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Line 1: {{Use Australian English\|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~January~~March ~~2011~~2021}} ~~{{more citations needed\|date=June 2011}}~~ {{Infobox Australian place \| type = suburb Line 9 ⟶ 8: \| image = Crackneck.png \| caption = Crackneck Lookout \| local_map = yes \| zoom = 12 \| pop = 12146 \| pop_year = {{CensusAU\|2016}} \| pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS">{{Census 2016 AUS \| id = SSC10227 \| name = Bateau Bay (State Suburb) \| quick = on \| ~~accessdate~~access-date = ~~2018-03-~~18 March 2018}}</ref> \| elevation = 12 \| postcode = 2261 \| coordinates = {{coord\|33.382\|S\|151.485\|E\|display=inline,title}} Line 17 ⟶ 19: \| dist1 = 6 \| dir1 = SSW \| location1 = [[The Entrance, New South Wales\|The Entrance]] \| dist2 = 17 \| dir2 = NE \| location2 = [[~~Gosford, New South Wales\|~~Gosford]] \| dist3 = 97 \| dir3 = NNE \| location3 = [[Sydney]] \| dist4 = 69 \| dir4 = SSW \| location4 = [[Newcastle, New South Wales\|Newcastle]] \| lga = {{NSWcity\|Central Coast Council\|b1=on}} \| parish = [[Tuggerah, New South Wales\|Tuggerah]] Line 36 ⟶ 44: }} '''Bateau Bay''' is a [[List of Central Coast suburbs\|suburb]] of the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)\|Central Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/central-coast/wyong-area/bateau-bay\|title=Bateau Bay\|publisher=Destination NSW\|access-date=17 October 2013}}</ref> ~~It is part of the {{NSWcity\|Central Coast Council\|b1=on}} local government area. Bateau Bay lies in the area known as [[Darkinjung, New South Wales\|Darkinjung]] to [[Indigenous Australians]].~~ "Bateau" is [[French language\|French]] for "boat." The suburb was previously known as Boat Harbour, it was changed to the French version as a marketing activity in the 1970s.{{Citation needed\|date=April 2019\|reason=No information immediately available in web search}} ==Geography== Bateau Bay is about 6 km south of the town of [[The Entrance, New South Wales\|The Entrance]] and 17 km northeast of [[Gosford, New South Wales\|Gosford]]'s [[central business district]]. Bateau Bay Beach provides access to Crackneck Point, which is a popular local surfing spot. Crackneck Point Lookout (about 100 metres above sea level) is a short distance from the beach, where there is a large clearing and carpark with information boards and a picnic-~~barbeque~~barbecue area. It provides views of The Entrance peninsula and north across Tuggerah Lakes. ===Wyrrabalong National Park=== Line 45 ⟶ 53: Part of Bateau Bay is covered by the southern 140 ha section of [[Wyrrabalong National Park]]. A feature of the park's coastal cliffs are extensive rock platforms, which are good bases for rock fishing or low tide exploration. Wyrrabalong National Park is a haven for marine, bird, and native wildlife, which include [[goannas]], [[bandicoots]], fantails, and the [[tawny frogmouth]]. A 1.6 km walk through Wyrrabalong National Park links Crackneck Point Lookout and Forresters Beach. ==History== The settlement was declared a [[village]], under the name "Village of Bateau Bay", by [[Minister for Lands and Property\|Minister for Lands]] [[Ernest Buttenshaw]] on 13 August 1937.<ref>{{cite news \|title=VILLAGE OF BATEAU BAY \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/224748278 \|work=[[Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales]] \|date=13 August 1937}}</ref> It had previously been called Boat Harbour,<ref>{{cite news \|last=Random \|first=John \|date=3 July 1937 \|title=The Two Million \|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)\|The Daily Telegraph]] \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/247221530}}</ref> and continued to be known as Boat Harbour locally. The name "Boat Harbour" was discontinued by the [[Geographical Names Board of New South Wales]] on 29 August 1975.<ref>{{cite news \|title=GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966 \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220190603 \|work=[[Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales]] \|date=29 August 1975}}</ref> ==Population== According to the [[~~Census~~2016 inAustralian ~~Australia#2016~~census\|2016 census]] of Population, there were 12,146 people in Bateau Bay. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population. * 83.