Herons Creek, New South Wales
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{{Infobox Australian place
| name = Herons Creek
| type = town
| city = Camden Haven
| state = nsw
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| lga = Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
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Herons Creek is a small township on the North Coast of New South Wales, Australia co-ordinates 31°35′S 152°44′E. The population of Herons Creek is 247 (2016).{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC11897|name=Herons Creek (State Suburb)|access-date=9 June 2019|quick=on}}50px Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License]. The township is about 291 kilometres (181 miles) north of Sydney.[https://localstats.com.au/demographics/nsw/north-coast/mid-north-coast/herons-creek QPZM local stats.] Accessed 5 November 2013 The North Coast railway line passes through, and a station existed at the site between 1917 and 1974.[http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Herons+Creek&line=NSW:north_coast:0 Herons Creek station]. NSWrail.net. Accessed 3 October 2009. Film director Baz Luhrmann was raised in the town.
Economy
The largest employer in Herons Creek is the timber mill owned and operated by Boral. The mill in its current form was opened by Alf Noone in 1915.[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/22782717?q&versionId=27621822 Fenning, Charles. Echoes of the Axe Taree, 1997.] page 6. It was sold to Zinc Co. of Broken Hill in 1947, later passing to Duncans Holdings and then Boral.[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/22782717?q&versionId=27621822 Fenning, Charles. Echoes of the Axe Taree, 1997]. pp 40-43. The train station was closed 30 June 1974 causing the local economy to decline.[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/37040532?q=footprints+and+foundations&c=book&versionId=48110030 Isaac, Wendy H., Mitchell, Jan, and Mitchell, Kevin.] Footprints and Foundations: The early dwellings and residents, 1860 - 1960 : Kew, Ross Glen, Herons Creek published by Kendall Heritage Society Inc.
In the 1800s there was a tramway known as "The Turpentine Line" that ran from Herons Creek to Kew (Federal mill) where there was also a factory extracting eucalyptus oil.[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/38390475?q&versionId=50881299 Timber stories : splinters of a rich heritage : objects, people and places.] Published by Port Macquarie Hastings Council (local government) 2010.
Civil society
Herons Creek Cemetery was surveyed on 29 September 1888, but this was later revoked and the current surveyed site was approved on 25 August 1911. From the Pacific Highway at Herons Creek, turn west onto Herons Creek Road and follow it for 1 km to the cemetery entrance. The cemetery is closed for burials except for existing rights.[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/37040532?q=footprints+and+foundations&c=book&versionId=48110030 Isaac, Wendy H., Mitchell, Jan, and Mitchell, Kevin. Footprints and Foundations: The early dwellings and residents, 1860 - 1960 : Kew, Ross Glen, Herons Creek ] published by Kendall Heritage Society Inc. A list of inscriptions can be found via Australian Cemeteries Index.[http://austcemindex.com/cemetery.php?id=567 Australian Cemeteries Index.] Accessed 5 November 2013.
The only formal place of worship in Herons Creek is the Heritage Chapel at 49 Blackbutt Road. This building began as St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church in 1927, fell into disuse, and was restored in 2011 by new owners. Non-denominational services are currently held on the 2nd Sunday of every month at 9:37am.Leaflet, The Dawn of a New Chapter in the Life of St Marys Herons Creek available from Kendall Heritage Society by request.
Herons Creek Public School was founded in 1893 and continues to serve the local community.[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/24507667?q&versionId=29582714 Herons Creek Public School centenary] booklet published by the school.
Transportation
There are no public transport services to Herons Creek itself, but school buses service the school.[http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roadprojects/projects/pac_hwy/hexham_port_macquarie/herons_creek/documents/review_environmental_factors/heronscreek_stillsroad_ref_app-e_0407.pdf Herons Creek to Stills Road Review of Environmental Factors - Appendix E Traffic Study NSW Road and Maritime Services report into transportation in Herons Creek.] See page 26 (page numbering) or 30 (PDF paging) The nearest access points via public transport are Kew (bus) and Kendall (XPT train).
Educational facilities
Herons Creek Public School is the only educational facility in Herons Creek.https://heronscrk-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} The nearest high school is Camden Haven High School in the neighbouring town of Kew.
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