The area was created by a land subdivision in 1918. In 1977, the Geographical Names Board included the small locality within the suburb of Mooney Mooney. However, community pressure from residents and the Mooney-Cheero Progress Association Inc. led to the old Gosford City Council recommending the separate gazettal of Cheero Point in its meeting on 5 November 2002, and the suburb name was officially reassigned on 21 March 2003.[3][4]
The suburb made headlines when landslides near Jolls Bridge forced the closure of a 250-metre section of the Pacific Highway for several years. By March 1990, only one lane remained open, and in April 1991 the highway was closed to traffic following investigations by the Roads and Traffic Authority. As the road was the only alternative route to the Pacific Motorway between Gosford and Sydney, which itself was prone to congestion, local service station owner Jim Lloyd collected 60,000 signatures demanding the re-opening of the road.[5] The cost of restoring the highway was estimated at A$2.3 million in May 1993.[6] The road was eventually re-opened in June 1994, and in the 1996 federal elections, Jim Lloyd was elected to represent the Division of Robertson within which Cheero Point is located.[7]
^Burke, Nicolette (7 November 2002). "Independence Day - Residents put Cheero Point back on the map". The Daily Telegraph. p. 1.
^"Geographical Names Act 1966 - Notice of Definition of a New Locality in Gosford City (per GNB3532)". New South Wales Government Gazette. 21 March 2003. p. 2003:4205.