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Long Flat, New South Wales - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 31°26′S 152°29′E / 31.433°S 152.483°E

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Long Flat
New South Wales

Hotel and general store in Long Flat

Long Flat

Coordinates

31°26′S 152°29′E / 31.433°S 152.483°E

Population

112 (SAL 2021)^[1]

Postcode(s)

2446

Elevation

60 m (197 ft)

Location

30 km (19 mi) W of Wauchope
133 km (83 mi) ESE of Walcha
48 km (30 mi) W of Port Macquarie
409 km (254 mi) NNE of Sydney

LGA(s)

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council

Cowangara

Localities around Long Flat:
Kindee	Pappinbarra	Hollisdale
Yarras	Long Flat	Bagnoo
Ellenborough	Comboyne	Byabarra

Long Flat is a rural village situated on the Oxley Highway and the southern bank of the Hastings River. This village is about 50 kilometres west of Port Macquarie, 30 kilometres west of Wauchope and 133 km east of Walcha. The boundaries are within the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Local Government Area and Macquarie County.

Village

The Long Flat village has a class four primary school, hotel, community hall, recreation ground, tennis court and general store. Long Flat Public School has 36 students enrolled for classes Kindergarten to Year 6 in 2013. The 2011 census did not record Long Flat's population, however it shows that the population of the district including the localities of Kindee, Toms Creek, Ellenborough and Birdwood was 294. The Electoral district of Oxley records show that 296 people voted there in 2007.^[3] Long Flat voting in the Division of Lyne recorded 286 voters who placed their votes in the village in 2007.^[4]

Flora and fauna

Native animals that may be seen in the region include echidnas, goannas, kangaroos, platypus, wallabies, yabbies and crayfish, turtles and possums. There are fish in the river. The area has a diverse range of birds including bowerbirds, king parrots, kingfishers, honeyeaters and wedge-tailed eagles.

Big Nellie Hakea (Hakea archaeoides) and Tree Guinea Flower (Hibbertia hexandra) are threatened flora species that grow in the region.^[5]

Industry

This is mostly an agricultural region with dairy farming and beef cattle breeding the main industries.^[2]

Grant

In February 2009 it was announced that the Long Flat Tennis Club would receive a government grant of A$25,000 for resurfacing and refurbishments to the courts which were in a poor state. The upgrade work was subsequently done and the club now has a thriving competition held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings during the summer months.^[6]

Events

The Long Flat Pub Run: This annual event for motorcyclists has been held for over 30 years and is popular with motorcyclists from all over NSW and Qld. It is held each year on the last weekend of November.

Longflat pub is now the home of the Dale Freeman Memorial rally, another big motorcycle and music event that raises money and awareness of suicide prevention. This event is building every year and becoming a fantastic event for everybody.

Sea Food Day: This event is always held on the first Saturday in December and has been held for 25 years. It is a major fund raiser for the local Rugby League team and attracts people from Port Macquarie, Wauchope and surrounding areas.

Campdraft: Held in August each year at the Long Flat Showground this is one of the largest Campdrafts in NSW.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Long Flat (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ellenborough (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
^ 2007 State Election Results Retrieved on 9-3-2009
^ AEC POLLING PLACE - LONG FLAT Retrieved on 9-3-2009
^ Threatened Species
^ Long Flat Tennis Club will receive a government grant Archived 17 July 2012 at archive.today Retrieved on 11-3-2009

v t e Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia
Federal divisions	Cowper Lyne
State electorates	Coffs Harbour Myall Lakes Oxley Port Macquarie
Local government areas	Bellingen Coffs Harbour Kempsey Nambucca Valley Port Macquarie-Hastings Greater Taree
Cities	Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie
Towns / suburbs	Arakoon Batar Bellingen Birdwood Boambee Bonny Hills Bonville Bostobrick Bowraville Camden Haven Collombatti Comboyne Coopernook Coramba Corindi Beach Crescent Head Cundletown Dorrigo Ellenborough Forster Frederickton Hannam Vale Harrington Hat Head Herons Creek Jerseyville Karangi Kempsey Kendall Kew Kinchela Kindee Kolodong Korora Krambach Kundabung Lake Cathie Lansdowne Laurieton Long Flat Lowanna Macksville Manning Point Mylestom Nambucca Heads Nana Glen Newee Creek New Entrance North Haven Oceanside Old Bar Park Beach Raleigh Repton Sawtell Scotts Head Smithtown South West Rocks Taree Taylors Arm Telegraph Point Thora Toms Creek Tinonee Toormina Tuncurry Ulong Urunga Valla Warrell Creek Wingham Woolgoolga Wauchope
Rivers	Apsley Barnard Barrington Bellinger Bowman Camden Haven Cells Christmas Coolongolook Cooplacurripa Crawford Dawson Doyles Ellenborough Forbes Georges Hastings Kalang Kunderang Lansdowne Macleay Manning Maria Mummel Myall Lakes Myall Nambucca Never Never Nowendoc Pappinbarra Pipers Ralfes Rosewood Rowleys Smiths Lake Stewarts Taylors Throne Tobins Walcrow Wallamba Wallingat Wallis Lake Wang Wauk Williams Wilson
Ranges and mountains	Banda Banda Three Brothers
National parks / Nature reserves / Important Bird Areas	Coocumbac Island Nature Reserve Dooragan NP Ellenborough Falls Hastings-Macleay IBA Hat Head NP Kattang Nature Reserve Limeburners Creek NP Maria NP Middle Brother NP Sea Acres NP
Major tourist attractions	Big Banana Billabong Zoo North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Willi Willi Caves

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