Wollombi, New South Wales

Wollombi Cessnock, New South Wales
Wollombi Public School
Wollombi
Coordinates	32°55′54″S 151°08′04″E / 32.93167°S 151.13444°E / -32.93167; 151.13444Coordinates: 32°55′54″S 151°08′04″E / 32.93167°S 151.13444°E / -32.93167; 151.13444
Population	264 (2006 census)
Postcode(s)	2325
Elevation	80 m (262 ft)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	128 km (80 mi) N of Sydney 80 km (50 mi) W of Newcastle 29 km (18 mi) SW of Cessnock
LGA(s)	Cessnock City Council
Region	Hunter
County	Northumberland
Parish	Corrabare
State electorate(s)	Cessnock
Federal Division(s)	Hunter
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 30.2 °C 86 °F 4.2 °C 40 °F 747.9 mm 29.4 in

Wollombi is a small village in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is within the Cessnock City Council LGA, situated 29 kilometres (18 mi) southwest of Cessnock and 128 km (80 mi) north of Sydney. To the south is the village of Laguna, to the east, the village of Millfield and to the north, the village of Broke.

The valley is bordered to the west by the World Heritage listed Yengo National Park (and Yengo State Forest) and the main road, the convict-built Great North Road (GNR) forms one of the major legs of the Greater Blue Mountains Drive. To the east lie Watagans National Park along with Corrabare and Olney State Forests.

Wollombi's modest modern size is offset by its 19th-century sandstone buildings and timber slab constructed cottages and sheds in a narrow valley junction containing Wollombi Brook and Congewai Creek. Narone and Yango Creeks also join these waterways near the village.

The area is home to an abundance of native birds, reptiles and other animals including kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos and wombats and is surrounded by imposing tree-lined mountains.

The traditional custodians of the locality are believed to be the Darkinjung people, though the Awabakal and Wanaruah nations are also mentioned.