East Gosford, New South Wales

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East Gosford
Central Coast, New South Wales

Population:

3,343 (2001)^[1]

Established:

1991^[2]

Postcode:

2250

Area:

2 km²

Property Value:

AUD $392,703^[3]

Location:

77 km from Sydney

LGA:

City of Gosford

State District:

Gosford

Federal Division:

Robertson

Suburbs around East Gosford
	Springfield
Gosford	East Gosford	Erina
Point Frederick	Brisbane Water

East Gosford is a suburb located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the Gosford City Council local government area. The Central Coast is an urban region, located on the coastline north of Sydney and south of Lake Macquarie and Newcastle.^[4] East Gosford occupies an area previously inhabited by the Darkinjung people.

East Gosford is named after the Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, with whom New South Wales Governor George Gipps served in Canada. Archibald Acheson was appointed Governor of British North America in 1835, and conducted a royal commission into the state of affairs in Lower Canada.^[5]

Gosford Regional Gallery and Gosford/Edogawa Commemorative Garden are located in East Gosford. The Commemorative Garden is a Japanese garden that was built as a gift to residents of Gosford City Council by the Ward of Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan. They were opened in September 1994.^[6]

East Gosford Chamber of Commerce has been a very successful organisation. In the past East Gosford had branches for all five major banks, however these had been progressively closed by 2000. As a result the Chamber of Commerce sought to open a Bendigo Bank Community branch. The branch was opened on 5 August 2000.^[7] The branch has been credited with a turnaround in retail trading in East Gosford. The East Gosford Community Bank has now expanded and operates a second branch at Lisarow and an agency at Kincumber.^[8]

[edit] Notes

^ wyongsc.nsw.gov.au. Wyong Shire Council Social Atlas: Appendix A. Retrieved on 24 July, 2006.
^ gnb.nsw.gov.au. Geographical Names Register Extract: East Gosford. Retrieved on 21 February 2007.
^ propertyvalue.com.au. Property Value: Detailed Postcode Profile (registration required). Retrieved on 21 February 2007.
^ gnb.nsw.gov.au. Geographical Names Register Extract: Central Coast. Retrieved on 3 October 2006.
^ gosford.nsw.gov.au. Gosford City Council: Placenames. Retrieved on 25 February 2007.
^ gosfordregionalgallery.com. Gosford Regional Gallery: Gosford/Edogawa Commemorative Garden. Retrieved on 21 February 2007.
^ bendigobank.com.au/east_gosford. Bendigo Bank: East Gosford and Districts Community Bank. Retrieved on 25 February 2007.
^ Adams, Edgar. "Community Bank upgrades, expands", Central Coast Business Review, Adams Business Publications Pty Ltd, April 2006, pp. 7.