Freemans Waterhole is a small quiet town west of Lake Macquarie

Lake Macquarie (New South Wales)

Lake Macquarie is Australia's largest coastal salt water lake, covering an area of in the Hunter Region of New South Wales with most of the City of Lake Macquarie's residents living near its shores. It is connected to the Tasman Sea by a short channel. Lake Macquarie is twice as large as Sydney...

 in New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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, located along State Route 82 between Cooranbong

Cooranbong, New South Wales

Cooranbong is a town and rural suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located west of the town of Morisset off the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway....

 and Mulbring

Mulbring, New South Wales

Mulbring is a village in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. In 2006 Mulbring had a population of 316, which included part of Mount Vincent....

. It is part of the West Ward of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area

Local Government Areas of New South Wales

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. The suburb is mostly bushland, however it contains several farms and two petrol stations.

Nudist camp

Since 1976, Freemans Waterhole has been the site of the ROSCO nudist camp. The camp is built on 40 hectares just to the west of the Freemans Waterhole main road. The suburb was named Freemans Waterhole as a result of ROSCO's presence in the area and the large waterhole that is situated next to the camp. The camp has many facilities including heated pools and spas, tennis and badminton courts, children's play area, recreation halls, a cook house and many other activities. The club maintains a discreet presence and remains closed to the public with membership being acquired by special invitation only.