Williamtown, New South Wales

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Williamtown
New South Wales

Fighter World Museum at RAAF Base Williamtown
Postcode: 2318 (Williamtown), 2314 (Williamtown RAAF)
Coordinates: 32°48.7′S 151°50.6′E / -32.8117, 151.8433Coordinates: 32°48.7′S 151°50.6′E / -32.8117, 151.8433
Time zone:

 • Summer (DST)

 AEST (UTC+10)

AEDT (UTC+11)
Location:
LGA: Port Stephens Council
State District: Port Stephens
Federal Division: Newcastle
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall
27.9 °C
82 °F		 6.4 °C
44 °F		 1,125.6 mm
44.3 in
Suburbs around Williamtown:
Raymond Terrace Campvale Salt Ash
Raymond Terrace, Tomago Williamtown Salt Ash
Tomago Fullerton Cove, Fullerton Cove Tasman Sea

Williamtown is a rural locality in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Port Stephens LGA. It is located on the main road between Newcastle and Nelson Bay.

The eastern section of Williamtown is dominated by RAAF Base Williamtown and Newcastle Airport while the western section of the area is primarily semi-rural with some large-acreage residential areas scattered along Cabbage Tree Road which is a main access route to Port Stephens from the Pacific Highway. To the south Williamtown reaches Fullerton Cove, a large body of water that feeds into the Hunter River. The south-eastern corner of the area reaches the Tasman Sea on Stockton Beach, New South Wales and access to the beach is possible at this point for off-road vehicles via Lavis Lane. After reaching the beach a popular destination is the wreck of the Sygna which lies just off the beach approximately 3.6km SW.

Most of Williamtown sits atop the Tomago sandbeds, an aquifer that is a critical source of water for the lower Hunter Region. The sandbeds are replenished primarily by rain as well as any water that leaks from Grahamstown Dam in nearby Ferodale. Water from the sandbeds and the dam is treated in Tomago.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Groundwater Catchment - Tomago Sandbeds. Hunter Water corporation.


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