Meaning ‘tongue’ in the Worimi Gathang language reflecting the shape of the peninsula which juts out from the land into Port Stephens and along the Tilligerry Creek.
Tilligerry is surrounded by the pristine waterways of western Port Stephens. It is home to oyster farms and a NSW award winning seafood restaurant. Bushland tracks wind through forest and heathland, along foreshores and through 5 very different communities Tanilba Bay, Lemon Tree Passage, Mallabula, Oyster Cove and Salt Ash.
Features are Aboriginal culture at nearby Murrook, pioneer farm heritage at Tanilba House, early urban settlement in Henry F Halloran’s Tanilba Bay, a1920 ferry in Wangi Queen, a wildlife park at Oakvale in Salt Ash. A short drive takes you to the beaches of Nelson Bay and the Koala Sanctuary at One Mile.
