Crangan Bay, New South Wales
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Crangan Bay is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales
, Australia
, located between Budgewoi
and Swansea
on the bay of the same name. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area
.
The suburb is presently an unpopulated bushland area with kangaroos and koalas and ancient forests, and has not been subject to urban development. Local conservation groups are currently in a fight with a huge urban development company and the Coal and Allied mining company who intend to turn this area into a suburb. This bay is part of the greater Wallarah Peninsula and Lower Hunter bioregions and contains a large proportion of endangered species.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located between Budgewoi
Budgewoi, New South Wales
Budgewoi is a suburb located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the Wyong Shire local government area. Budgewoi itself is located more than 100 km north of the Sydney central business district....
and Swansea
Swansea, New South Wales
Swansea is a locality and commercial centre at the entrance to Lake Macquarie from the Pacific Ocean in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area....
on the bay of the same name. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area
Local Government Areas of New South Wales
The local government areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas...
.
The suburb is presently an unpopulated bushland area with kangaroos and koalas and ancient forests, and has not been subject to urban development. Local conservation groups are currently in a fight with a huge urban development company and the Coal and Allied mining company who intend to turn this area into a suburb. This bay is part of the greater Wallarah Peninsula and Lower Hunter bioregions and contains a large proportion of endangered species.