10 Facts About Gosford

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Gosford is the city and administrative centre of the Central Coast Council local government area in the heart of the Central Coast region, about 76 kilometres north of Sydney and about 91 kilometres south of Newcastle.

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Until white settlement, the area around Gosford was inhabited by the Guringai peoples, who were principally coastal-dwellers, and the Darkinjung people that inhabited the hinterland.

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Gosford itself was explored by State Governor Arthur Phillip between 1788 and 1789.

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4.

Gosford was named in 1839 after Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford – a friend of the then Governor of New South Wales George Gipps.

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Gosford became a town in 1885 and was declared a municipality in 1886.

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6.

Availability of affordable car parking around Gosford Railway station is an ongoing concern for rail commuters and visitors to Gosford CBD.

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7.

Gosford has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters.

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Gosford proper is located in a valley with President's Hill on the city's western border, Rumbalara Reserve on its eastern border, and Brisbane Water to the city's south.

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9.

Gosford is situated along an identified business growth corridor between Erina, the West Gosford light industrial zone and Somersby.

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10.

Mann Street contains the main public transport links for Gosford, including Gosford railway station, with trains twice an hour to Sydney Central Station and to Newcastle Interchange.

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