Darawank, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Darawank
State:nsw
Coordinates:-32.2083°N 152.4967°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Postcode:2428
Elevation:12
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10
Timezone-Dst:AEDT
Utc-Dst:+11
Dist1:293
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:153
Dir2:NNE
Location2:Newcastle
Dist3:14
Dir3:N
Location3:Forster
Dist4:25
Dir4:S
Location4:Taree
Dist5:55
Dir5:NE
Lga:Mid-Coast Council
Region:Mid North Coast
Stategov:Myall Lakes
Fedgov:Lyne
Near-N:Hallidays Point
Near-Ne:Tasman Sea
Near-E:Tasman Sea
Near-Se:Tuncurry
Near-S:Tuncurry
Near-Sw:Nabiac
Near-W:Failford
Near-Nw:Failford

Darawank is a small village area located approximately 10 km north of Forster and Tuncurry along the Lakes Way Road towards Taree where the road meets the Wallamba River.

Darawank is Aboriginal for "Dark Waters".[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.floragreatlakes.info/html/darawank.html Flora of the Great Lakes.