Wingala is a locality in the
suburb
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s of
North Curl Curl and
Dee Why
Dee Why is a coastal suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 18 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district. It is the administrative centre of the local government area of Northern Beaches ...
, in
Sydney
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,
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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. It is within the
Northern Beaches Council
The Northern Beaches Council is a local government areas of New South Wales, local government area located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 after the a ...
local government area
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. It refers to the Western section of Wingala Hill, which lies between the floodplains of
Dee Why Lagoon and Curl Curl Lagoon, and forms Dee Why Headland where it meets the Tasman Sea.
Wingala Reserve can be found on the southern slope of Wingala Hill, on the border between Dee Why and North Curl Curl. It is a piece of
crown land
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that demonstrates some of the vegetation that once existed all over the area.
Sydney localities
Northern Beaches Council
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