18-717: Kincumber is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales , Australia, nested between the Kincumba Mountain Reserve and the Kincumber Broadwater and located 87 kilometres (54 mi) north of Sydney via the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway (F3). It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area . It is on Guringgai land A nature reserve, Kincumba Mountain,
36-656: A state are malapportioned. The division was proclaimed at Federation in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election in 1901. The division was named for the fifth Premier of New South Wales , Sir John Robertson . The Division of Robertson was originally anchored in rural central NSW, encompassing the area around Dubbo , Mudgee and Wellington . It moved eastward to take in Gosford in 1913, and since then it has been moved further eastward in successive redistributions. By 1969, it had moved to approximately its current position on
54-576: Is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales . Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined since 1984, at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission . Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of
72-583: Is located within the suburb and is often used by the community for various functions, including picnicking , bush-walking , orienteering , parties , and carnivals . Kincumber is also a skateboarding hub of the Central Coast. It has two skate facilities, one in Frost Reserve and the other in South Kincumber recreation area. The name derives from the local Aboriginal word "kincumba", meaning "towards
90-417: Is now abandoned but still has higher than average levels of radiation and has been deemed unsafe for development. During road widening along Empire Bay Drive a radiological survey was conducted. Generally, the dose rates measured were well below the threshold of 0.7 μSv /h and indicate that the area had been remediated to a reasonable level, with a peak dose rate of 0.82 μSv/h being the only outlyer of
108-568: The 2016 census there were 7,093 people in Kincumber. As of January 2020, Kincumber has a high school , primary school , hotel , shopping centre , library , several restaurants , fast food outlets and a licensed post office . At a federal level, Kincumber is within the Division of Robertson . Previously held on a safe margin by Jim Lloyd of the Liberal Party, the seat changed hands in
126-469: The Central Coast region of New South Wales , Australia . Suburbs are listed here if they are in the Central Coast region and are listed on the Geographical Names Register as suburbs. The area is formed by the boundaries of Central Coast Council , which was a product of the merger of City of Gosford and Wyong Shire in 2016. Division of Robertson The Division of Robertson
144-549: The Central Coast , immediately north of the Hawkesbury River , and now includes none of its original territory. Nonetheless, it has retained the name of Robertson, in part because the Australian Electoral Commission is required to preserve the names of original electorates where possible. Robertson encompasses the towns of Woy Woy , Gosford and Terrigal . Two of its members have served as Senators prior or subsequent to their tenures on Robertson. Former Senator Belinda Neal
162-649: The 2007 Federal Election to the Australian Labor Party's Belinda Neal . In 2010 the seat was won by Labor member Deborah O'Neill. After the 2013 Federal election, Lucy Wicks of the Liberal party held office. The May federal election of 2022, saw Dr Gordon Reid of the Australian Labor Party, win the seat of Robertson. In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly , Kincumber is within the electorate of Terrigal , currently held by Adam Crouch of
180-455: The 2016 election, the seat of Eden-Monaro was long regarded as Australia's most famous bellwether. From the 1972 election until the 2013 election – over 40 years – Eden-Monaro was won by the party that also won government. No longer the nation's famous bellwether seat after the Labor opposition won it at the 2016 election, the nation's new longest-running bellwether is Robertson – continually won by
198-655: The Gosford City Council: "Withdraw your daughter from kindergarten or we will go public with the fact she has HIV". Van Grafhorst and her family lived a relatively normal life in Hastings, where she was permitted to attend school. She eventually died from the disease in 1993, at the age of eleven. On 28 August 2000, the Olympic torch relay passed through Kincumber en route to the Sydney Olympic Stadium . According to
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#1732851128847216-505: The Kincumber area include axe-grinding grooves and rock engravings on Kincumba Mountain. Due to the freshwater creek, water access from Brisbane Water and the Hawkesbury River , and an abundance of old rainforest timber in the surrounding valley hills, Kincumber was one of the earliest settlements on the Central Coast, supplying wood for the needs of the growing colony at Sydney in the early 19th century. Boat building became an early local secondary industry after timber-getting , to meet
234-487: The Liberal Party. Polling place statistics are presented below combining the votes from the Kincumber , Kincumber Central and Scaysbrook polling places in the federal and state elections as indicated. 33°27′54″S 151°23′35″E / 33.465°S 151.393°E / -33.465; 151.393 List of Central Coast suburbs This is a complete list of the towns, localities and suburbs located in
252-456: The area surveyed. During the mid-1980s, the town made international headlines for the mistreatment of Eve van Grafhorst , a girl who contracted HIV through an infected blood transfusion after her premature birth. When van Grafhorst bit a child at kindergarten in 1985, she was not allowed to return unless she wore a face mask. The attitude of local residents eventually forced her and her family to move to Hastings, New Zealand . They were told by
270-545: The first opposition MP elected to represent Eden-Monaro (in 2016) since 1975, Robertson currently holds the record for the longest-running bellwether seat in Australia. The current Member for Robertson, since the 2022 federal election , is Gordon Reid , a member of the Australian Labor Party . Ahead of the 2016 election , ABC psephologist Antony Green listed Robertson in his election guide as one of eleven which he classed as bellwether electorates. Prior to
288-502: The primary necessity of water transport. Boat-building along Kincumber Creek continued until the early 20th century. The last ship was built in the area in 1906 by George Frost. It was called the SS Rock Lily . Kincumber was once home to a monazite processing plant that processed mineral sands mined in the local area. The plant was operated on the edge of Kincumber industrial estate, and backed on to Kincumber Creek. The site, "Lot 500",
306-450: The rising sun" or "to tomorrow". A large open flat rock area at the highest plateau of Kincumba Mountain, which commands panoramic views of the region, was used by Kuringgai people as a meeting place and camp. Being the highest open position in the region, it was first to receive the morning sun as it broke over the eastern horizon Tasman Sea / Pacific Ocean , and so this area was also referred to as "towards tomorrow". Signs of habitation in
324-460: Was elected in Robertson in 2007 and Deborah O'Neill became a Senator shortly after losing Robertson in 2013. In recent years, Robertson has been a bellwether electorate in federal elections, taking on a character similar to mortgage belt seats on Sydney 's outer fringe. It has been held by a member of the party of government since the 1983 federal election . In addition, after Mike Kelly became
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