Nelsons Plains, New South Wales
Nelsons Plains is a primarily rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on Seaham Road between the Hunter and Williams rivers. At the 2016 census the suburb had a population of 362.
Flooding at Nelsons Plains in 2007
View from the top of Beaton Avenue in Raymond Terrace, looking west.
View from Seaham Road, looking to the (roughly) west.
View from Seaham Road, looking to the east.
Port Stephens Council is a local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is just north of Newcastle and is adjacent to the Pacific Highway which runs through Raymond Terrace, the largest town and Council seat. The area is named after Port Stephens, which is the major geographical feature of the area. It extends generally from the Hunter River in the south, to near Clarence Town in the north, and from the Tasman Sea in the east, to just south of Paterson in the west. The mayor of Port Stephens Council is Ryan Palmer. Palmer was caught in a major scandal in 2022 following the purchase of an $86,000 Ford Ranger for mayoral and personal use. Port Stephens is about two and a half hours north of Sydney.
The Port Stephens Council chambers in Raymond Terrace, the council's centre of government
Raymond Terrace, located at the confluence of the Hunter and Williams rivers, is the largest town and administrative centre of Port Stephens Council
Nelson Bay, a suburb of Port Stephens
Interior of Newcastle Airport terminal building in 2011