- Wangi Wangi, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Wangi Wangi
city =
state = nsw
caption = Wangi Power Station
lga = City of Lake Macquarie
postcode = 2267
pop = 2772 (2006 census)
area =
est =
parish = Awaba
stategov = Lake Macquarie
fedgov = Charlton
dist1 = 16
dir1 = ENE
location1= Morisset
near-nw = Arcadia Vale
near-n = "Lake Macquarie"
near-ne =
near-w = Arcadia Vale
near-e = "Lake Macquarie"
near-sw =
near-s = "Lake Macquarie"
near-se =Wangi Wangi is a suburb of the
City of Lake Macquarie inNew South Wales ,Australia , which forms a peninsula jutting eastwards into Lake Macquarie. It is well known as the former home of artistWilliam Dobell . The suburb is also home to the Wangi Power Station, which operated from 1956 to 1986.Wangi Wangi has an
*RSL ,
* Bowling club,
* Workers Club,
*Caravan Park ,
*Chemist ,
* Parks,
*Church ,
*Butcher ,
*IGA Supermarket/Liquor store,
*Scout group
* Primary School,
* Hardware store,
* Peter PanPre-school ,
*Netball Courts,
* Athletics club,
* Sporting field,
*Newsagent ,
* Real Estate Agents,
*Post Office ,
* Petrol station/mechannical workshop,
* Hairdressers, and
* Takeaway Hot food.Wangi Wangi has also had it's own
Rugby League team over the years being the Wangi Warriors. There is also a number of bushwalking tracks around the bushland. Some of which are host to gun emplacements, during the course ofWorld War 2 .External links
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/new-south-wales/wangi-wangi/2005/02/17/1108500200054.html Travel guide to Wangi Wangi] Sydney Morning Herald
* Wangi Wangi RSL [http://www.wangirsl.com.au/] - Great display of War memorabilia.
* Wangi wangi Workers [http://www.wangiworkers.com.au/]
* Wangi Wangi Pub [http://www.wangihotel.com.au/] - Also offers Accomodation.
* Gun Emplacement Bunker Picture [http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyeweed/2323925032/]
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