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Pelicans conglomerate in the lakes waiting for anglers to pull in their bounty. A tourist stops on the way down the coast - awaiting the daily pelican feeding, a Sydneysider breathes a breath of fresh air, a child nags his father to take him to the nearby animal parks. This is just another day in perfect Tuggerah Lakes.

Just 90km north of Sydney are Tuggerah Lakes, not actually lakes but a system of large shallow coastal lagoons. The major lagoon is Tuggerah Lake, connected with two smaller lakes Budgewoi and Munmorah Lake. Popular tourist destination The Entrance is named after the tidal channel that connects the three lakes to the sea.

Wyrrabalong National Park borders the lakes and the sea, separating the nearby residential areas of Toukley and The Entrance. The national park preserves the last significant coastal rainforest on the Central Coast.

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Further Information: *Pelican feeding at The Entrance is held daily at 3.30pm, on The Esplanade parklands - look for the brick amphitheatre overlooking the waterfront (near the Cnr Entrance Rd & Coral St). *The 3 lagoons are ideal for waterskiing, canoeing, sailing, rowing and sailboarding *The lakes are ideal for anglers. Blackfish, whiting, mullet, snapper, bream, flounder, tailor, flathead, jewfish, tarwhine and crabs can all be caught *Browse the craft market on Sundays *Sail the lake. On the southern peninsula is Long Jetty where sailboats can be launched *Be creeped out at the Australian Reptile Park. Featuring alligators, giant tortoises, pythons, platypus, koalas, wombats, Tasmanian devils, dingoes, spiders & kangaroos
Further Information: *Tuggerah lakes are 103km north of Sydney * The distance from Newcastle is 63km *Tuggerah lakes can be crossed by road over three bridges: The Entrance Bridge, passing over The Entrance Channel. Toukley Bridge, at the channel between Tuggerah Lake and Budgewoi Lake. Budgewoi Bridge, crossing over the channel between Budgewoi Lake and Lake Munmorah at Budgewoi