Fishermans Bay is a small suburb of the Port Stephens

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in the

Hunter Region The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and so ...

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. It is located on the coast of the

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adjacent to

Anna Bay Anna Bay is the name of a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb, a town and a bay in the Port Stephens Council, Port Stephens Local government in Australia, local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The suburb ...

. A large part of the eastern portion of the suburb is occupied by

Tomaree National Park Tomaree is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, northeast of Sydney in the Port Stephens local government area. It is located on the shores of the Tasman Sea, extending north from Fishermans Bay to Shoal Bay passing through ...

and only a very small portion of the south western corner of the suburb is populated. The suburb is named after the adjacent bay.

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Suburbs of Port Stephens Council Bays of New South Wales {{PortStephens-geo-stub