Vacy, New South Wales

Vacy is a locality of the Dungog Shire local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.^[4][5][8] Situated between Gresford and Paterson, it includes the village of Vacy,^[9] which was founded in the 1820s as a private town by John Cory, the owner of a large land grant.^[2] Vacy began to prosper in the 1850s and was a busy town by the 1870s. It remained a private town until it was sold in 1927 by the Cory family.^[10] The village is located at the junction of the Paterson and Allyn rivers. At the 2011 census, Vacy had a population of 547.^[11]

Paterson River at Vacy, joined by the Allyn River (top right)

Vacy New South Wales
General Store, Vacy
Farmers Hotel, Vacy
Vacy
Coordinates	32°31′53″S 151°34′8″E
Population	719 (SAL 2021)[1]
• Density	9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Established	c. 1828[2]
Postcode(s)	2421
Area	59.5 km2 (23.0 sq mi)[3]
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	189 km (117 mi) N of Sydney 60 km (37 mi) NW of Newcastle 30 km (19 mi) SW of Dungog
LGA(s)	Dungog Shire[4]
Region	Hunter[4]
County	Durham[5]
Parish	Gresford[5]
State electorate(s)	Upper Hunter[6]
Federal division(s)	Lyne[7]

Vacy includes a public school, general store, oval, school of arts hall, the Farmers Hotel, a motel, "Eaglereach" resort, a hairdressing salon, post office, cafe and a church.

Gilbert Cory, the son of John Cory developed the Vacy estate after his first marriage to Jeanette Rens. He lived there for the remainder of his life.

The rural nature of Vacy is demonstrated in the work of farmers managing beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, poultry and equine establishments, as well as other residents, retirees and working families with hobby farms and small acreages.

Heritage listings

Vacy has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 128 Main Road: Vacy Bridge over Paterson River^[12]

Transport

There are approximately five buses every week in each direction. Buses depart at the general store.^[13]