The Dungog Shire is nestled in between the Pacific and New England Highways with scenic country roads providing quick access to these main thoroughfares. The Barrington Tops World Heritage National Park provides a stunning and unforgettable backdrop. Geographically situated in the Hunter Valley, Dungog is an easy hour's drive to Newcastle where Newcastle Airport links to the rest of Australia. Its the same distance to the coast and only two and a half hours drive from Sydney.
Dungog offers an extremely sought after location. It is positioned within easy reach of major business markets and other regional and metropolitan centres of Sydney, Newcastle and Maitland, while maintaining a prized lifestyle unmatched in the region. With a solid infrastructure system in place, coupled with its central location, travelling to and from Dungog is a breeze.
Beyond the towns the main roads meander, wooden bridges rattle, herds of cows pass to and from milking, gnarled trees line the way and galahs and rosellas flash their colour in flight. Often there is an alternative route, a gravel road perhaps, to make a round trip, maybe through the forest or criss-crossing creeks and spurs where dogs stare from a farm gate and the kids are out on horses.
It is from these beautiful hills that the name Dungog, 'A Place of Thinly Wooded Hills' was derived. The hills are at their most striking in the early morning or the evening when the light casts long shadows from the trees and mist hangs in the valleys. Dungog first settled in the 1820’s, with its wide streets and country charm it is the shopping and business centre for a thriving community based on beef cattle, controlled logging of hardwoods, dairying, deer farming and tourism.
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