Editing Bouddi National Park (section)

==History==
The Bouddi National Park was originally known as the ''Bouddi Natural Park''. It received its name at the second meeting of the park trust held on 5 July 1936. Other names considered were ''Maitland Bay Park'', ''Cape Three Points Reserve'' and ''Gerrinbombi Park''. The reason for the choice was that ''Bouddi'' is the authenticated aboriginal name of the most conspicuous feature of the district and appears on maps as early as 1828. Bouddi is an [[Indigenous languages of Australia|indigenous word]] for the heart.<ref>{{Cite book|editor=Bennett, F. C.|year=1981|title=The Story of the Aboriginal People of the Central Coast of New South Wales|publisher=Brisbane Water Historical Society and The Entrance and District Historical Society|page=17}}</ref> The trust had been founded the year earlier to manage the reserve and had representation from the ''NSW Federation of Bushwalking Clubs'' and Erina Shire Council.

In 1967 the park, by then totalling about {{convert|1310|acre|ha}}, was dedicated as a national park under the newly passed legislation and was renamed ''Bouddi State Park''. Its management became the responsibility of the [[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service]], and soon afterwards the trust was reconstituted as an advisory committee. On 1 January 1974, the National Parks and Wildlife Act dispensed with the category of state parks and Bouddi was renamed ''Bouddi National Park''.<ref>{{Cite book|editor=Pratt, Eileen|year=1978|title=Place Names of the Central Coast|publisher=Brisbane Water Historical Society and The Entrance and District Historical Society|page=4}}</ref>