Mannering Park
Brief Description:
Mannering
Park is located on the southern shores of sparkling
Lake
Macquarie
and in the northern region of the Central
Coast.
This area offers activities and interests for everyone of all ages.
Lake
Macquarie
is the gateway to the subtropical rainforests of the
Watagan
Mountains
& the Hunter Vineyards in the West, Newcastle
in the North and beautiful unspoilt beaches in the East. The lake itself is the
largest coastal saltwater lake in the Southern Hemisphere, covering 109 square
kilometres (4 times the size of Sydney
Harbour).
It is 24 km long, 3.2 km across at its widest point and 9.7 m at its deepest.
The Lake
is calm enough for fishing, boating or any variety of watersports. The
Watagan
Mountains
provide the perfect backdrop for adventurous hikes, picnicking, camping or horse
riding.
Parks and Gardens:
Mannering
Park is home
of lovely Vales Point Reserve, offering an ideal setting for a family day out.
Featuring picnic tables, electric BBQ’s, seating, swimming facilities, boat ramp
and toilets, you can relax and unwind in a tranquil setting in one of
Lake
Macquarie’s most
beautiful suburbs.
Schools &
Education: Mannering
Park is home
to the Mannering
Park
Public
School, with
current enrolments of over 350 students. There is also a pre school located in
close proximity to the public school.
Shopping: Mannering
Park offers
an array of local shops including post office, butcher, fruit shop, bakery,
newsagent, service station, doctors surgery, video store, chemist, and more.
If you
are in the mood for a little indulgence, you can visit one of the areas great
major shopping centres. Travel south and you will find Lakehaven shopping centre.
Lake
Haven
shopping centre is home to K-Mart, Woolworths, Coles, Best & Less and over
100 other retail specialty stores. You will also find many family restaurants
such as McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, Subway, Eagle Boys, Dominos Pizza and a 24
hour Caltex Service Station located just outside the centre.
Travelling
a little further north, you will find Westfield Shopping Town Tuggerah. Featuring over 370 stores including
David Jones, JB Hi Fi, Aldi, Target, Big W and more, you are sure to find almost
anything you need at Westfield
Shopping
Town,
Tuggerah.
Located
north of Mannering
Park is
Charlestown
Square. Over 220 stores including Target,
Sanity, Priceline, Medicare and much more.
Transport:
Mannering
Park offers a local bus service with links to other bus services at
Lake Haven Shopping Centre.
Chain Valley Bay
Brief Description: Chain Valley Bay consists of 2 townships: Chain Valley Bay South and Chain Valley Bay North. They are located approx 110 km north of Sydney and 35 km north of Gosford.
Parks and Gardens: Chain Valley Bay is home to Lloyd Avenue Reserve, which features toilets, playground, boat ramp & tables. In a lovely setting, this is the ideal location for a weekend get together with family and friends.
Schools & Education: Chain Valley Bay is close Lake Munmorah primary high schools. Both schools are located on Carters Road. The primary school has over 550 students, and the high school has over 800 students. There is also a pre school operating in Lake Munmorah for children aged 3-6 years.
Shopping: Chain Valley Bay South offers some local shops including a general store.
If you are in the mood for a little indulgence, you can visit one of the areas great major shopping centres. Travel south and you will find Lakehaven shopping centre. Lake Haven shopping centre is home to K-Mart, Woolworths, Coles, Best & Less and over 100 other retail specialty stores. You will also find many family restaurants such as McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, Subway, Eagle Boys, Dominos Pizza and a 24 hour Caltex Service Station located just outside the centre.
Travelling a little further north, you will find Westfield Shopping Town Tuggerah. Featuring over 370 stores including David Jones, JB Hi Fi, Aldi, Target, Big W and more, you are sure to find almost anything you need at Westfield Shopping Town, Tuggerah.
Located north of Lake Munmorah is Charlestown Square. Over 220 stores including Target, Sanity, Priceline, Medicare and much more.
Transport: Chain Valley Bay offers a local bus service with links to other bus services at Lake Haven Shopping Centre.
Lake Munmorah
Brief Description: Lake Munmorah is located 115 km north-east of Sydney and 41 km north of Gosford. The jewel in the Central Coast’s marine environmental crown, the interconnected Budgewoi, Munmorah and Tuggerah lakes system spreads over an 80km aquatic playground just an hour’s drive north from Sydney. The lagoons are protected from the ocean by a sand peninsula and share a common ocean outfall at The Entrance. Shark free, the shallow lakes, with their gently sloping shores, offer safe, protected swimming, boating, waterskiing, canoeing and sail-boarding. There are prawns and crabs on offer and, depending on the season and conditions, anglers have the choice of targeting blackfish, bream, flathead, flounder, jewfish, mullet, tailor or tarwhine.
The town of Lake Munmorah sits on the northern shoreline and is separated from the ocean and its surf beaches by Munmorah National Park. Although the town is at the top end of the Central Coast tourist strip, the old Pacific Highway gives direct access to Munmorah’s sister resorts, theme parks and Gosford.
Parks and Gardens: Lake Munmorah is home to lovely Munmorah National Park which runs along 12 km of rugged coastline making a fine site for water sports, coastal walks with magnificent ocean views and wildflower displays in spring. You can launch a boat from the ramp at Elizabeth Bay or swim and surf at a variety of beaches (surf beaches are not patrolled, except Frazer Beach which is patrolled in Christmas and Easter holidays). Car-based camping is available at Frazer camping area (gas barbecues, accessible toilets) and there's car-based and caravan camping at Freemans camping area (gas barbecues). Only gas barbecues may be used in the park.
