Wangi Wangi Community Page

Wangi Wangi is famous for its associations with artist William Dobell. Known locally just as 'Wangi', Wangi Wangi is a holiday resort town in the City of Lake Macquarie, situated on a long, narrow peninsula which juts out from the western shore of the lake. It is situated 121 km north of Sydney and 4 m above sea-level. Including Rathmines, to the north, the population (of the area) is 6343 (1986 figures). Being so close to the lake, the major drawcards for visitors are fishing, swimming, boating, picnics , camping and the general scenic value of the area.

Once occupied by the Awabakal Aborigines the locality was referred to as Wonde Wonde on an 1826 map. Edward Gostwyck Cory of Paterson became the first European settler when he selected 500 acres here in 1829 but he did little with it. The readily observable approach of peoples along the narrow neck apparently made the peninsula popular with cattle thieves at one time.

A thermal power station opened in 1958, now closed. Myuna Colliery opened in 1981 to supply coal to Eraring Power Station.