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St John the Baptist church is on the corner of Blackwall and Victoria Roads, Woy Woy. It was solemnly dedicated on 18th November, and the church at Umina has been closed. Our parish covers what is locally called “The Peninsula”, an area of the Central Coast of New South Wales, surrounded by Brisbane Water and the Brisbane Water National Park. It is one of the most highly populated areas in the City of Gosford—about 37,000, of whom 10,000, or just under 27%, are Catholics. It seems miles from anywhere, yet by train it is just over an hour from the centre of Sydney, and slightly more, from Newcastle. The main towns are Woy Woy, Umina and Ettalong. There are also small settlements at Patonga, Pearl Beach, Blackwall and Booker Bay. These were for a long time isolated fishing and holiday villages, but they are now home to many older people who have retired to the Central Coast, and to many young families who have settled here for a number of reasons, including the relative cheapness of housing and land. Woy Woy Railway Station is a busy place in the early morning, as people go to work in Sydney and Newcastle.
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