28-642: Gosford Hospital is a state owned public hospital in Gosford , New South Wales , Australia . It is part of the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) which is a division of New South Wales Ministry of Health . Gosford Hospital provides a range of medical, surgical and maternity services to the Central Coast region of New South Wales. The former hospital in Gosford, Gosford District Hospital ,
56-652: A friend of the then Governor of New South Wales George Gipps . Acheson's title derives its name from Gosford , a townland (sub-division) of Markethill in County Armagh in Northern Ireland . In 1887, the Main Northern railway line to Sydney was completed, requiring a bridge over the Hawkesbury River and a tunnel through the sandstone ridge west of Woy Woy . The introduction of this transport link and then
84-518: A maximum of 44.8 °C (113 °F) on 18 January 2013, to a low of −4.2 °C (24 °F) on 16 July 1970. Average rainfall is 1314.3 mm, much of which falls in the late summer and autumn. Rainfall is less common in late winter and early spring because of the foehn effect , as the city is located on the leeward side of the Great Dividing Range . The reason for the relatively high amount of annual rainfall compared to other places in
112-674: A new house, Gosford Castle on his Gosford estate. The house would not be completed until after his death. In 1835, he became Governor General of British North America (also Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada ), and commissioner in the Royal Commission for the Investigation of all Grievances Affecting His Majesty's Subjects of Lower Canada . He was instructed to appease the reformists, led by Louis-Joseph Papineau , without giving them any real power. Gosford attempted to distance himself from his predecessor, Lord Aylmer , who had exacerbated
140-926: A performing arts center, greater choice in cafes and restaurants, new library, high speed rail linkage to Sydney and Newcastle, better pedestrian access from the Gosford Hospital, education and research precinct over the railway lines to Mann Street and a new Central Coast University promised at State and Federal elections. As of the 2021 census , there were 4,873 people in Gosford CBD. 58.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 5.0%, and Nepal 4.1%. 64.0% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Nepali at 3.8% and Mandarin at 3.3%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 40.1% and Catholic 15.8%. The Gosford Statistical Area, which incorporates
168-670: A senior club as well, formed from the merger of the Gosford Townies/Giants and the nearby Kariong Kookaburras. The Central Coast Rugby Union features eight first grade clubs and is one of the strongest local rugby union competitions in the state. The city also has local Australian rules and cricket clubs as well as basketball and Netball teams. Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford , GCB , PC (1 August 1776 – 27 March 1849), styled The Honourable Archibald Acheson from 1790 to 1806 and Lord Acheson from 1806 to 1807,
196-556: Is a multi-level building covering eleven storeys and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Newcastle and the University of New England . Medical, nursing, and allied health students are placed there for practical terms. Gosford, New South Wales Gosford is a waterfront city at the northern end of Brisbane Water on the Central Coast in the state of New South Wales , Australia. The Gosford Waterfront
224-504: Is home to: Bus services in Gosford are operated by Busways and Red Bus Services . The Central Coast Highway cuts through Gosford's waterfront area, while its predecessor the Pacific Highway , takes on several names through the CBD itself. Mann Street contains the main public transport links for Gosford, including Gosford railway station , with NSW TrainLink services twice an hour in
252-487: Is known for its boating and scenic views on the shores of Brisbane Water. Gosford is the main commercial hub and gateway of the Central Coast. It is situated approximately 77 km (48 mi) north of Sydney and 86 km (53 mi) south of Newcastle . Gosford is located in the local government area of the Central Coast Council . Gosford, locally nicknamed 'Gossie', is located in the north-eastern part of
280-725: The A-League . The club has won two titles to date, most recently defeating Melbourne City in the 2023 A-League Men Grand Final . Locally, Gosford is the headquarters of the Central Coast Division Rugby League , which owns the Central Coast League Club in downtown Gosford. The suburb of Gosford has one current club, the St. Edwards Bears, and one junior club, the Gosford Kariong Storm . The Storm were initially
308-681: The Irish House of Commons for County Armagh from 1798 until the Act of Union in 1801, when Ireland became part of the United Kingdom. Subsequently, he was a Member of the British House of Commons representing Armagh to 1807, when he succeeded to his father's Irish titles as Earl of Gosford. He entered the British House of Lords in 1811 upon being elected an Irish representative peer . In 1831 he
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#1732851390060336-538: The Northern Eagles . The club, formed as a merger between the previously Gosford-bound North Sydney Bears and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles , played its allocation of Gosford home matches at the purpose-built Central Coast Stadium . The club licence however reverted to Manly in 2003 and the club was dissolved. The Central Coast Mariners professional football club was formed in 2005 to participate in
364-401: The Pacific Highway in 1930 accelerated the development of the region. Gosford became a town in 1885 and was declared a municipality in 1886. It was then declared a Shire in 1947, and a City on 1 January 1980. Mann Street, the spine of the Gosford CBD has been the subject of much debate, with urban planners having ambitions to make Gosford a small smart regional city with various plans for
392-615: The Sydney Basin in the traditional Darkinjung Country. The regional city is one of the two shared administrative hubs of the Central Coast Council, along with Wyong . Gosford is the central business district of the Central Coast region and is the third largest urban area in the state of New South Wales after Sydney and Newcastle. Gosford has been deemed a vital CBD spine under the NSW Metropolitan Strategy following
