Bobs Farm, New South Wales

elevation = 7.2
elevation_footnotes= ref|elevation|Note2
area = 37.3
area_footnotes = ref|area|Note3
timezone = AEST
utc = +10
timezone-dst = AEDT
utc-dst = +11
propval =
dist1 = 191
dir1 = NNE
location1 = Sydney
dist2 = 43.8
dir2 = NE
location2 = Newcastle
dist3 = 29
dir3 = E
location3 = Raymond Terrace
lga = Port Stephens Councilcite web|url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6400&region=HT|title=Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens|publisher=New South Wales Department of Local Government|accessdate=2008-06-08]
region = Hunter
county = Gloucestercite web|url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=TRqwwpWA|title=Geographical Names Register Extract: Bob's Farm|work=Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW|publisher=Geographical Names Board of New South Wales|accessdate=2008-05-23]
parish = Tomaree
stategov = Port Stephens
fedgov = Paterson
maxtemp = 27.3
mintemp = 8.4
rainfall = 1348.9
near-n = "Tilligerry Creek"
near-ne = "Port Stephens"
near-e = Anna Bay
near-se = "Tasman Sea"
near-s = "Tasman Sea"
near-sw = Salt Ash, "Tasman Sea"
near-w = "Tilligerry Creek", Salt Ash
near-nw = "Tilligerry Creek"

Bobs Farm is a sparsely populated rural suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the main road between Newcastle and Nelson Bay home to a number of small, boutique style vineyards and wineries and a thriving aquaculture industry.

Geography

"Bob's Farm" is the first suburb of the Tomaree Peninsula when travelling towards Nelson Bay. It is bounded on the north almost entirely by Tilligerry Creek. A small part at the north-eastern eand of the northern border meets Port Stephens. The southern border is occupied entirely by Stockton Beach.

Demographics

Most of the suburb's population lies along the two main roads in the area, Marsh Road and Nelson Bay Road. Tin City, a collection of squatters shacks is built on Stockton Beach near the border between Bobs Farm and Salt Ash.

Aquaculture industry

"Bobs Farm" is the centre of a thriving, environmentally friendly, aquaculture industry that exports technology. In 2007 pioneering aquaculture technology, based around a recirculating system that is the only one in the world to provide consistent reproduction, was sold for the creation of six farms in the United States. Discussions are in progress with companies in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. An education and tourism centre is currently (as of August 2007) under construction at the site of Tailor Made Fish Farms. [Port Stephens Examiner, 9 August 2007] [cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2006/s1595078.htm|title=Farm tailor-made for barra|author=Sean Murphy|publisher=abc.net.au|date=2006-03-19|accessdate=2008-05-23] In addition to it being environmentally friendly and providing consistent results, the technology developed at "Bobs Farm" is expected to reduce capitalisation costs. [cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200609/ai_n16704432|title=Tailor Made Fish Farms Reduces Costs|publisher=Market Wire|date=2006-09-05|accessdate=2008-05-23]

Notes

# The population figure presented here is an approximation based on ABS QuickStats data. The Bob's Farm ABS Census Collection District (CCD) [cite web|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/ImageServer?id=map,Census,2006,SSC16351|title=Bob's Farm CCD map|work=2006 Census QuickStats|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=2007-10-25|accessdate=2008-05-23] is different in shape and size to the suburb of Bob's Farm that is listed on the Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. [DoL suburb image|name=Bob's Farm|codename=Bobs&20Farm|accessdate=2008-05-23] The population data for this CCD includes residents of other suburbs while excluding residents of Bob's Farm who are instead included in the Anna Bay CCD data.
# Bob's Farm is primarily flat however it does have some elevated areas. The figure presented represents the average elevation throughout most of the suburb as shown on topographic maps 93323N MORNA POINT and 92322N WILIAMTOWN (1:25000 scale).
# Area calculation is based on NSW GNB maps and 1:100000 maps 9332 PORT STEPHENS and 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References

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External links

* [http://www.tailormadefishfarms.com.au Tailor Made Fish Farms]