Area 6.2 km² Established October 25, 1991 | Phone +61 1300 130 708 Nearest town or city City of Gosford | |
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Managing authorities Website Wyrrabalong National Park See also Protected areas of
New South Wales Address Magenta NSW 2261, Australia Hours Open today · 8:30AM–4PMFriday8:30AM–4PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8:30AM–4PMTuesday8:30AM–4PMWednesday8:30AM–4PMThursday8:30AM–4PMSuggest an edit Management National Parks and Wildlife Service Similar Norah Head Lighthouse, Norah Head Holiday P, Toowoon Bay Holiday P, Two Shores Holiday V, Canton Beach Holiday P | ||
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The Wyrrabalong National Park is a protected national park that is located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 620-hectare (1,500-acre) national park consists of two main sections; the northern section consists of approximately 480 hectares (1,200 acres) and covers a substantial area of the peninsula between The Entrance and Norah Head as well as Terilbah and Pelican Islands within Tuggerah Lake. The southern section consists of about 120 hectares (300 acres) of the coast, from Shelly Beach south to Forresters Beach. The park is also noted for containing the last significant coastal (littoral) rainforest on the Central Coast.
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Most of the park lies in the Tuggerah Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for a variety of water and woodland birds.
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History
The land now occupied by Wyrrabalong National Park was first inhabited by the indigenous Darkinjung and Awabakal peoples. The Darkinjung occupied the southern section and The Awabakal occupied the northern section. It is believed Europeans first discovered the Tuggerah Lakes in 1796. It was found by Governor of Tasmania, Colonel David Collins, who had arrived on the First Fleet, during the search for an escaped convict, Mary Morgan, who was said to be living with the Aborigines to the North of the Hawkesbury River.