[4] Prior to settlement and development of the area now known as Cooranbong, lived people who identify as part of the Awabakal group.

Timber cutting was the primary economic activity, during the 1880s the population reached 700.When the railway was built from Sydney to Newcastle in the 1880s, the line passed around 5 km east of the town centre.

This economic depression continued until the Seventh-day Adventist Church bought 1,500 acres (607 ha) on the northern bank of Dora Creek where they built Avondale School for Christian Workers (1897) and Sanitarium Health Food Company (1909).

This master-planned community, developed by the Johnson Property Group, has attracted over 1,000 families to the area, with another 2,000 expected to move in over the next 7-8 years.

This centre will feature 23 specialty shops, a Woolworths supermarket, and a range of housing options, catering to the growing demand for high-quality, family-friendly living in the region.

It originally sat on 40 acres of land Mrs White bought from the church for $1,350 in an effort to provide needed funds for the school development.

[7] The home was where she wrote significant portions of her most popular books, including the Desire of Ages,[8] a work on the life of Christ.