Kariong - As you head towards Gosford from the F3 you will travel through Kariong. Kariong is a residential suburb of the Central Coast and has quite a dense housing development off the Pacific Highway. It also has the wonderful Mt. Penang Parklands and Mt Penang Gardens just left at the lights at Kariong. Mt Penang Parklands is where the annual Australian Springtime Flora Festival is held each year. Also there is the Central Coast Gateway Visitor Information Centre at 52 The Avenue, Mt Penang Parklands, Kariong.