The suburb was developed in the 1980s by Mr Patrick Hargraves, a local landowner who owned a large amount of land within the Coffs Harbour and Sawtell area. Hargraves holidayed in Sawtell with his family annually for Christmas during the 1960s and says that he ″saw the opportunity for expansion in new subdivisions to the west of the existing centre and slowly bought the land that now is Toormina″.[2]
The suburb’s name ′Toormina′ was inspired by local residents. Some of Hargraves′ clients, who were Italian residents living in the area, suggested the name Taormina based on the famous resort area in Sicily, Italy. Hargraves decided that the name sounded better without the ′a′ and changed the name to Toormina.[3]
The suburb is connected to Coffs Harbour by Hogbin Drive, commonly referred to as the Link Road, and is serviced by Sawtell Coaches and Busways. During the subdivision of the land along Hogbin Drive, which was involved in the development of Toormina, Hargraves agreed to a land swap with the Coffs Harbour and District RSL for the Coffs Harbour Education Campus[4] and also donated land for the Coffs Harbour Catholic High School, St. John Paul College.[5]
SchoolsEdit
The area's education is covered by Toormina High School, Toormina Primary School and (Bayldon) Primary School, and a number of independent schools including the Catholic Primary School Mary Help of Christians.
Toormina GardensEdit
A local shopping centre, Toormina Gardens, was built in the 1980s to service the growing population in south Coffs Harbour. Situated off Toormina road, the centre was bought in 2001 by Centro Properties Group and renamed Centro Toormina. In April 2007 the Coffs Harbour City Council approved a A$20 million redevelopment of the centre that would incorporate a Kmart Australia discount department store, in with the existing supermarkets run by Coles and Woolworths, and specialty stores including Man to Man Menswear, Michael Hill Jewellers, & Sanity Music.[6] Major work on the redevelopment, which included the suburb's first set of traffic lights, was completed by November 2008 by Mainbrace Constructions, with the grand re-opening for Centro Toormina on the 27th.[7] Centro was sold in 2013 and renamed back to its original name Toormina Gardens. Supermarket chain Aldi built its stand alone shopping complex next to Toormina Gardens and began its operations in late 2013.
OtherEdit
Clint Greenshields, a former player for St George Illawarra Dragons, in the NRL, came from Toormina. He previously played in France for the Catalans Dragons from 2007 until 2012 where he switched to the NRL for the QLD Cowboys. Other town facilities include a velodrome, skate park and a well maintained BMX track that regularly hosts state championships.
^"Seeing the light at Toormina" 12 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Coffs Coast Independent, retrieved 18 November 2008
August 28, 2023
toormina, south, wales, toormina, suburb, city, coffs, harbour, east, coast, south, wales, australia, located, city, south, toormina, near, seaside, suburb, sawtell, toormina, coffs, harbour, south, walestoorminacoordinates30, 083population6, 2016, census, pos. Toormina is a suburb in the City of Coffs Harbour on the east coast of New South Wales Australia Located in the city s south Toormina is near the seaside suburb of Sawtell Toormina Coffs Harbour New South WalesToorminaCoordinates30 21 S 153 05 E 30 350 S 153 083 E 30 350 153 083Population6 192 2016 census 1 Postcode s 2452Location527 km 327 mi NE of Sydney11 km 7 mi S of Coffs Harbour37 km 23 mi NE of BellingenLGA s City of Coffs HarbourState electorate s Coffs HarbourFederal division s Cowper Contents 1 History 2 Schools 3 Toormina Gardens 4 Other 5 ReferencesHistory EditThe suburb was developed in the 1980s by Mr Patrick Hargraves a local landowner who owned a large amount of land within the Coffs Harbour and Sawtell area Hargraves holidayed in Sawtell with his family annually for Christmas during the 1960s and says that he saw the opportunity for expansion in new subdivisions to the west of the existing centre and slowly bought the land that now is Toormina 2 The suburb s name Toormina was inspired by local residents Some of Hargraves clients who were Italian residents living in the area suggested the name Taormina based on the famous resort area in Sicily Italy Hargraves decided that the name sounded better without the a and changed the name to Toormina 3 The suburb is connected to Coffs Harbour by Hogbin Drive commonly referred to as the Link Road and is serviced by Sawtell Coaches and Busways During the subdivision of the land along Hogbin Drive which was involved in the development of Toormina Hargraves agreed to a land swap with the Coffs Harbour and District RSL for the Coffs Harbour Education Campus 4 and also donated land for the Coffs Harbour Catholic High School St John Paul College 5 Schools EditThe area s education is covered by Toormina High School Toormina Primary School and Bayldon Primary School and a number of independent schools including the Catholic Primary School Mary Help of Christians Toormina Gardens EditA local shopping centre Toormina Gardens was built in the 1980s to service the growing population in south Coffs Harbour Situated off Toormina road the centre was bought in 2001 by Centro Properties Group and renamed Centro Toormina In April 2007 the Coffs Harbour City Council approved a A 20 million redevelopment of the centre that would incorporate a Kmart Australia discount department store in with the existing supermarkets run by Coles and Woolworths and specialty stores including Man to Man Menswear Michael Hill Jewellers amp Sanity Music 6 Major work on the redevelopment which included the suburb s first set of traffic lights was completed by November 2008 by Mainbrace Constructions with the grand re opening for Centro Toormina on the 27th 7 Centro was sold in 2013 and renamed back to its original name Toormina Gardens Supermarket chain Aldi built its stand alone shopping complex next to Toormina Gardens and began its operations in late 2013 Other EditClint Greenshields a former player for St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL came from Toormina He previously played in France for the Catalans Dragons from 2007 until 2012 where he switched to the NRL for the QLD Cowboys Other town facilities include a velodrome skate park and a well maintained BMX track that regularly hosts state championships References Edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Toormina State Suburb 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 23 March 2018 A Village to Make Us Proud The Coffs Coast Advocate retrieved 14 May 2015 A Village to Make Us Proud The Coffs Coast Advocate retrieved 14 May 2015 A Village to Make Us Proud The Coffs Coast Advocate retrieved 14 May 2015 John Paul College History St John Paul College Website retrieved 14 May 2015 Centro set for 20 million expansion Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine The Coffs Coast Advocate retrieved 21 April 2007 Seeing the light at Toormina Archived 12 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Coffs Coast Independent retrieved 18 November 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toormina New South Wales amp oldid 1149126173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
