Long Flat, New South Wales

Long Flat
New South Wales

Hotel and general store in Long Flat
Long Flat
Population:  ? (2006)[1]
Postcode: 2446
Elevation: 60 m (197 ft)
Location: 30 km (19 mi) from Wauchope, New South Wales
LGA: Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
County: Macquarie
Parish: Cowangara
State District: Oxley
Federal Division: Lyne

Long Flat is a rural village situated on the Oxley Highway and the southern bank of the Hastings River. This village is about 30 kilometres west of Wauchope and approximately 75 km east of Walcha. The boundaries are within the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Local Government Area and Macquarie County.

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Village

The Long Flat village which is approximately four km east of Ellenborough village has a class four primary school, hotel, community hall, recreation ground, tennis court and general store. Long Flat Public School has 27 students enrolled for classes Kindergarten to Year 6.[2] The 2006 census did not record Long Flat's population, however the Electoral district of Oxley records show that 296 people voted there in 2007.[3] Long Flat voting in the Division of Lyne recorded 286 voters placed their votes in the village in 2007.[4] Ellenborough did not have a polling venue for these elections.

Flora and fauna

Native animals that may be seen in the region include echidnas, goannas, kangaroos, platypus, wallabies, turtles and possums. There are fish in the river. The area has a diverse range of birds including bowerbirds, king parrots, kingfishers, honeyeaters and wedge-tailed eagles.

Big Nellie Hakea (Hakea archaeoides) and Tree Guinea Flower (Hibbertia hexandra) are threatened flora species that grow in the region.[5]

Industry

This is mostly an agricultural region with dairy farming and beef cattle breeding the main industries.[1]

Grant

In February 2009 it was announced that the Long Flat Tennis Club will receive a government grant of A$25,000 for resurfacing and refurbishments to the courts which are in a poor state.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ellenborough (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC17095&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-02-25. The Long Flat population is probably included in nearby Ellenborough as Long Flat is not recorded in the 2006 census.. 
  2. ^ "Long Flat Public School". Going to a Public School. New South Wales Department of Education and Training. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long_Flat,_New_South_Wales&action=edit. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  3. ^ 2007 State Election Results Retrieved on 9-3-2009
  4. ^ AEC POLLING PLACE - LONG FLAT Retrieved on 9-3-2009
  5. ^ Threatened Species
  6. ^ Long Flat Tennis Club will receive a government grant Retrieved on 11-3-2009