Vacy, New South Wales

Vacy  is a rural locality of the Dungog Shire Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Situated between Gresford and Paterson, the village of Vacy was founded in the 1820s as a private town by John Cory, the owner of a large land grant. Vacy began to prosper in the 1850s and was a busy town by the 1870s. It remained a private town until it was sold in 1927 by the Cory family. The village is located at the junction of the Paterson and Allyn rivers.

Vacy includes a public school, general store, oval, school of arts hall, the Farmers Hotel, a motel, "Eaglereach" resort, a hairdressing salon, post office, cafe, and a church.

Each autumn, Vacy holds a village carnival which is famous for its Jack Russell races. The village carnival also showcases local produce and talent and is a major social event for Vacy.

The well known people who have called Vacy home are Edward Corey who was the first European settler.

Vacy is now the home of working farmers running beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, poultry and horses. Other residents include hobby farmers, as well as those on small rural acreages, retirees and working families.