Kariong, New South Wales

Kariong is a locality of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located to the west of Gosford along the Central Coast Highway. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area.

Kariong in the local Original language means meeting place. The Frechman Jean Clotti the foremost authority on Indigenous rock engraving stated "this area has the greatest diversity for rock art in the world" Unfortunately many of the sites don't feature in any official National Parks and Wildlife registers.

Kariong's boundaries include a considerable section of the Brisbane Water National Park to the south, and the Mount Penang Parklands, with its native gardens, which is also the location of the annual Australian Springtime Flora Festival.

Kariong is considered the entry point to the Central Coast as it borders the Sydney Newcastle Freeway. A visitor information centre for the Central Coast is located just off the Central Coast Highway near the entry to the Mount Penang Parklands.

External links

• Kariong, New South Wales is at coordinates
• Kariong Progress Association (Link appears to be dead)
• Kariong Mountains High School