Empire Bay, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Empire Bay
City:Central Coast
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Postcode:2257
Pop:2,274
Elevation:3
Area:1.1
Parish:Kincumber
Stategov:Terrigal
Fedgov:Robertson
Dist1:8
Dir1:E
Location1:Woy Woy
Dist2:18
Dir2:S
Location2:Gosford
Dist3:95
Dir3:NNE
Location3:Sydney
Near-Nw:Brisbane Water
Near-N:Davistown
Near-Ne:Kincumber
Near-W:St Huberts Island
Near-E:Bensville
Near-Sw:Daleys Point
Near-S:Killcare Heights
Near-Se:Bensville

Empire Bay is a suburb on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area.

Empire Bay was originally known as Sorrento being the name of a large boarding house in the locality. The land was subdivided in 1905. The name changed to Empire Bay in 1908 when a Postal Receiving Office was opened in a building attached to the boarding house. The name was changed because there was already a post office named Sorrento in Victoria and Empire Bay was chosen because there was no other such name in the Commonwealth. The name was officially changed on 24 May 1908. William Huggart who owned Sorrento House was the first postmaster. In 1909 the status of the office was changed to Post Office. It was moved into C. C. Swinburne's general store when he became Postmaster in 1910.[1]

Transport Links

Empire Bay is serviced by regular Busways bus services with connections to Woy Woy shopping centre and railway station, the Ettalong Beach retail centre, Kincumber and Erina Fair. The village is also serviced by Central Coast Ferries on the Woy Woy to Empire Bay route via Saratoga and Davistown.

History

The original Empire Bay general store was built 1910 to 1912.

Notes and References

  1. Pratt, Eileen (1978) Place Names of the Central Coast. Brisbane Water Historical Society and The Entrance and District Society. p. 4