Kurri Kurri is a classic designed country town of the early 1900’s situated in the central to the Hunter Valley close to Newcastle and the famous Hunter Valley Vineyards. The name Kurri Kurri comes from the local Aboriginal language and means “First time once upon a time”, shortened to “The Very First”

Kurri Kurri was established in 1902 to service the rapidly growing coal mining industry of the Hunter. It has flourished to now become a key town in the Hunter Valley to service industry and provide sound affordable housing close to the cities of Maitland, Newcastle and Cessnock. It is less than one and half hours to Sydney the States Capital by fast expressway and 45 minutes to the Newcastle airport.

Country towns like Kurri Kurri were vital to the viability of early pioneering settlement. Today the town provides people and visitors with an important connection to the past with its pictorial history of 52 murals becoming one of the best known mural towns in the world.

We warmly welcome visitors, business and new settlers to our community.

 

 

2011 was an interesting year for the Kurri Kurri district and its citizens.

During 2011 we witnessed major investment in the Kurri Kurri CBD with Aldi and Coles supermarkets completed and operational. Rumour has it that Woolworths is seriously looking at establishing a footprint in the community. Housing growth has continued in the Heddon Greta and Cliftleigh area with a further 100 new homes starting in January on the Winton Group project.

Stanford Merthyr residents were rightly concerned with access to their suburb. The best outcome for all was achieved when the Roads Minister announced the approval of a round about and second access to the suburb via Heddon Street, Kurri Kurri.

2012 will see unbelievable activity with the ongoing construction of the Hunter Expressway.

Now that the Cessnock Council LEP (Local Environment Plan) has been gazetted by the NSW Government the business community is looking forward to moving forward with confidence.