Schools & Education: Lake Munmorah is home to a primary and a high school. Both schools are located on Carters Road. The primary school has over 550 students, and the high school has over 800 students. There is also a pre school operating in Lake Munmorah for children aged 3-6 years.
Shopping: Mannering Park offers an array of local shops including bakery, video store, general store, takeaway food, newsagency/post office and more.
If you are in the mood for a little indulgence, you can visit one of the areas great major shopping centres. Travel south and you will find Lakehaven shopping centre. Lake Haven shopping centre is home to K-Mart, Woolworths, Coles, Best & Less and over 100 other retail specialty stores. You will also find many family restaurants such as McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, Subway, Eagle Boys, Dominos Pizza and a 24 hour Caltex Service Station located just outside the centre.
Travelling a little further north, you will find Westfield Shopping Town Tuggerah. Featuring over 370 stores including David Jones, JB Hi Fi, Aldi, Target, Big W and more, you are sure to find almost anything you need at Westfield Shopping Town, Tuggerah.
Located north of Lake Munmorah is Charlestown Square. Over 220 stores including Target, Sanity, Priceline, Medicare and much more.
Transport: Lake Munmorah offers a local bus service with links to other bus services at Lake Haven Shopping Centre.
Gwandalan
Brief Description: Gwandalan is located 130 km north of Sydney and 50 km north of Gosford., and it is Perched on a peninsula on the southern reaches of Lake Macquarie, Gwandalan is the perfect anchor for a holiday to sample the swimming, boating, fishing and wine-sampling delights of Newcastle, the Hunter Valley and the Tuggerah Lakes system of the Central Coast. By day you can take a scenic cruise aboard such craft as Macquarie Lady and Wangi Queen. Or, if the muse takes you, why not drop into the Wangi Wangi studio-home and now shrine of artist William Dobell. One of Australia's most important and influential artists of the 20th century, Dobell was born in neighbouring Newcastle and lived and worked from the shores of Lake Macquarie from 1942 until his death in 1970.
Parks and Gardens: Gwandalan is home to beautiful Gamban reserve, which features toilets, boat ramp & tables. Relax on the shores by the water or enjoy some water sports.
Schools & Education: Gwandalan is home to a fantastic public school currently with over 400 students enrolled. Gwandalan is also close to Lake Munmorah high school, with over 800 students. Gwandalan is also home to the Gumnut Grove Pre School.
Shopping: Gwandalan features some local shops including bakery, butcher, pharmacy, post office and more.
If you are in the mood for a little indulgence, you can visit one of the areas great major shopping centres. Travel south and you will find Lakehaven shopping centre. Lake Haven shopping centre is home to K-Mart, Woolworths, Coles, Best & Less and over 100 other retail specialty stores. You will also find many family restaurants such as McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, Subway, Eagle Boys, Dominos Pizza and a 24 hour Caltex Service Station located just outside the centre.
Travelling a little further north, you will find Westfield Shopping Town Tuggerah. Featuring over 370 stores including David Jones, JB Hi Fi, Aldi, Target, Big W and more, you are sure to find almost anything you need at Westfield Shopping Town, Tuggerah.
Located north of Lake Munmorah is Charlestown Square. Over 220 stores including Target, Sanity, Priceline, Medicare and much more.
Transport: Gwandalan offers a local bus service with links to other bus services at Lake Haven Shopping Centre.
Summerland Point
Brief Description: Summerland Point is located approx 129 km north of Sydney and 49 km north of Gosford., and it is Perched on a peninsula on the southern reaches of Lake Macquarie, Summerland Point is the perfect anchor for a holiday to sample the swimming, boating, fishing and wine-sampling delights of Newcastle, the Hunter Valley and the Tuggerah Lakes system of the Central Coast.
Parks and Gardens: Summerland Point is home to lovely Summerland Point Reserve, which features toilets, boat ramp & tables. Enjoy a day out on the boat or enjoying a picnic by the water.
Schools & Education: Summerland Point is close to nearby Gwandalan public school currently with over 400 students enrolled. Summerland Point is a short drive to Lake Munmorah high school, with over 800 students, and the Gumnut Grove Pre School in nearby Gwandalan also.
Shopping: Summerland Point some local shops including a small supermarket, bakery, pharmacy, post office, service station, newsagent and more.
If you are in the mood for a little indulgence, you can visit one of the areas great major shopping centres. Travel south and you will find Lakehaven shopping centre. Lake Haven shopping centre is home to K-Mart, Woolworths, Coles, Best & Less and over 100 other retail specialty stores. You will also find many family restaurants such as McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, Subway, Eagle Boys, Dominos Pizza and a 24 hour Caltex Service Station located just outside the centre.
Travelling a little further north, you will find Westfield Shopping Town Tuggerah. Featuring over 370 stores including David Jones, JB Hi Fi, Aldi, Target, Big W and more, you are sure to find almost anything you need at Westfield Shopping Town, Tuggerah.
Located north of Summerland Point is Charlestown Square. Over 220 stores including Target, Sanity, Priceline, Medicare and much more.
Transport: Summerland Point offers a local bus service with links to other bus services at Lake Haven Shopping Centre.
