Eraring, New South Wales

Eraring is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located on the western shore of Lake Macquarie and north of the town of Morisset.[2]

Eraring
New South Wales
Eraring is located in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
Eraring
Eraring
Coordinates33°03′54″S 151°31′05″E
Population221 (2021 census)[1]
Established1840
Postcode(s)2264[2]
Location7 km (4 mi) NE of Morisset
LGA(s)City of Lake Macquarie
ParishCoorumbung
State electorate(s)Lake Macquarie
Federal division(s)Hunter

History

The area's name is Aboriginal in origin and means "that which gleams or glitters".[3] Eraring was renamed Newport in the hope that a port facility would be built there, but this never happened. Some farming was established. Dr. Leighton Jones, who was known as the Monkey Doctor because he conducted rejuvenation operations using monkey glands, moved into the area in the 1930s. A public school opened in 1924, however, it was shutdown at the start of 2015 due to a lack of students.[3]

Construction began on Eraring Power Station in 1975. It was completed in 1984. Most of the workers live in the surrounding area rather than in Eraring itself.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eraring". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2021. < Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. "Eraring Postcode (NSW)". postcodes.qpzm.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  3. "History of Eraring". Retrieved 30 October 2012.


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