Population In the 2016 Census 2,900 people resided in Forresters Beach. 82.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.8%. 92.1% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 30.8%, Catholic 25.0% and Anglican 20.7%. Retirement Village The Glen Group sought to purchase land in 2004 to build a large Retirement Village at Forresters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Coast (New South Wales)
The Central Coast is a peri-urban region in New South Wales, Australia, lying on the Tasman Sea coast to the north of Sydney and south of Newcastle. The local government area of the Central Coast Council has an estimated population of 333,627 as of June 2018, growing by 1% annually. Comprising localities such as Gosford, Wyong and Terrigal, the area is the third-largest urban area in New South Wales and the ninth-largest urban area in Australia. Geographically, the Central Coast is generally considered to include the region bounded by the Hawkesbury River in the south, the Watagan Mountains in the west and the southern end of Lake Macquarie, lying on the Sydney basin. Politically, the Central Coast Council has administered the area since 12 May 2016, when the Gosford City Council and the Wyong Shire Council merged. In September 2006, the New South Wales government released a revised long-term plan for the region that saw the Central Coast classified as an urban area, alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Terrigal
Terrigal is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Adam Crouch of the Liberal Party. It includes the eastern suburbs of the Central Coast Council, formerly part of the City of Gosford. History Terrigal was created at the redistribution prior to the 2007 election and consisted of much of the district of Gosford, then held by Chris Hartcher for the Liberal Party, while Gosford absorbed most of the former district of Peats, then held by Marie Andrews for the Labor Party. Antony Green describes the redistribution as effectively being that Gosford was renamed Terrigal while Peats was renamed Gosford. Members for Terrigal Election results References External links * {{Members of the Parliament of New South Wales Terrigal Terrigal Terrigal is a coastal town in the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, located east of Gosford on the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the local governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Dobell
The Division of Dobell is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales. Dobell is a Central Coast (New South Wales), NSW Central Coast electorate with large populations of both Pensioner, retirees and young families fleeing Sydney's expensive real estate. The electorate includes the northern suburbs of Gosford, Terrigal, New South Wales, Terrigal, The Entrance, New South Wales, The Entrance, Bateau Bay, New South Wales, Bateau Bay, Berkeley Vale, New South Wales, Berkeley Vale, Toukley, New South Wales, Toukley, Budgewoi, New South Wales, Budgewoi and Wyong, New South Wales, Wyong. The current Parliament of Australia, MP is Emma McBride, a member of the Australian Labor Party. She has served since 2016 Australian federal election, 2016. History The Division of Dobell was created in 1984 and is named in honour of William Dobell, Sir William Dobell, the painter. Dobell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gosford, New South Wales
Gosford is the city and administrative centre of the Central Coast Council (New South Wales), Central Coast Council local government area in the heart of the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast region, about north of Sydney central business district, Sydney and about south of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle. The city centre is situated at the northern extremity of Brisbane Water, an extensive northern branch of the Hawkesbury River estuary and Broken Bay. The suburb is the administrative centre and Central Business District of the Central Coast region, which is the third largest urban area in New South Wales after Sydney and Newcastle. Following its formation from the combination of the previous Gosford City Council and Wyong Shire Councils, Gosford has been earmarked as a vital CBD spine under the NSW Metropolitan Strategy. The population of the Gosford area was 169,053 in 2016. History Until History of Australia (1788–1850), white settlement, the area ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrigal, New South Wales
Terrigal is a coastal town in the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, located east of Gosford on the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the local government area. History Terrigal was first settled in 1826 by European Settler John Gray, who called his property Tarrygal, after the indigenous Aboriginal place name, signifying 'place of little birds'. Geography and climate The town's long beach is highly popular with tourists with a large Crowne Plaza hotel. Of geographical significance are the Terrigal lagoons. There are in fact two lagoons at Terrigal, one of which has been filled in to make way for a traffic oval. A local landmark is "The Skillion", a promontory which provides a view of all Terrigal. In recent years the Skillion has undergone rehabilitation by the local city council. Other popular attractions are the numerous nearby surf schools and trails. The Skillion is on a preserved area of land known as "The Haven". The Haven is centred by a popular public oval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumbi Umbi, New South Wales
