Ulong, New South Wales
Ulong is a small village located on the Mid North Coast region, neighbouring the Northern Tablelands, of New South Wales, Australia. It has a community hall, public school, cafe-post office and an Ex-services Club. Facilities The village is serviced by the Ulong Ex-services Club, cafe with rural transaction centre, and the Eastern Dorrigo Community Hall. The hall has camping facilities available with kitchen, BBQ and shower facilities available Timms Park is situated on Ulong Creek with a picnic area including tables, bins and a toilet. The land surrounding the park was donated to the community by LEH Timms. Geography The village lies inland from Coffs Harbour by . Whilst a short distance, it takes 45 minutes to drive to, through the mountainous rainforest. Ulong is on the Eastern Dorrigo Plateau and sits some . Like the neighbouring village of Lowanna, the climate is markedly different from Coffs Harbour. Ulong is known as the "Village in the Valley". History Once larger than Coffs Harbour, it was a centre for the timber industry. Dorrigo pine (Araucaria cunninghamii), tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys), blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) and coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum) were milled extensively via the Dorrigo railway line. There was gold in the hills too.