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The Lake Macquarie Local Area Command is located within New South Wales between the Central Coast and Newcastle and covers an area of 648.1km2.
The Major feature of the area is Lake Macquarie itself which is one of the largest coastal salt water lakes in the southern hemisphere, covering an area of about 110km2.
Lake at Sunset
Fast Facts
Population: @183, 000 (Census from 2006) - estimated closer to 193,000 (Lake City Council figures)
Geographic Area: 648.1 square kilometres
Lake Circumference: 174 kilometres
Mean Av. Temp: 22.8 max 14.1 min
Annual Rainfall: 1101.7 mm
Established Industries: mining services, transport, engineering & engineering products
Growing Industries: industrial, commercial & tourism
History
Cave with artwork
Thanks to Mimiga Wajaar Website for these photos
First Inhabitants
The Awabakal tribe first inhabited Lake Macquarie approximately 8,000 years ago. The European meaning of the word Awabakal is "people of the calm surface", with the calm surface interpreted as representing the lake.
The Awabakal tribes territory extended from the southern reaches of the Lake at Swansea, which they knew as Awaba, to the Sugarloaf range in the West and the Hunter River to the north.
"The European meaning of the word
Awabakal is 'people of the calm surface' "
Evidence has been discovered that indicates that the Awabakals used a wide range of natural materials to manufacture a range of items for survival from weapons, implements and utensils to water transport, dwellings, clothing and ornaments. A variety of plants were collected for medicinal purposes, whilst kangaroos and birds were hunted with boomerangs, wombats were smoked from their burrows, and fruits, seeds, nectar and roots were collected for food.
The Awabakal Nature Reserve has been established in the Glenrock State Recreation Area to preserve the tribal remains that have been discovered, with many of the plants and animals used by the tribe still found there today.
White Settlement
Lake Macquarie was discovered in 1800 and was christened Reid's Mistake after Captain William Reid mistakenly entered the lake, thinking it was the Hunter River.
Reid, together with his thirty tonne schooner "Martha" had been sent to take a load of coal from the newly discovered Hunter River back to Sydney. Thinking he had found his destination, he entered the channel at Swansea, where Lake Macquarie meets the Pacific Ocean, and discovered his error - and what is now known as Lake Macquarie.
The name Reid's Mistake was preserved until 1826 when it was officially changed to honour Governor Lachlan Macquarie. The southern headland of the Lake however retained the name and is still called Reid's Mistake.
The Lake with the calm surface
Situated between Newcastle and Sydney, Lake Macquarie is one of the largest coastal salt water lakes in Australia. Lake Macquarie is four times the size of Sydney harbour and offers a variety of commercial and recreational uses. The lake is dotted with secluded bays, secret coves and sandy beaches.
Beaches
Lake Macquarie's beaches offer some of the best surfing on the eastern coast of Australia, with Catherine Hill Bay and Dudley Beach two firm favourites with board riders. Body surfing is also a popular past time at all Lake Macquarie beaches including Redhead, Blacksmiths and Caves Beach.
The Mountains
The Watagan Mountains, situated to the west of Lake Macquarie offer more than just a majestic backdrop to the lake. There are 13 forests scattered through the range, which is studded with lookouts, camping areas, picnic spots, waterfalls and walking trails. The Watagan Mountains are a spectacular natural attraction, best reached from Cooranbong, Mandalong, Freemans Waterhole and West Wallsend.
The Watagan Mountains are a spectacular natural attraction…
The forests of the Watagan Mountains are immensely popular with families and bushwalkers with an array of outdoor activities on offer including abseiling, horseriding, rock climbing and canoeing.
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The address above is for the Lake Macquarie Police Station. There are six police stations within this LAC.
Belmont
2-6 Herbert Street
BELMONT 2280
Phone: 02 4942 9899
Fax: 02 4942 9803
Open 24 hours
Cardiff
30 Kelton Street
CARDIFF 2285
Phone: 02 4956 9875
Fax: 02 4956 9879
Not open 24 hours
Charlestown
25-27 Smith Street
CHARLESTOWN 2290
Phone: 02 4942 9999
Fax: 02 4942 9939
Open 24 hours
Morisset
73 Dora Street
MORISSET 2264
Phone: 02 4973 1444
Fax: 02 4970 5776
Not open 24 hours
Swansea
11-15 Josephson St
SWANSEA 2281
Phone: 02 4942 9840
Fax: 02 4971 1244
Not open 24 hours
Toronto
97 Cary Street
TORONTO 2283
Phone: 02 4950 3699
Fax: 02 4950 3607
Open 24 hours
This LAC covers:
Adamstown Heights 2289
Arcadia Vale 2283
Argenton 2284
Awaba 2283
Balcolyn 2264
Balmoral 2283
Barnsley 2278
Belmont 2280
Belmont North 2280
Belmont South 2280
Bennetts Green 2290
Blackalls Park 2283
Blacksmiths 2281
Bolton Point 2283
Bonnells Bay 2264
Boolaroo 2284
Booragul 2284
Brightwaters 2264
Buttaba 2283
Cameron Park 2285
Cams Wharf 2281
Cardiff 2285
Cardiff Heights 2285
Cardiff South 2285
Carey Bay 2283
Catherine Hill Bay 2281
Caves Beach 2281
Charlestown 2290
Coal Point 2283
Cooranbong 2265
Croudace Bay 2280
Dora Creek 2264
Dudley 2290
Edgeworth 2285
Eleebana 2282
Eraring 2264
Fassifern 2283
Fennell Bay 2283
Fishing Point 2283
Floraville 2280
Freemans Waterhole 2323
Garden Suburb 2289
Gateshead 2290
Glendale 2285
Highfields 2289
Hillsborough 2290
Holmesville 2286
Jewells 2280
Kahibah 2290
Kilaben Bay 2283
Killingworth 2278
Kotara South 2289
Lakelands 2282
Little Pelican 2281
Macquarie Hills 2285
Mandalong 2264
Marmong Point 2284
Martinsville 2265
Mirrabooka 2264
Morisset 2264
Morisset Park 2264
Mount Hutton 2290
Murrays Beach 2281
Myuna Bay 2264
New Lambton Heights 2305
Nords Wharf 2281
Pelican 2281
Pinny Beach 2281
Rankin Park 2287
Rathmines 2283
Redhead 2290
Ryhope 2283
Seahampton 2286
Silverwater 2264
Speers Point 2284
Sunshine 2264
Swansea 2281
Swansea Heads 2281
Teralba 2284
Tingira Heights 2290
Toronto 2283
Valentine 2280
Wakefield 2278
Wangi Wangi 2267
Warners Bay 2282
West Wallsend 2286
Whitebridge 2290
Windale 2306
Windermere Park 2264
Woodrising 2284
Wyee 2259
Wyee Point 2259
Yarrawonga Park 2264
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