Tumbi Umbi is a mostly semi-rural suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located northwest of Bateau Bay along Wyong Road. It is part of the local government area. History Tumbi Umbi is an Aboriginal expression meaning ''place of tall trees''. Tumbi Umbi Secondary College opened in 1996. Geography It is a somewhat distributed community on the shores of Tuggerah Lake and associated with the creek that feeds into that body of water. In Aboriginal times the description "A place of much water" accurately described the swamp land that has now been extensively drained and populated with housing, industrial estates, a school, Mingara Recreation Club, Mingara One Fitness and Aquatic Centre, a pistol range and Glengara Retirement Village. The more urbanised part of the suburb can be found along Wyong Road adjacent to Berkeley Vale, Killarney Vale and Bateau Bay. The more rural part is situated around Tumbi Road and Palm Valley Road, adjacent to Glenning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bateau Bay, New South Wales
Bateau Bay is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area. Bateau Bay lies in the area known as Darkinjung to Indigenous Australians. "Bateau" is French for "boat." The suburb was previously known as Boat Harbour but it was changed to the French version as a marketing activity in the 1970s. Geography Bateau Bay is about 6 km south of the town of The Entrance and 17 km northeast of Gosford's central business district. Bateau Bay Beach provides access to Crackneck Point, which is a popular local surfing spot. Crackneck Point Lookout (about 100 metres above sea level) is a short distance from the beach, where there is a large clearing and carpark with information boards and a picnic-barbeque area. It provides views of The Entrance peninsula and north across Tuggerah Lakes. Wyrrabalong National Park Part of Bateau Bay is covered by the southern 140 ha section of Wyrrabalong National Park. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wamberal, New South Wales
Wamberal () is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, just north of Terrigal. It is part of the local government area and is located adjacent to the Wamberal Lagoon. Wamberal is an Aboriginal word meaning 'where the sea breaks'. Geography and amenities Wamberal is the next suburb from Terrigal, with the two suburbs being separated by the Terrigal Lagoon Estuary. The suburb has two distinct areas; there is a coastal strip that includes Wamberal Beach and the Lagoon estuary which houses medium to high-density residential properties, as well as a semi-rural area, slightly west of the beach. The latter contains coastal acreages and ridges of bushland which are legislated non-development areas to retain the area's ecosystem. The main thoroughfare through the suburb is the Central Coast Highway through the north and south, previously known as The Entrance Road. Since 2008, the roadway has undergone developments at an estimated cost of A$100& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Oceania in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), this largest division of the World Ocean—and, in turn, the hydrosphere—covers about 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of its total surface area, larger than Earth's entire land area combined .Pacific Ocean . '' Britannica Concise.'' 2008: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The centers of both the |
List Of Central Coast Suburbs
This is a complete list of the suburbs located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Suburbs are listed here if they are in the Central Coast region and are listed on the Geographical Names Register as suburbs. The area is formed by the boundaries of Central Coast Council, which was a product of the merger of City of Gosford and Wyong Shire in 2016. A * Alison *Avoca Beach B * Bar Point *Bateau Bay * Bensville * Berkeley Vale * Blackwall * Blue Bay * Blue Haven *Booker Bay * Bouddi * Budgewoi * Budgewoi Peninsula *Buff Point * Bushells Ridge C *Calga * Canton Beach * Central Mangrove * Chain Valley Bay *Charmhaven * Cheero Point * Chittaway Bay *Chittaway Point * Cogra Bay *Colongra * Copacabana * Crangan Bay D * Daleys Point *Davistown * Dooralong * Doyalson * Doyalson North * Durren Durren E * East Gosford * Empire Bay * Erina * Erina Heights *Ettalong Beach F *Forresters Beach * Fountaindale G * Glenning Valley * Glenworth Valley * Gorokan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
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Local Government Areas Of New South Wales
This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales, sorted by region. As of there were 128 local government areas in New South Wales, listed below in alphabetical order by region. There is also the Unincorporated Far West Region which is not part of any local government area, in the sparsely inhabited Far West, and Lord Howe Island, which is also unincorporated but self-governed by the Lord Howe Island Board. Norfolk Island Regional Council also subject to the state-level legislation of New South Wales. Maps showing local government areas in New South Wales Local government areas sorted by region Greater metropolitan Sydney Sydney surrounds Rural and regional areas Mid North Coast Murray The Riverina Greater Metropolitan Newcastle and Hunter Illawarra Richmond-Tweed South East Region Northern Central West North Western Far West Former local government areas in New South Wales See also * List of local government are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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