420-691: The United States . The next month, he issued a reward for the capture of Papineau, and declared martial law in Lower Canada. Lord Gosford resigned in November 1837 and returned to Britain the next year. Lord Durham , was appointed Governor General in 1838. He produced the Durham Report which recommended that Lower Canada and Upper Canada be reunited, with responsible government , which Lord Gosford had unsuccessfully argued against. He married Mary Sparrow,
448-603: The Central Coast and the Hunter region are key issues for corporate business relocation to the region. Aged and personal care and retail are major employers in Gosford. As an entertainment hub, Mann Street enjoys relatively good public transport links and is one of the Central Coast's most popular spots for pubs and clubs and in close proximity to cultural and sporting events. Yacht and other boat building has been undertaken by East Coast Yachts since 1964 in West Gosford. Gosford
476-475: The Hawkesbury River estuary, the Brisbane Water district was explored during the early stages of the settlement of New South Wales . Gosford itself was explored by State Governor Arthur Phillip between 1788 and 1789. The area was difficult to access and settlement began around 1823. By the late 19th century the agriculture in the region was diversifying, with market gardens and citrus orchards occupying
504-474: The frontage for much of the commercial district. In the centre of Gosford is a shopping and community precinct, including Kibble Park , William Street Mall, Gosford City Library, the Imperial Shopping Centre and a full range of shops, cafes, banks and services. A renewed period of optimism has followed demolition of several derelict buildings and several infrastructure investment projects including
532-602: The full fibre optic telecommunications rollout of the National Broadband Network in 2012 in the city's CBD as well as the so-called Kibbleplex project, announced in 2013 that plans to house the new regional library, tertiary teaching rooms and associated organisations. Gosford is situated along an identified business growth corridor between Erina, the West Gosford light industrial zone and Somersby . Connectivity of main roads and rail travel times between Sydney ,
560-619: The hostility of French-Canadians to the British administration. Gosford officially established the Diocese of Montreal in 1836, though it had been unofficially created a few years before. In August of that year Gosford dissolved the Legislative Assembly when they refused to pass his budget. In November, Lord Gosford learned of the planned Lower Canada Rebellion and had many of Papineau's followers arrested, although Papineau himself escaped to
588-520: The merging of City of Gosford Council and Wyong Shire Council in 2016, forming the current Central Coast Council administration. The population of the Gosford area was 169,053 in 2016. Until white settlement , the area around Gosford was inhabited by the Guringai peoples, who were principally coastal-dwellers, and the Darkinjung people that inhabited the hinterland . Along with the other land around
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#1732851390060616-511: The off-peak to Sydney Central and Newcastle Interchange , with more frequent services in the morning and evening peaks. All major digital-only television channels are available in Gosford. The networks and the channels they broadcast are listed as follows: Of the three main commercial networks: Radio stations that broadcast to the city are: Gosford formerly had a professional team in the National Rugby League from 2000 until 2002,
644-434: The rich soil left after the timber harvest. As late as 1850, the road between Hawkesbury (near Pittwater) and Brisbane Water was a cart wheel track. Typical of early Colonial settlement, convicts lived and worked in the Gosford area. In 1825, Gosford's population reached 100, of whom 50% were convicts. East Gosford was the first centre of settlement. Gosford was named in 1839 after Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford –
672-500: The vicinity is the shape and orientation of the coastline which makes Gosford (and the Central Coast region in general) slightly more prone to rain from southerly winds. Gosford proper is located in a valley with President's Hill on the city's western border, Rumbalara Reserve on its eastern border, and Brisbane Water to the city's south. Mann Street, Gosford's main street and part of the Pacific Highway, runs north–south and contains
700-594: The whole of Gosford's city and suburbs, includes Avoca Beach , Erina , Ettalong Beach , Kariong , Kincumber , Narara , Terrigal , Woy Woy , and Wyoming , and at the 2021 census had a population of 178,427. Gosford has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cfa) with warm summers and mild winters. In summer, temperatures average about 27–28 °C in the day with high humidity and about 17–18 °C at night. Winters are mild with cool overnight temperatures and mild to occasionally warm daytime temperatures with lower humidity. Records range from
728-404: Was a British politician who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada and Governor General of British North America in the 19th century. Acheson was born on 1 August 1776 at Markethill , County Armagh , Ireland. Gosford was the son of Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford , and his wife Millicent (née Pole). He succeeded his father to his titles and estates in 1807. Acheson sat in
756-526: Was appointed the first Lord Lieutenant of Armagh for life, having previously been a Governor of Armagh since 1805. The new position incorporated the post of Custos Rotulorum of County Armagh which he also already held. He was created Baron Worlingham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1835 and thus became a member of the UK House of Lords in his own right. He commissioned Thomas Hopper (1776–1856) to design
784-648: Was opened by Hon C.A. Kelly, M.L.A., on 26 May 1945. There have been progressive upgrades and expansion to the medical, patient, and staff facilities throughout the history of the hospital. This includes the adaption of buildings in and around the hospital to provide additional health services. The hospital's emergency department is the third busiest in the state. Patients needing advanced care in specialties not present in Gosford, such as cardio-thoracic or neurosurgery, are transferred to other NSW hospitals including Royal North Shore Hospital , John Hunter Hospital or Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children . Gosford Hospital
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