Ourimbah, New South Wales
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Ourimbah
Ourimbah is a town on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Originally known as Blue Gum Flat. It lies roughly 80km north of the Sydney CBD, lying both on the Sydney to Newcastle CityRail line and the F3 (Sydney-Newcastle) freeway. It consists of a small township (a strip of shops, a couple of service stations, take-aways, pub and bottle shop), a rapidly-developing residential area, and a multi-purpose educational campus. The campus is usually referred to as the Ourimbah Campus of the University of Newcastle, although also known as the Central Coast Campuses.- Country: Australia
- State: New South Wales
- Council: Wyong Shire
- Location:
- Postcode: 2258
Ourimbah achieved notoriety in January 1970 as the venue for an Australian rock festival modelled on Woodstock.
See also
Alison | Bateau Bay | Berkeley Vale | Blue Bay | Budgewoi | Buff Point | Canton Beach | Cedar Brush | Chain Valley Bay | Charmhaven | Chittaway Bay | Chittaway Point | Colongra | Dooralong | Doyalson | Fountaindale | Glenning Valley | Gorokan | Gwandalan | Halekulani | Hamlyn Terrace | Jilliby | Kangy Angy | Kanwal | Killarney Vale | Kulnura | Lake Haven | Lake Munmorah | Lemon Tree | Long Jetty | Magenta | Mannering Park | Mardi | Norah Head | Noraville | Ourimbah | Palmdale | Ravensdale | Rocky Point | San Remo | Shelly Beach | Summerland Point | Tacoma | Tacoma South | The Entrance | The Entrance North | Toowoon Bay | Toukley | Tuggerah | Tuggerawong | Tumbi Umbi | Wadalba | Wallarah | Warnervale | Watanobbi | Woongarrah | Wyong | Wyong Creek | Wyongah | Yarramalong
External links
- An account of the Ourimbah "Pilgrimage For Pop": http://www.milesago.com/Festivals/ourimbah.htm
- A history of Ourimbah: http://www.users.bigpond.com/narrabeen/ourimbah/index.htm
- University of Newcastle, NSW: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/
- Central Coast Campus: http://www.ccc.newcastle.edu.au/
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