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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Somersby, New South Wales

Somersby is a semi-rural locality of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, to the northwest of Gosford along the Pacific Highway. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.

Somersby includes sections of the Brisbane Water National Park, within which Somersby Falls are located, as well as the Mount Penang Parklands which are used as a festival and exhibition centre. The Woolshed Function Centre, Australian Reptile Park, a small industrial area near the Kariong Interchange, two juvenile justice centres, and a primary school are features of Somersby. Old Sydney Town, now defunct, was a popular tourist destination in Somersby.

Heritage listings

Somersby has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Places of Worship

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Somersby". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 May 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Mount Penang Parklands". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01667. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.

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