Wyong, New South Wales

Wyong was proclaimed a town in 1888 and is currently a major northern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, located approximately 89 km NNE of Sydney. It is the administrative centre for the Wyong Shire local government area. The township of Wyong is a busy central business district, housing the Wyong Shire's Council Chambers, Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council, Wyong Plaza shopping centre, Kooindah Waters Golf & Spa Resort, Wyong TAFE, Court House and several schools, government offices, local businesses and community services.

History
Wyong is situated on the traditional land of the Darkinjung people. Wyong is an indigenous word meaning either 'an edible yam' or 'place of running water'. William Cape was the first European settler to settle in the area and bring cattle and sheep into the district, on a 1000 acre land grant bordering Jilliby Creek in 1825. Cape had two sons who also held land grants.

Historical Sites:
 * Alison Homestead, Cape Road, Wyong Built by Charles Alison, c 1885.
 * Chapmans Store, Cnr Alison Rd. & Hely St., Wyong Opened in 1901.
 * Court House, Alison Road, Wyong (built 1924). This building is built on the site of the first Post Office which opened in 1892.
 * St Cecilia’s Church, Byron St., Wyong. Built in 1908, it is the oldest church in Wyong and is still in use today.
 * "Strathavon", Boyce Avenue, Wyong. Dates from 1912-1913, formerly known as "Hakone".
 * Turreted buildings, Cnr Church St, Wyong. Built by Albert Hamlyn Warner, 1915.
 * Wyong Public School, Alison Rd., Wyong. 1889, last used as school Sep. 1979.

Development
The completion of the F3 Freeway cut the driving time from the Sydney CBD to the suburbs of Wyong down to under 1 hour 40 minutes. Wyong is served by a railway station on the Cityrail network.

The dramatic rate of development has caused concern that the region's infrastructure is currently ill-equipped to provide adequate services such as health care and education.. As such, much development in recent decades has centred on the nearby suburb of Tuggerah, which is situated directly beside the freeway.

The town features a racecourse which is the venue for the Central Coast Amateur Radio Club's annual Central Coast Field Day, held each February. It is claimed that this is the largest such Amateur radio event in the Southern Hemisphere.

Wyong has a strong future in Property Development, said to be one of the next boom suburbs.