About Lyne

The Lyne electorate was named after Sir William Lyne (1844-1913) who was Premier of New South Wales from 1899-1901. It was first proclaimed as an electorate in 1949.

Lyne covers an area of approximately 11,991 sq km from Crescent Head in the north to the southern boundaries of Greater Taree City Council & Gloucester Council in the south and inland to the western boundaries of Greater Taree, Port Macquarie - Hastings and Kempsey Shire Councils. The main towns include Bonny Hills, Crescent Head, Gloucester, Harrington, Kendall, Lake Cathie, Laurieton, North Haven, Old Bar, Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope and Wingham.

The main products/industries of the area are timber, beef/dairy cattle, mixed farming, fishing and oyster farming, boat building, engineering, mining and tourism.

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