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Wyong
Wyong () is a town on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately South-South-West of Newcastle and North-North-East of the state capital Sydney. Established in , it is one of the two administrative centres for the local government area. History Wyong is an Indigenous word meaning either "an edible yam" or "place of running water". William Cape was the first European settler to settle in the area and bring cattle and sheep into the district, on a land grant bordering Jilliby Creek in . Cape had two sons who also held land grants. Historical sites * Alison Homestead, Cape Road, Wyong, built by Charles Alison, ; destroyed by arson on . * Chapmans Store, Cnr Alison Road & Hely Street, Wyong, opened in . * Court House, Alison Road, Wyong, built in . This building is built on the site of the first Post Office which opened in . * St Cecilia's Church, Byron Street, Wyong. Built in , it is the oldest church in Wyong and is still in use today ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Coast Council (New South Wales)
The Central Coast Council is a local government area in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to the Pacific Highway, Central Coast Highway, the Northern railway line and the Pacific Ocean. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 following the merger of the City of Gosford and Wyong Shire Councils. The council comprises an area of and is bounded to the east by the Tasman Sea, to the south by Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River, and to the west by the Yengo National Park northwards to before heading eastward along George Downes Drive, encompassing the Olney State Forest and crossing the Pacific Motorway, meeting the southern edge of Lake Macquarie at and eventually reaching the coast north of . The Central Coast Council has over 40 beaches and over of coastline. As at the the council area had an estimated population of . The Mayor of the Central Coast Council is Cr. Lawrie McKinna who is part of the Independent Team Central Coast pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Coast (New South Wales)
The Central Coast is a peri-urbanisation, peri-urban region lying on the Pacific Ocean in eastern New South Wales, Australia. The region is situated north of Sydney, and is filled with subtropical national parks, forests and also encompasses the major coastal waterways of Brisbane Water, Tuggerah Lakes and southern Lake Macquarie (New South Wales), Lake Macquarie. The region's hinterland, which has fertile valleys, rural farmland and wineries, and also includes the Watagan Mountains. The Central Coast is known for its regional coastal towns like Terrigal, The Entrance, New South Wales, The Entrance, Ettalong Beach, Budgewoi and Bateau Bay with resorts and holiday parks, which feature many expansive beaches and lagoons with surfing and coastal tracks, as well as scenic views. Gosford is the main commercial hub and gateway. The Central Coast includes major localities, villages and towns such as Gosford, Wyong, New South Wales, Wyong, Terrigal, Woy Woy, New South Wales, Woy Woy and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Entrance, New South Wales
The Entrance is a coastal town in the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Central Coast Council (New South Wales), Central Coast Council Local government areas of New South Wales, local government area. At the , The Entrance had a population of people. The town occupies a promontory bounded by water on three sides. The Entrance gains its name from the channel (geography), channel that runs along much of its northern border that is 'the entrance' to Tuggerah Lakes. The Entrance has been a holiday destination since the first guest house (lodging), guest house was established there in 1885. The town has extensive tourist spot, tourist accommodation, with attractions including its beaches, lake and town centre. It is also used as a base for day trips to the Hunter Valley vineyards. History Settlement It is believed Europeans first discovered The Entrance in 1796. It was found by Governors of Tasmania, Governor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Wyong
Wyong is an New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts, electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The district is a 640.55 km² urban and semi-rural electorate on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Central Coast. It covers part of Central Coast Council (New South Wales), Central Coast Council, including the towns of Wyong, New South Wales, Wyong and Toukley, New South Wales, Toukley. History Wyong was originally established in 1962. In 1973, it was replaced by Electoral district of Munmorah, Munmorah and a redistricted Electoral district of Gosford, Gosford. In 1988, a recreated Wyong and Electoral district of The Entrance, The Entrance replaced Electoral district of Tuggerah, Tuggerah. In 2011 local businessman Darren Webber won the seat, becoming the first Liberal MP for Wyong, gaining a 9.5% swing. Former MP David Harris (Australian politician), David Harris regained the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyong Public School
Wyong Public School is a State school, public co-educational primary school located in the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast town of Wyong, New South Wales, Wyong, New South Wales, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education (New South Wales), New South Wales Department of Education, with an enrolment of 417 students and a teaching staff of 29, as of 2023. The school serves students from Kindergarten to Year 6. When the original school opened in 1888, it was located in temporary accommodation known as Watt's Concert Hall. In May 1889, the pupils moved to the Alison Road School and in September 1979, the school opened at the current site on Cutler Drive. History Charles Alison, a resident of the local area, wrote a letter to the Department of Education in December 1887 requesting an application form for establishing a school. The application was dated 20th April 1888 and on 12 June the very same year, James Inglis (politician), James Inglis, via t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jilliby, New South Wales
