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Wyong (/ ˈ w aɪ ɒ ŋ /) is a town on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 63 km SSW of Newcastle and 93 km NNE of the state capital Sydney . Established in 1888, it is one of the two administrative centres for the Central Coast Council local government area .
The Aboriginal Language and Culture Nest project in NSW draws together communities with a common language to create opportunities to "revitalise, reclaim and maintain traditional languages". [14] There are Aboriginal Language and Culture Nests that focus on the Bundjalung, Gamilaraay, Gumbaynggirr, Wiradjuri and Paakantji/Baarkintji languages. [14]
Satellite view of Australia's capital city, Canberra, whose name comes from a Ngunawal language word meaning "meeting place". Welcome sign from Murwillumbah, New South Wales. The name derives from the Bandjalang word meaning "camping place". Aboriginal names of suburbs of Brisbane, derived from the Turrbal language.
Wyong Shire was a local government area located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.The incorporation of the Wyong area dates back to 7 March 1906 when the entire area of the Brisbane Water Police District outside of the Town of Gosford was proclaimed as the Erina Shire.
The name derives from the aboriginal words, "Yarraman," meaning horse, and "long" meaning place. [4] Yarraman is thought to be derived from the word "yira" or "yera" which means large teeth, possibly from one of the Sydney languages. The Yarramalong Valley was first permanently settled by in 1856 by the Stinson and Waters families of Maitland.
Wyong is an electoral district of the 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 . It covers part of Central Coast Council , including the towns of Wyong and Toukley .
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It is home to the Wyong Roos, a rugby league football club, three sporting ovals, two netball courts and a youth and community centre. There are several parks in Kanwal including Craigie Park to the east facing onto Tuggerah Lake , a wetland area to the northwest and another sporting oval to the south separate from the Rugby League club.