Lemon Tree Passage is a suburb of the
Port Stephens local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
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 ...
of
New South Wales
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Australia
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, located at the end of the
Tilligerry Peninsula
Port Stephens, an open youthful tide-dominated drowned-valley estuary, is a large natural harbour of approximately located in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
Port Stephens lies within the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Pa ...
and surrounded by the waters of
Port Stephens. At th
2021 censusit had a population of 2,686.
It is a haven for
koala
The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear (''Phascolarctos cinereus''), is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the womb ...
s due to it being densely wooded. The town has a small
marina
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A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...
and the local industry is
oyster farming.
The suburb is separated from nearby Bulls Island by a small
strait
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which is also known as Lemon Tree Passage.
Lemon Tree Passage has been the focus of an
urban legend
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that states that if a motorist speeds down Lemon Tree Passage Road, they will experience supernatural phenomena. This urban legend provided the focus for the 2013 horror/thriller film ''
Lemon Tree Passage''.
The
Bureau of Meteorology maintain a monitoring station which includes a
Weather radar
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in the high forested area.
History
The
Worimi people are the traditional occupiers of the Port Stephens area.
It was subdivided in 1962 and had only 30 residents in 1931.
Notes
References
Suburbs of Port Stephens Council
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