Jilliby ( ) is a large rural locality with farms and bushland that is located in the Dooralong Valley of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area. Population In the 2016 Census, there were 1,646 people in Jilliby. 83.1% of people were born in Australia and 91.2% of people spoke only Australian English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic (25.7%), Anglican Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ... (24.2%) and No Religion (22.9%). References Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales) {{CentralCoastNSW-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Central Coast Suburbs
This is a complete list of the towns, localities and 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 (Southern and North-western part) D * Daleys Point * Davistown * Dooralong * Doyalson * Doyalson North * Durren Durren E * East Gosford * Empire Bay * Erina * Erina Heights * Ettalong Beach F * Forresters Beac ... [...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. 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 was originally a fairly safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, held by Michael Lee (Australian politician), Michael Lee, a former minister in the Second Keating Ministry, Keating government. The seat was won by the Liberal Party in the 2001 Australian federal election, 2001 election. The Liberals consolidated their hold on the seat at the 2004 Australian federal election, 2004 election; however Labor regained the seat at the 2007 Australian federal election, 2007 election when Craig Thomson (politician), C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cape
William Cape (1773–1847) was a schoolmaster in Sydney and an early settler in the Wyong region. Cape was born in Ireby, Cumbria. He was a banker in London until 1816. He migrated to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ... in 1822 with his wife and seven children. In April 1823, he was appointed Master of Sydney Academy, following the death of its founder Isaac Wood. In April 1824, he was appointed Master of the new Sydney Public School. Assisted by his son William Timothy Cape, he organized the school on the Madras System. He was the school's Master until 1827. Cape and his family were granted land in the Wyong region. In 1825, he had 45 head of cattle on his property. He planted wheat, corn and potatoes. Cape was hostile to the local Aboriginal people. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workers' Control
Workers' control is participation in the management of factories and other commercial enterprises by the people who work there. It has been variously advocated by anarchists, socialists, communists, social democrats, distributists and Christian democrats, and has been combined with various socialist and mixed economy systems. Workers' councils are a form of workers' control. Council communism, such as in the early Soviet Union, advocates workers' control through workers' councils and factory committees. Syndicalism advocates workers' control through trade unions. Guild socialism advocates workers' control through a revival of the guild system. Participatory economics represents a recent variation on the idea of workers' control. Workers' control can be contrasted to control of the economy via the state, such as nationalization and central planning (see state socialism) versus control of the means of production by owners, which workers can achieve through employer provided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government Areas Of New South Wales
This is a list of local government in Australia, local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales, sorted by region. there were 128 local government areas in New South Wales, there are 33 local government areas in Greater Sydney and 95 local government areas amongst 12 regions of Regional New South Wales. All councils are 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, New South Wales, Far West, and Lord Howe Island, which is also unincorporated area, unincorporated but self-governed by the Lord Howe Island Board. Norfolk Island Regional Council is also subject to the state-level legislation of New South Wales. Local elections are held in New South Wales every four years. The most recent 2024 New South Wales local elections, elections were held in September 2024. Maps Metropolitan LGAs Greater Sydney Regional LGAs Regional and Rural area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Builders Labourers Federation
The Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) was an Australian trade union that existed from 1911 until 1972, and from 1976 until 1986, when it was permanently deregistered in various Australian states by the federal Hawke Labor government and some state governments of the time. This occurred in the wake of a Royal Commission into corruption by the union. About the same time, BLF federal secretary Norm Gallagher was jailed for corrupt dealings after receiving bribes from building companies that he used to build a beach house. Social and economic justice The BLF fought successful campaigns which became known as the green bans against development projects which it viewed as harmful to the built and natural environment of Sydney and Melbourne. These campaigns included blocking plans to redevelop The Rocks area, Kelly's Bush in Hunters Hill, Centennial Park, the City Baths, Flinders Street Station, Victoria Street in Potts Point, and the Hotel Windsor. The green bans are now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
