Bobs Farm is a sparsely populated rural suburb of the Port Stephens

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in the

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of New South Wales,

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. It is on the main road between Newcastle and

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and is home to a number of small,

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style vineyards and wineries and a thriving

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industry. Bobs Farm Public School on Marsh Road is a co-educational government primary school which was established in 1918.

History

The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area.

Geography

Bobs Farm is the first suburb of the Tomaree Peninsula when travelling towards Nelson Bay. It is bounded on the north almost entirely by Tilligerry Creek. A small part at the north-eastern end of the northern border meets Port Stephens. The southern border is occupied entirely by Stockton Beach.

Demographics

Most of the suburb's population lies along the two main roads in the area, Marsh Road and Nelson Bay Road. Tin City, a collection of squatters shacks, is built on Stockton Beach near the border between Bobs Farm and

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Aquaculture industry

''Bobs Farm'' is the centre of a thriving, environmentally friendly,

industry that exports technology. In 2007 pioneering aquaculture technology, based around a recirculating system that is the only one in the world to provide consistent reproduction, was sold for the creation of six farms in the United States. , discussions were in progress with companies in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. An education and tourism centre was constructed at the site of Tailor Made Fish Farms in 2007. In addition to it being environmentally friendly and providing consistent results, the technology developed at ''Bobs Farm'' is expected to reduce capitalisation costs.

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Tailor Made Fish Farms
{{Suburbs of Port Stephens Beaches of New South Wales Aquaculture Suburbs of Port Stephens Council