Tea Gardens, New South Wales

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dist1 = 216
dir1 = NNE
location1 = Sydney
dist2 = 77
dir2 = NE
location2 = Newcastle
dist3 = 107
dir3 = SSW
location3 = Forster-Tuncurry
lga = Great Lakes
region = Hunter/Mid North Coast
county = Gloucestercite web|url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=MnKqXtsEIt|title=Geographical Names Register Extract: Tea Gardens (locality)|work=Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW|publisher=Geographical Names Board of New South Wales|accessdate=2008-06-02] cite web|url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=TRjtwpqbGH|title=Geographical Names Register Extract: Tea Gardens (town)|work=Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW|publisher=Geographical Names Board of New South Wales|accessdate=2008-06-02]
parish = Viney Creek/Coweambah
stategov = Port Stephens [Cite web |url=http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/port_stephens|title=Port Stephens|publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission|date=2007-03-24|accessdate=2008-07-09]
stategov2 = Myall Lakes [Cite web |url=http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/myall_lakes|title=Myall Lakes|publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission|date=2007-03-24|accessdate=2008-06-02]
fedgov = Paterson [Cite web|url=http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Paterson&filterby=Electorate|title=Paterson |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|date=2007-10-19|accessdate=2008-06-02]
maxtemp = 27.3
mintemp = 8.4
rainfall = 1348.9
near-n = Nerong
near-ne = Nerong, Hawks Nest
near-e = Hawks Nest
near-se = Hawks Nest
near-s = "Port Stephens"
near-sw = Pindimar
near-w = Nerong, North Arm Cove
near-nw = Nerong

Tea Gardens is a locality in the Great Lakes Council Local Government Area, located near the southern extremity of the Mid North Coast and the northern extremity of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia.DoL suburb image|name=Tea Gardens|codename=Tea%20Gardens|accessdate=2008-06-02] [cite web|url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?region=HT&regiontype=1|title=Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT)|publisher=New South Wales Department of Local Government|accessdate=2008-06-02]

At the 2006 census, Tea Gardens had a population of 2,094, with most of the population resident in the village of Tea Gardens at the southern end of the locality. [Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL173000|name=Tea Gardens (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2008-06-02|quick=on|
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Geography

Tea Gardens extends along the west bank of the Myall River from Port Stephens approximately Convert|14|km|lk=on in a north-north-easterly direction. In the west it reaches the Pacific Highway. The village of Tea Gardens is located at the southern most end of the locality, on the northern shore of Port Stephens on the west bank of the Myall River, which connects the Myall Lakes to the port. It is located directly across the river from Hawks Nest and a two lane traffic bridge connects the two. Tea Gardens is located almost Convert|220|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of Sydney, about Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on southeast of the Pacific Highway on the southern end of the Ramsar Convention listed wetlands of the Myall Lakes.

Wetlands

Due to a number of anthropogenic threats to the wetlands,Fact|date=July 2008 residents of Tea Gardens have established a website to promote the sustainable use of local wetlands. [Cite web|url=http://www.myallwetlands.com|title=Myall Lakes Wetlands|accessdate=2008-07-17] These wetlands are well recognised as the foundation for the village's valuable fishing and tourism sectors.Fact|date=July 2008

References

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