Tuggerah, New South Wales

Tuggerah
Central Coast, New South Wales
Population: 938 (2006 census)
Postcode: 2259
Area: 1.8 km² (0.7 sq mi)
Location:
LGA: Wyong Shire
Parish: Tuggerah
State District: Wyong, The Entrance
Federal Division: Dobell
Suburbs around Tuggerah:
Wyong Wyong Tacoma South
Mardi Tuggerah Tuggerah Lake
Kangy Angy Berkeley Vale Chittaway Point

Tuggerah is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Main North Line and Sydney-Newcastle Freeway about 90 km north of Sydney. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area.

Not to be confused with Tuggerah, QLD, Tuggerah was originally an Aboriginal word but its true meaning is not agreed upon by all sources. Some say that it originally meant 'cold' or 'cold place'[1] and some say 'savannah grasslands'.[2]

The town is a major industrial and commercial area for the Central Coast, and has the region's second largest shopping centre – Westfield Tuggerah – as well as a home improvement centre including several factory outlets. Tuggerah also holds the popular Slam Skate Board Factory, an indoor skateboarding and BMX park.

It has the second smallest populace of any suburb on the central coast.

References

  1. ^ [1] C. A. IRISH, Names of Railway Stations in New South Wales. With their Meaning and Origin, Royal Australian Historical Society. Vol 13, Part 2, pages 99-144, Year: 1927
  2. ^ [2] Hotel.com.au, Tuggerah, Central Coast Guides Attractions Events in New South Wales, Viewed: December 2009

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