Bouddi is a coastal south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It is located within the City of Gosford local government area

Local Government Areas of New South Wales

The local government areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas...

. Bouddi is the Aboriginal word for the heart.

The Bouddi area locally refers to the Bouddi Peninsula and the associated suburbs of Killcare

Killcare, New South Wales

Killcare is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Bouddi Peninsula. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....

, Killcare Heights

Killcare Heights, New South Wales

Killcare Heights is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Bouddi Peninsula. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....

, Hardys Bay

Hardys Bay, New South Wales

Hardys Bay is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Bouddi Peninsula. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area...

, Pretty Beach

Pretty Beach, New South Wales

Pretty Beach is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Bouddi Peninsula. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....

, Wagstaffe

Wagstaffe, New South Wales

Wagstaffe is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Bouddi Peninsula. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area. It is named after Captain Wagstaffe , one of the first settlers in the area. It has a general store, which is also...

 and Macmasters Beach

Macmasters Beach, New South Wales

MacMasters Beach is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Bouddi Peninsula. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area.It was named after Alan MacMaster who held land in this area....

. All of these suburbs/villages fringe the wonderful Bouddi National Park

Bouddi National Park

Bouddi National Park is located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, 46 km northeast of Sydney. A section of the national park extends into the sea creating fully protected land, shore and marine habitats. The Park contains one of the last temperate rainforests on the Central...

that includes Maitland Bay.