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.3% and New Zealand 1.4%. Line 56 ⟶ 67: [[Image:EDSACC.JPG\|thumb\|180px\|right\|EDSACC South Fields]] The Entrance District Sporting and Community Centre (EDSACC) is located on The Entrance Road, between Yakalla Street and Eastern Road. The precinct is separated into three areas: EDSACC North Ovals (soccer), EDSACC South Ovals (rugby league), and a Sports Centre that bisects the two. At the very south of the precinct is a [[golf]] driving range and a [[ten-pin bowling]] centre. EDSACC is home to the [[Killarney District ~~Football~~Soccer Club]] and [[The Entrance Tigers]] Rugby League Club, as well as EDSACC Croquet Club. There are within the suburb fields that allow for playing of [[rugby league]], [[rugby union]], [[Football (soccer)\|soccer]], [[Australian rules football]], [[softball]], [[baseball]], and [[cricket]] EDSACC building has had a number of names in its time and provides [[tennis court]]s, indoor [[basketball court]]s, and a [[gym]]nasium, and was opened in 1979 by the [[Governors of New South Wales\|Governor]] of [[New South Wales]], [[Arthur Roden Cutler\|Sir Roden Cutler]]. Line 64 ⟶ 75: The precinct also has a [[golf]] driving range, which was formerly a football field, but was deemed unsafe due to its uneven surface. The home side—The Entrance Bateau Bay Blues—was forced to relocate to a field on Mingara's property at [[Tumbi Umbi, New South Wales\|Tumbi Umbi]]. The Blues have since resettled at Eastern Road Oval in Killarney Vale. Pat Morley Oval, located on Cresthaven Avenue, was until the early 1980s a [[landfill\|rubbish tip]] and nightsoil depot and was used as a football oval in the 1990s. Development of a new oval adjacent to the existing Pat Morley Oval was completed in 2010, and is used for cricket and Australian rules football. ~~[http://www.theblues.org.au/~~ The Entrance Bateau Bay Blues AFL Club] will relocate there in 2011. Central Coast Softball will also use the new ground in the summer season. The main ground is home to The Entrance Bateau Bay United ~~Soccer~~Football Club, the oldest soccer club on the Central Coast, having been established in ~~1949~~1952.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ccfhistory.com.au/clubs \|title=Clubs\|author=CCF History \|access-date=1 October 2022 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919104745/http://www.ccfhistory.com.au/clubs \|archive-date=19 September 2021 }}</ref> Sir Joseph Banks Oval, located behind Cresthaven Shopping Centre, is used by The Entrance Rams Rugby Union club. Line 71 ⟶ 81: [[Image:Stockland Bay Village.JPG\|thumb\|right\|180px\|[[Stockland Bay Village]]]] [[Bateau Bay Square]] (formerly known as '''Stockland Bay Village''' and ''' Bay Village''') is a shopping centre which was opened inon the 28th of August 1984,a week after the original planned scheduled opening of ~~January~~August ~~1985~~21st and is operated by [[Charter Hall]]. It is mainly tenanted with chain stores with few independent retailers. This piece of land is a new addition to the boundary of Bateau Bay, prior to construction it was included in the boundary of [[Killarney Vale]]. It is located next to a Central Coast Shire Council works depot. The centre has removed many retailers and financial services from the existing local areas, creating a questionable positive impact on local shopping. The centre is surrounded by carparks with few pedestrian access routes.~~{{citation needed\|date=June 2016}}~~ A smaller centre, Cresthaven Shopping Centre opened in 2003. Several other clusters of shops are located throughout Bateau Bay.~~{{citation needed\|date=June 2016}}~~ ==Clubs== [[Image:Bateau Bay Bowling Club.JPG\|thumb\|220px\|right\|Bateau Bay Bowling Club]] Bateau Bay Bowling Club is located on the corner of ~~Pheasent~~Pheasant Avenue and Bias Avenue. It ~~is owned by the Canturbury Leagues Club and features~~has TAB facilities, a [[Bar (counter)\|bar]], and a [[bistro]], as well as an undercover carpark. The club has three [[bowling green]]s~~, has more active bowling members than any other club in the state,{{citation needed\|date=June 2011}} and~~ is strong in competitions run statewide. The Entrance Leagues Club is located on The Entrance Road adjacent to [[~~Stockland~~Bateau Bay ~~Village~~Square]]. The club ~~house~~ was first opened in 1992. It has 11over 15,000 members ~~and has recently undergone renovations~~. It ~~now~~ features a large carpark as well as an auditorium, TAB facilities, bar and bistro, function ~~room~~rooms, and a members courtesy bus. The Entrance Leagues Club is a major sponsor of [[The Entrance Tigers]] Rugby League Club. The Bateau Bay Hotel is located on The Entrance Road between Lumby Drive and Cresthaven Avenue. Its approval date for building was 4 February, and the day of opening