Vacy is a rural locality

Suburbs and localities (Australia)

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, mainly for address purposes. The name locality is used in rural areas, while the equivalent in urban areas are suburbs. Sometimes locality is used to refer to both localities and suburbs, and they are also called address...

 of the Dungog Shire

Dungog Shire

Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. Situated between Gresford and Paterson

Paterson, New South Wales

Paterson is a small township in the lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. Located within Dungog Shire it is situated on the Paterson River. At the 2006 census, Paterson had a population of 345 people...

, the village of Vacy was founded in the 1820s as a private town by John Cory, the owner of a large land grant. 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. The village is located at the junction of the Paterson

Paterson River

The Paterson River, a tributary of the Hunter River, is a significant river in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Its headwaters are in the Barrington Tops National Park and it flows to join the Hunter River between Hinton and Morpeth...

 and Allyn

Allyn River

The Allyn River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia. It originates in the World Heritage Barrington Tops region, flowing through Antarctic Beech high altitude rainforest. And then through lower altitude sub tropical rainforest including trees such as Red Cedar and Small leaf...

 rivers.

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.

Each autumn, Vacy holds a village carnival which is famous for its Jack Russell

Jack Russell Terrier

The Jack Russell terrier is a small terrier that has its origins in fox hunting. It is principally white-bodied smooth, rough or broken-coated which is commonly confused with the Parson Russell terrier and the Russell terrier with the term "Jack Russell" commonly misapplied to other small white...

 races. The village carnival also showcases local produce and talent and is a major social event for Vacy.

The well known people who have called Vacy home are Edward Corey who was the first European settler.

Vacy is now the home of working farmers running beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, poultry and horses. Other residents include hobby farm

Hobby farm

A hobby farm is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are merely to provide some recreational land, and perhaps a few horses for the family's children...

ers, as well as those on small rural acreages, retirees and working families.