[1] Wooyung means 'slow' in the local Bundjalung language, and is believed to reflect the natural tranquility of the area.

[2] The owners of the Wooyung area were the Bundjalung people, who built a Bora ring from the wetlands to perform traditional ceremonies and partake in the bounty of nature.

On 6 May 1849, the Swift, en route from Brisbane to Sydney was encountered by a fierce cyclone, which forced the schooner to capsize and cast ashore near Wooyung.

Two timber-getting pioneers, John Boyd and Steve King, released the ship's skipper Captain Robb and a passenger who were trapped inside an air pocket.

[2] In 2006, Tweed Shire Council administrator Lucy Turnbull approved a plan for a controversial $240 million resort at Wooyung,[3] despite there being alleged legal, cultural, environmental and community concerns with the proposed development.