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Tomago

Suburb in New South Wales, Australia

Suburb in New South Wales, Australia

FieldValue
typesuburb
nameTomago
statensw
imageHexham.JPG
captionHexham Bridge connects Tomago to Hexham
coordinates
pushpin_label_positionleft
pop277
pop_year
pop_footnotes
density7.1
postcode2322
elevation3
elevation_footnotesAverage elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
area38.1
area_footnotesArea calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
timezoneAEST
utc+10
timezone-dstAEDT
utc-dst+11
dist1164
dir1N
location1Sydney
dist220
dir2NW
location2Newcastle
dist38
dir3S
location3Raymond Terrace
lgaPort Stephens Council
regionHunter
countyGloucester
parishStockton
stategovPort Stephens
fedgovPaterson
maxtemp27.9
maxtemp_footnotes
mintemp6.4
mintemp_footnotes
rainfall1125.6
rainfall_footnotes
near-nHeatherbrae, Raymond Terrace
near-neWilliamtown
near-eWilliamtown, Fullerton Cove
near-seKooragang
near-sHexham, Kooragang
near-swHexham
near-wTarro
near-nwTarro
local_mapyes
zoom12

| timezone-dst = AEDT | utc-dst = +11 | near-n = Heatherbrae, Raymond Terrace | near-ne = Williamtown | near-e = Williamtown, Fullerton Cove | near-se = Kooragang | near-s = Hexham, Kooragang | near-sw = Hexham | near-w = Tarro | near-nw = Tarro

Tomago is a combined industrial/semi-rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Tomago means "sweet water" in the local Aboriginal language.

Geography

Tomago is primarily flat with sandy soil and is surrounded on three sides by water. The Hunter River flows around the western and southern borders of the suburb. To the east is Fullerton Cove. There is no direct access to the land portion of the neighbouring suburbs of Tarro, Kooragang or Fullerton Cove. Access to and from Hexham is only possible via the Hexham bridges, which are actually located in the suburb of Tarro.

Industry

Major industrial sites in the area are the Tomago aluminium smelter, Forgacs Shipyard, and the Tomago Sandbeds water treatment works. Until 1999, ABB Engineering Construction manufactured coal wagons for the Hunter Valley Coal Chain. In 2009 Volgren opened a factory to body buses, it closed in 2012.

Hunter Region Botanic Gardens

The Hunter Region Botanic Gardens are adjacent to the eastern side of the Pacific Highway in the north of the suburb. The gardens cover an area of 140 ha, including 30 ha of themed parks and 105 ha of natural bushland.

Tomago House

Tomago House and its nearby chapel are heritage listed buildings on Tomago Road, the main road through the suburb, which provides access from the Pacific Highway to Newcastle Airport. The chapel is approximately 250 m to the west of Tomago House on a different block of land.

Notes

References

References

  1. {{Census 2016 AUS
  2. "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". [[New South Wales Division of Local Government]].
  3. "Tomago".
  4. "Port Stephens". [[New South Wales Electoral Commission]].
  5. {{BoM Aust stats
  6. It is located just north of the [[Hunter River, New South Wales
  7. "2016 Census QuickStats:Tomago".
  8. ABB closes plant as coal wagons delivered ''[[Railway Digest]]'' August 1999 page 13
  9. Here & There ''[[Australian Railway History. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin]]'' issue 744 October 1999 page 392
  10. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200407132620/https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/0906/first-nsw-made-volgren-bus-hits-the-streets First NSW made Volgren hits the streets] ''[[Australasian Bus & Coach]]'' 29 June 2009
  11. Volgren Tomago Closes ''[[Australian Bus Panorama]]'' issue 28/2 September 2012 page 35
  12. "About Us". Hunter Region Botanic Gardens.
  13. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045718. Tomago House & Tomago Chapel
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