Hawks Nest, New South Wales
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Hawks Nest ( ) is a small town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia in Great Lakes Council. Together with nearby Tea Gardens, it has 2,618 people. It is in the Port Stephens area, about 200 km north of Sydney along the F3 freeway (about two hours away).
The village is bordered by the Myall River (which flows out of the Myall Lakes into Port Stephens), Tea Gardens on the west, Port Stephens on the south (Jimmy's Beach), and the Pacific Ocean on the east (Bennett's Beach or Ocean Beach, as it is commonly referred to). The Myall Lakes are a short drive north. While Tea Gardens is primarily a residential and commercial area, Hawks Nest tends to be dominated by holiday rentals and caravan parks. With its beautiful beaches and bush walks, proximity to Sydney, and much greater seclusion than nearby Nelson Bay, it is a popular weekend getaway for Sydneysiders. Popular holiday activities in the area include:
- Swimming, snorkelling and diving
- Bush walking
- Dolphin and whale spotting
- Four-wheel driving
- Caravaning
- Fishing
It has quite a few shops and cafe's and has recently boomed within the expanse of the past three years due to increasing media spotlight on the area as a great family holiday destination. However the area is still home to much bushland, ocean and forest filled with Aussie animals like koalas, dingoes, dolphins and more fauna that is found within the Myall Lakes area.
It was well known as the location of Prime Minister John Howard's holiday retreat, until in 1998 he decided to abandon his family's regular holiday spot of 20 years due to alleged media harassment.
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