loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə sˈɪɾi ʌv lˈeɪk mˈækweɪɹi ænd sˈɛntɹəl kˈoʊst kˈaʊnsəl lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈɛɹiəz ɪnðə hˈʌntɚ ænd sˈɛntɹəl kˈoʊst ɹˈiːdʒənz ʌv nˈuː sˈaʊθ wˈeɪlz, ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, ɪt kˈʌvɚz ɐn ˈɛɹiə ʌv ænd ɪz kənˈɛktᵻd tə ðə tˈæzmən sˈiː baɪ ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt tʃˈænəl.
Located in the City of Lake Macquarie and Central Coast Council local government areas in the Hunter and Central Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia, it covers an area of  and is connected to the Tasman Sea by a short channel.