was 8 September, in 1980~~. It features a large carpark as well as TAB facilities, two bar areas, drive-through bottle shop, bistro, and beer garden, as well as a motel~~. ==Notable citizens== * [[Ryan O'Hara]] (born 1980) formerly played for The Entrance Tigers. He has played in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL) with the [[Canberra Raiders]] and [[Wests Tigers]]. He currently plays for the [[Jacksonville Axemen]]. * [[Joseph Furst]] (born in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]], 1916; died in Bateau Bay, 2005) was an international film and television actor known for his English language roles. He appeared as [[Professor Zaroff]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story [[The Underwater Menace]]. He also had recurring roles in ''[[The Young Doctors]]'' and four episodes of ''[[A Country Practice]]''. * Israel Cannan is a local musician. In 2004, his ''Heroes In Heaven'' EP was released by ECP Records. The first single, ''Deep'', received airplay on local and national radio stations and the video made it to [[MTV]] and [[Channel V]]. He has also appeared on the Australian soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]'' and, beginning with the 2007 season, Cannan performed the opening theme. He has also played with a range of Australian artists, including [[The Whitlams]], [[Sarah Blasko]], and [[Ash Grunwald]]. * [[Adam Harvey]], an Australian country music singer, lives in Bateau Bay. * [[Teigan Van Roosmalen]], an Australian [[Paralympic Games\|Paralympian]]. * Elijah Milojkovic (born 1994), a local musician and bassist for indie-punk-rock band STUPID BABY. ==Schools== [[Image:Bateau Bay Public School.JPG\|thumb\|right\|Bateau Bay Public School\|200px]] There is one school in Bateau Bay: [[Bateau Bay Public School]] was established in 1980 and has an enrolment of ~~739~~620 students in Kindergarten to Year 6. It was originally located in Brooke Avenue (within Killarney Vale) in demountable buildings before relocating. A school remained at Brooke Avenue due to housing development in the period of planning and construction. ==Issues== The [[suburb]] is bisected by ~~The~~the Entrance Road, a main [[Central Coast (New South Wales)\|Central Coast]] arterial route. There is no differentiation on either side of ~~The~~the Entrance Road,; both areas contain housing stock built in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. Bateau Bay sewerage treatment plant was built in the late 1960s when at the time there was very little nearby development. Treated sewage is discharged into the sea off Bateau Bay at Wonga Point. Some people protest that sewage may end up on the nearby beaches. There has been no major sea pollution from the plant, there is a smell though over the ~~Eastern~~eastern side of the suburb.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=giRZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2013,6785385&dq=wonga+point+bateau&hl=en\|title = The Sydney Morning Herald - Google News Archive Search}}</ref> The treatment plant has operated for longer than most people have been resident. ==Transportation== {{Main\|Red Bus Services}} [[Image:Red Bus of Red Bus Services (Bateau Bay, New South Wales, Australia).jpg\|frame\|Red Bus on The Entrance Road~~\|250px~~]] The Entrance Red Bus Services are the local [[bus]] operator and runs several routes through Bateau Bay. The operator's depot is also located at Bateau Bay on Coleridge Road. Routes that operate through Bateau Bay can be found on the Red Bus website. Line 114 ⟶ 122: * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071008052255/http://www.reports.rpdata.com.au/cgi-bin/vgmsg/RP_Reports/subprofile/rprepgenprofile-pdf.p?type=1&fromhome=1&rep=1&instate=New+South+Wales&insuburb=Bateau+Bay&inpcode=2261 Bateau Bay Suburb Profile] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20071008052936/http://www.reports.rpdata.com.au/cgi-bin/vgmsg/RP_Reports/subprofile/rprepgenprofile-pdf.p?showrep=yes&type=1&rep=1&instate=New%20South%20Wales&inpcode=2261&region=52000864&iregion=52000864&insuburb=Bateau%20Bay archive]) at [https://web.archive.org/web/20040610223035/http://reports.rpdata.com.au/ RP Data Property Reports] * {{NSW GNR\|id=anKqjzsy\|title=Bateau Bay}} [http://www.redbus.com.au/ Red Bus Homepage] [https://web.archive.org/web/20060430040231/http://www.canterburyleague.com.au/content/bateau.asp Bateau Bay Bowling Club] *[http://www.telclub.com.au/ The Entrance Leagues Club] {{Suburbs of Central Coast ~~Shire~~(New South Wales)}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales)]]