Dungog New South Wales
The Main Street of Dungog
Dungog
Population:	2,102 [1]
Postcode:	2420
Coordinates:	32°23′54″S 151°45′09″E / 32.39833°S 151.7525°E / -32.39833; 151.7525Coordinates: 32°23′54″S 151°45′09″E / 32.39833°S 151.7525°E / -32.39833; 151.7525
Time zone:  • Summer (DST)	AEST (UTC+10) AEDT (UTC+11)
Property Value:	AUD $228,750[2]
Location:	215 km (134 mi) N of Sydney 76 km (47 mi) NNW of Newcastle 52 km (32 mi) NNE of Maitland 51 km (32 mi) N of Raymond Terrace
LGA:	Dungog Shire Great Lakes Council
Region:	Hunter
County:	Durham[3]
Parish:	Dungog[3]
State District:	Upper Hunter[4]
Federal Division:	Paterson[5]
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Annual Rainfall 28.3 °C 83 °F 3.6 °C 38 °F 1,151.8 mm 45.3 in
Localities around Dungog: Sugarloaf Bendolba, Fosterton Alison Tabbil Creek Dungog Alison Tabbil Creek Tabbil Creek Alison

Dungog is a country town on the Williams River in the upper Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia.^[6][7] It is the centre of the Dungog Shire Local Government Area (LGA) and at the 2006 census it had a population of 2,102 people.^[1] The area includes the Fosterton Loop, 22 kilometres (14 mi) of road, used in the annual Pedalfest. A small portion of Dungog lies in the Great Lakes Council LGA.^[6][7]

It is in the middle of dairy and timber country. Dungog High School has approximately 720 students^[8], 55 teachers, 42 rooms, 330 computers, 2 ovals and school grounds of roughly 8 hectares (20 acres).^{[citation needed]} Children from nearly all of the surrounding towns (e.g: Gresford, Paterson, Vacy, Wallarobba, Martins Creek, East Gresford, and Glen Martin) attend.

The town's railway station has been served by the North Coast railway line since 1911. There are approximately six regional rail services and six XPT (eXpress Passenger Train) services a day to Dungog, run by CityRail and CountryLink. The two afternoon CityRail services were formerly run by 620 & 720 railcars but are now run by the new Hunter railcars.

Dungog has a large football (soccer) club which dominates regional competitions and is now a contender for the premiership in each age division, and also a Rugby League club called The Dungog Warriors which has teams in the adults and juniors.

Popular Dungog events are - the Dungog Film Festival hosted at the James theatre, the Dungog agricultural show, Pedalfest, the Dungog rodeo, and the Thunderbolt rally. Each of these events showcase local produce and talent and bring tourists to the region.

Dungog is the home of the "James Theatre", the oldest cinema still running in NSW. It receives new movie releases soon after cinemas in more populated areas. The Dungog Film Festival, inaugurated on 31 May 2007, is a film festival which serves the dual purposes of encouraging the local tourism industry and showcasing Australian cinema. It takes place over four days and some of the proceeds go towards preserving the James Theatre.^[9][10][11]

Dungog is the home of many sportsmen and celebrities including Kevin Bacon, plus cricketer Doug Walters and geographer Reginald Golledge who were both born in Dungog. Dave Sands - one of Australia's well known boxers was killed near Dungog in 1952 aged 26.

[edit] References

• "Chichester Dam". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_061151.shtml. Retrieved 2008-06-02. 

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