Gosford
Hundreds
of commuters
make the
160km round
trip to
Sydney by
train from
this town
at the head
of Brisbane
Water. The
area around
Gosford
and Wyong
has many
holiday
resorts
and amenities
for vacationers
and is an
excellent
place for
fishing,
waterskiing,
windsurfing
and surfing.
Woy Woy
Named from
the aboriginal
word for
water, Woy
Woy is almost
completely
surrounded
by the lake-like
Brisbane
Water. One
of the oldest
towns in
the region,
first land
grants being
in 1794,
Woy Woy
was a popular
holiday
spot for
Sydneysiders
at the turn
of the century.
These days
Woy Woy
could nearly
be considered
on outer
suburb of
Sydney.
While retaining
its small
town charm
it is still
popular
with visitors
and a haven
for boating
and fishing
enthusiasts.
Woy Woy
can be reached
from Sydney
by train
on the Sydney
- Newcastle
railway.
Avoca
Beach -
MacMasters
The Southern
end of the
Central
Coast has
some of
the prettiest
beaches
on the coast.
Little Beach
just north
of Bouddi
National
Park, a
beautiful
beach surrounded
by bush
but not
very safe
for swimming.
Just to
the north
is Copacabana
settled
in between
hills, a
great beach
for swimming,
the northern
point popular
with surfboard
riders.
Avoca is
a small
resort town
which sits
in between
a lake and
beach of
the same
name. This
relaxed
town is
a great
place for
a reasonably
priced summer
holiday.
The Entrance
At the opening
of Tuggerah
Lake to
the ocean
sits the
aptly named
town "The
Entrance".
This is
one of the
more popular
spots for
visitors,
especially
in the summer
months,
there is
a great
range of
accommodation
with all
tourist
facilities.
Tuggerah
Lake is
a top spot
for fishing
and prawning,
and the
beach which
stretches
north for
8km is just
perfect
for surfers
and sunlovers.
Newcastle
Two hours
drive north
of Sydney
on the new
F3 Freeway,
Newcastle
began as
a convict
colony of
a convict
colony and
is now dominated
by the BHP
steelworks.
But there
is much
more to
Newcastle
providing
a diversity
of attractions
from art
galleries,
beaches
and scuba
diving to
mountain
climbing
or even
discovering
the wildlife
of nightlife.
The city
has many
historic
19th century
buildings
some of
which have
been recently
restored
to their
former glory.
Fort Scrathley
has good
views over
the city
and houses
the Maritime
Museum and
Military
Museum.
It is also
one of the
only places
in Australia
to have
fired its
guns at
enemies-
at a Japanese
submarine
in 1942.
To the south
of town
is beautiful
Lake Macquarie
a huge saltwater
lake which
boasts a
picturesque
eucalypt
lined foreshore
spanning
174km and
is popular
for its
safe beaches
and magnificent
mountain
range whilst
being a
mecca for
all types
water sports.
