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Smiths Lake, New South Wales
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | town |
| name | Smiths Lake |
| state | nsw |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| pop | 1332 |
| pop_year | |
| pop_footnotes | |
| postcode | 2428 |
| timezone | AEST |
| utc | +10 |
| timezone-dst | AEDT |
| utc-dst | +11 |
| dist1 | 274 |
| dir1 | NNE |
| location1 | Sydney |
| dist2 | 142 |
| dir2 | NNE |
| location2 | Newcastle |
| lga | Mid-Coast Council |
| region | Mid North Coast |
| stategov | Myall Lakes |
| fedgov | Lyne |
| near-n | Charlottes Bay |
| near-ne | Pacific Palms |
| near-e | Tasman Sea |
| near-se | Seal Rocks |
| near-s | Yagon |
| near-sw | Myall Lakes |
| near-w | Bungwahl |
| near-nw | Tarbuck Bay |
| timezone-dst = AEDT | utc-dst = +11 | near-n = Charlottes Bay | near-ne = Pacific Palms | near-e = Tasman Sea | near-se = Seal Rocks | near-s = Yagon | near-sw = Myall Lakes | near-w = Bungwahl | near-nw = Tarbuck Bay
Smiths Lake is a small village in the Mid North Coast region of Pacific Palms, located within the Mid-Coast Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Smiths Lake is approximately 274 km north of Sydney. Smiths Lake gives its name to the village, situated nearby. At the 2016 census, Smiths Lake had a population of people.
The lake
Main article: Smiths Lake (New South Wales)
Tourism
Smiths Lake is a popular tourist destination, mostly due to its position next to several waterways. Popular tourist activities include boating and fishing on the local lakes (Smiths Lake, Myall Lakes and Wallis Lake) or swimming and sunbathing at the local beaches (Cellito beach, Blueys beach, Boomerang beach, Elizabeth beach, and Seal Rocks beach – also the unofficially naturist Shelley Beach). Other activities include nature walks in the surrounding national parks or visiting a regional attraction, such as Seal Rocks lighthouse or The Grandis, the tallest tree known in New South Wales at 84.3 m tall.http://www.about-australia.com/travel-guides/new-south-wales/north-coast-nsw/attractions/natural/grandis-the-tallest-tree-in-nsw/
Commercial fishing
Smiths Lake supported a small but viable commercial fishing industry up until April 2007, when the lake was incorporated into the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park. Because of this, the western third of Smiths Lake is classed as a Sanctuary Zone and the northeastern area, known as Symes Bay, is classed as Habitat Protection Zone, which means commercial fishing in more than two thirds of the lake is no longer permitted.
References
- {{Census 2021 AUS
- {{Census 2016 AUS
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