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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.
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]
Woy Woy has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.Peak-hour services travel from Central to Wyong via the North Shore line. [4]
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 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.
In 2015 a review of local government boundaries [broken anchor] by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that Wyong Shire and Gosford City councils merge to form one single council with an area of 1,681 square kilometres (649 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 331,007. [77]
The Wallarah 2 Coal Project (or W2CP) is a proposal by the Korea Resources Corporation or KORES (owned by the South Korean government and other Korean and Japanese mining companies that comprise the Wyong Areas Coal Joint Venture) to construct a longwall mine near Wyong, New South Wales, Australia. The underground mine is now being considered ...
The Wyong River rises below Watagan Mountains west of Martinsville, and flows generally south and southeast, joined by three minor tributaries, before reaching its river mouth within Tuggerah Lake, near Tacoma. The river descends 119 metres (390 ft) over its 57.5-kilometre (35.7 mi) course. [1] [2]