The small holiday centre and residential area of Umina lies on the Central Coast of New South Wales, about 100 km north of Sydney and south of Newcastle. Umina is one of the small popular beaches on the sheltered shores of Broken Bay, which connects the three magnificent waterways of Pittwater, the Hawkesbury River and Brisbane Waters north of Palm Beach and the northern beaches of Sydney. Umina lies next to the Brisbane Waters National Park which offers excellent scenery, fauna and flora, and bushwalking and mountain bike trails in its rugged sandstone landscapes. It is an very good spot to see and admire wildflowers, birds, reptiles, other fauna and magnificent Aboriginal rock carvings. Umina is close to the financial hub, entertainment and amusement centre of Gosford, which is the main regional
centre in the heart of the Central Coast. The many waterways surrounding Umina are ideal locations for swimming, angling, sailing, boating, surfing, water-skiing, canoeing, sail boarding, and kayaking. The beautiful protected sandy beach at Umina is perfect for swimming, surfing, boating and general family activities. Umina has a broad variety of attractions and many excellent amenities supporting a broad variety recreation and sporting activities.