Forresters Beach, New South Wales

Forresters Beach is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia between Terrigal and Bateau Bay. It is the most northerly suburb of the Central Coast Council local government area. Forresters Beach is well known for its reef breaks to surfers. The name "Forresters Beach" comes from Robert Forrester who purchased 50 acres (200,000 m²) of land in 1861.

Retirement Village

The Glen Group sought to purchase land in 2004 to build a large Retirement Village at Forresters Beach. This was disputed largely by local residents who felt that with the new village there would be an increase in population density and the "isolation" of the area would become endangered. Local residents went to the local council in an attempt to block the development of the land, this however failed and the village was built. In 2006 the village became open for retirees to move in.

The Village took the place of Forresters Beach Fun Park which throughout the years had been home to Forresters Beach Bowling Alley, Waterslides, Maze, Bungey Jumping, Go-Karts and home of the Forresters Beach Markets, which were popular in the 1990s. The Putt Putt and Swingers 9 Hole golf course still remains in the area.

Wyrrabalong National Park

The park covers 597 ha but is divided into two separate areas. Wyrrabalong, meaning 'headland looking over the sea' is a word of the Darkinjung people who once occupied the narrow strip of coastline between Forresters Beach and Bateau Bay, which now constitutes the southern section of the park (140 ha). The southern section is characterised by high, exposed coastal cliffs of sandstone and shale and extensive rock platforms at either end that are ideal for fishing and exploring at low tide. There are woodlands of blackbutt, spotted gum and bloodwood along the plateau, with shrubs and heath (mostly coastal banksia and she-oak) on the gentler slopes to the west. Marine and bird life are abundant in the area. Fauna includes goannas, bandicoots, fantails and the tawny frogmouth. Wyrrabalong Lookout is located on Cromarty Hill. There is a car park and an adjacent concrete platform with views to the south and west. This site is also the major TV tower translator for the Wyong area, broadcasting as far as Yarramalong. A short path leads to Wyrrabalong Lookout on the cliff's edge, 132 m above sea-level, from where there are views south to The Skillion. A 1.6 km walking track leads along the cliffs through the attractive woodland to the other viewing platform, Crackneck Lookout (95 m high) where there is a large clearing and car park with information boards and a picnic-barbecue area.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Forresters Beach (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

Coordinates: 33°24′25″S 151°28′34″E / 33.407°S 151.476°E / -33.407; 151.476

Suburbs of the City of Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales

Towns, suburbs and localities	Avoca Beach Bar Point Bensville Blackwall Booker Bay Bouddi Box Head Calga Central Mangrove Cheero Point Cogra Bay Copacabana Daleys Point Davistown East Gosford Empire Bay Erina Erina Heights Ettalong Beach Forresters Beach Glenworth Valley Gosford Green Point Greengrove Gunderman Hardys Bay Holgate Horsfield Bay Kariong Killcare Killcare Heights Kincumber Kincumber South Koolewong Kulnura Lisarow Little Wobby Lower Mangrove MacMasters Beach Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain Marlow Matcham Mooney Mooney Mooney Mooney Creek Mount Elliot Mount White Narara Niagara Park North Avoca North Gosford Patonga Pearl Beach Peats Ridge Phegans Bay Picketts Valley Point Clare Point Frederick Pretty Beach St Huberts Island Saratoga Somersby Spencer Springfield Tascott Terrigal Umina Beach Upper Mangrove Wagstaffe Wamberal Wendoree Park West Gosford Wisemans Ferry Wondabyne Woy Woy Woy Woy Bay Wyoming Yattalunga

Rivers and other waterways	Brisbane Water Erina Creek Ettalong Creek Forresters Creek Kincumber Creek Mangrove Creek Mooney Mooney Creek Mullet Creek Terrigal Lagoon Wamberal Lagoon Woy Woy Creek

National parks	Bouddi Brisbane Water Dharug

Other places and points of interest	Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Highway Erina Fair Sydney–Newcastle Freeway Watagan Mountains

List of Central Coast, New South Wales suburbs

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