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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 1,000 acres (4 km 2) land grant bordering Jilliby Creek in 1825.
The newspaper was founded by publisher Alfred Higgs in 1883 with the title Gosford Times and Gosford & Wollombi Express.In May 1906 the newspaper changed its title to The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, which it remained until 25 September 1961 when it changed its title to Times-Herald. [2]
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 .
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.
A pair of passing loops were added south of the station in 1948. In the 1950s, a new bridge was built over Wyong Creek immediately south of the station, with the old railway bridge becoming part of the Pacific Highway. [4] Between April 1982 [5] and June 1984, Wyong was the northern extremity of the electrified network. [6]
Wyong Creek Public School. Wyong Creek Public School is a government co-educational primary (Kindergarten-6) school at 583 Yarramalong Road ( 5] [6] In 2023, the school had an enrolment of 74 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff (1.4 full-time equivalent). [7]
Wyong, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1962 to 1973, the second from 1988 to the present. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Wyong Public School is a public co-educational primary school located in the Central Coast town of Wyong, New South Wales, Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the New South Wales Department of Education, with an enrollment of 417 students and a teaching staff of 29, as of 2023. [3] The school serves students from Kindergarten to Year 6. [3]