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LOCATION AND HISTORY OF CLUB
Tuggerah Lake and Budgewoi Lake are two interconnected lakes
on the Central Coast of NSW. They are divided by two narrow strips of land which
jut out from the western and eastern shores so there is a narrow channel which
allows the interchange of waters between the two lakes. This gap is spanned by
Wallarah Point Bridge. On the western side of the bridge is Gorokan and on the
eastern side is TOUKLEY, 107 km north of Sydney via the Newcastle Freeway.
Toukley is an expanding residential and holiday resort area
of the Central Coast. The name is of indigenous origin but the original meaning
is now uncertain. Two very different theories are that 'toukley' means 'many
brambles', or that 'toukley ouckley' means 'rough on one side, smooth on the
other', interpreted as referring to Tuggerah Lake and Budgewoi Lake. The last
Aborigine to frequent Tuggerah Lake on his bark canoe was Billy Fawkner who died
in 1875. He was known as 'the last of the Brisbane Water blackfellows', the
remainder of his tribe killed by disease and dispossessed of their land by
force.
The Toukley markets are held in Toukley Shopping Centre
Carpark on Canton Beach Rd, every Sunday from 8-2.
IN APPRECIATION
 In
recognition of the contribution of the Lions Clubs of Turkey, especially Lion
Dr. Enzar Tore, in providing free web page hosting for Lions Clubs everywhere,
the Lions Club of TOUKLEY Inc. proudly
displays the flag of Turkey on our site.
Click on the flag to go to the web site of Lion Dr. Enzar's home club - the
Lions Club of Canakkale.
As an extension to
the Turkish Lions' contribution, the Brisbane Ekibin Lions Club of MD 201 Q1
(Australia) offer assistance to Lions Clubs who want to take advantage of the
Turkish Lions offer, but are not familiar with web publishing. They've already
set up many sites for Lions Clubs world-wide, using Lionwap.
If your club wants to be on the internet, and would like some help, leave a
message in the Ekibin Guest Book by clicking on the image above. This is a
FREE SERVICE, so you don't spend a cent for their work. As Lionwap is also
FREE, this means you get a web site that you NEVER have to pay for. - Is that
a deal or what?
All your Club has to do it have some-one update and maintain your page, which
needs not take more than a few minutes each month. The Ekibin Lions will even
give you some tips on that!
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