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Electoral District Of Parramatta
Parramatta is an New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts, electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was won by Donna Davis (politician), Donna Davis of the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Party in the 2023 New South Wales state election, 2023 NSW state election. Parramatta is an urban electorate in Sydney's inner north-west, roughly analogous to the City of Parramatta. Geography On its current boundaries, Parramatta takes in the suburbs of Camellia, New South Wales, Camellia, Carlingford, New South Wales, Carlingford, Dundas, New South Wales, Dundas, Dundas Valley, New South Wales, Dundas Valley, Ermington, New South Wales, Ermington, Granville, New South Wales, Granville, Harris Park, New South Wales, Harris Park, Melrose Park, New South Wales, Melrose Park, North Parramatta, New South Wales, North Parramatta, North Rocks, New South Wales, North Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NSW Electoral District 2023 - Parramatta
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are enclaves within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. , the population of New South Wales was over 8.3 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Almost two-thirds of the state's population, 5.3 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a British penal colony in 1788. It originally comprised more than half of the Australian mainland with its western boundary set at 129th meridian east in 1825. The colony then also included the island territories of Van Diemen's Land, Lord Howe Island, and Norfolk Island. During the 19th century, most of the colony's area w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camellia, New South Wales
Camellia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Primarily industrial with no residential population, environmental remediation commenced in late 2015, with the suburb ear-marked as a major centre for future high density living. Camellia is located west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. The suburb is bounded by the Parramatta River to the north, Clay Cliff Creek to the west, Duck River to the east, and Grand Avenue. Major roads dissecting the suburb are Grand Avenue (east-west) and James Ruse Drive (north-south). Camellia shares the postcode of 2142 with the separate suburbs of Granville, South Granville, Holroyd and Rosehill. History The Burramattagal clan were the indigenous people who originally inhabited this area, relying on the fish, shellfish, bird life reptiles and marsupials that were once abundant in the waterways and forests adjoining the Parramatta River and the freshw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telopea, New South Wales
Telopea is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Telopea is located 23 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. The suburb is bordered by Kissing Point Road to the south and Pennant Hills Road to the north. Name Telopea is named from ''Telopea speciosissima'', the New South Wales waratah, a plant that was abundant in the area before it was colonized and which became the floral emblem of New South Wales. Transport The area is serviced by Busways bus route 545 Telopea railway station was on the Carlingford railway line of the Sydney Trains network. The conversion of the Camellia to Carlingford section of the Carlingford railway line to light rail was announced in 2015 as part of the Parramatta Light Rail project and the station closed 5 January 2020. The station area is now served by temporary bus route 535 between Carlingford and Parramatta. Commercial area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rydalmere, New South Wales
Rydalmere (formerly Field of Mars) is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rydalmere is approximately 21 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Parramatta. Rydalmere is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. History The earliest grant in the area was to Phillip Schaeffer who settled in 1791. The district comprising modern day Rydalmere, Ermington, New South Wales, Ermington and Dundas, New South Wales, Dundas was initially called "The Ponds" because of such natural features occurring above Subiaco Creek. Shortly after Schaeffer's, further grants were given to several emancipists, eight marines and two crew of HMS Sirius (1786), HMS ''Sirius'', on the northern bank of the Parramatta River at Rydalmere and Ermington. By about 1800 "The Ponds" became known as "Field of Mars", presumably because of Mars being the god of war, and the military men that received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosehill, New South Wales
Rosehill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rosehill is located 18 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Rosehill shares the postcode of 2142 with the separate suburbs of Granville, South Granville, Holroyd and Camellia. Rosehill contains a mixture of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational land, with increased high-density housing proposed. History In the early days of the colony, the hill behind old Government House had been named ‘ Rose Hill’ by Governor Arthur Phillip, before the suburb had been named Parramatta. On 25 March 1789, Henry Dodd took charge of a farm established at Rose Hill. James Ruse came to farm there in November of the same year. In December 1790, a crop of corn (wheat), described as "exceeding good," was harvested at Rose Hill. By 1791, 200 acres of land had been cleared and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oatlands, New South Wales
Oatlands is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is north-west of the Sydney central business district in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Parramatta. Oatlands is part of Greater Western Sydney, Western Sydney. The suburb extends from the south-east of Kissing Point Road and Vineyard Creek to the north-west bordering Pennant Hills Road and the North Rocks, New South Wales, North Rocks area. History The name originally comes from Oatlands House, which was one of the earliest homes in the Parramatta district, being built in the 1830s by Percy Simpson. While it has been suggested that name reflects the first sowing of oats in Australia, this can't be confirmed. Instead, the name appears to be taken from Oatlands Park in England, which was close to the lands of Lord Dundas, for whom the neighbouring suburb was named. In 1840, the land was sold to James Bettington, who used it for sheep farming. Oatlands House is n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Rocks, New South Wales
North Rocks is a suburb straddling the Hills District and the North Shore of Parramatta within Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located north-west of the Sydney central business district. Following the amalgamation of council areas in 2016, the majority of North Rocks falls into the council area of the City of Parramatta. Streets north of the M2 Hills Motorway are within The Hills Shire. History The name ''North Rocks'' dates back to the beginning of the settlement at Parramatta and is older even than the name of the city itself, which at first was called Rosehill. In 1789 Governor Phillip reserved large areas to the north and west of Rosehill for the use of Government stock - the present Northmead and Westmead. The reserve to the north was described as extending as far as 'the North Rocks'. The area was also known as Jerusalem Rocks. North Rocks ( Hunts and Darling Mills Creeks) was originally occupied by the Burramattagal clan (burr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Parramatta, New South Wales
North Parramatta is a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Parramatta is north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. History The Darug people had lived in the area for many generations, and regarded the area as a food bowl, rich in food from the river and forests. They called the area Baramada or Burramatta ('Parramatta') which means "the place where the eels lie down". Heritage listings North Parramatta has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 28a Bourke Street: Lake Parramatta *Corner of O'Connell Street and Dunlop Street: Parramatta Correctional Centre * Pennant Hills Road: St Patrick's Cemetery The UrbanGrowth NSW Development Corporation is working on creating an aspirational place identity for the publicly owned and nationally listed Heritage Core. It will not have any residential developments, and the heritage buildings will be preserved wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melrose Park, New South Wales
Melrose Park is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located 12 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district. Melrose Park is split between the local government areas of the City of Ryde and the City of Parramatta. It is part of the Northern Sydney region. Melrose Park sits on the northern bank of the Parramatta River. The Melrose Park Residents Action Group (MPRAG) and Waterfront Action (WAG) NSW Inc groups represents the community on local and waterfront issues. History Aboriginal culture The Wallumedegal Aboriginal tribe lived in the area between the Lane Cove River and Parramatta River, which was known as Walumetta. European settlement Melrose Park was the name of the large housing estate subdivided in 1928, with High Water Mark boundaries of riverfront properties, approved by the Sydney Harbour Trust (Roads and Maritime Services). Melrose Park is named in honour of aviator Charles James Melrose (1913–1936). He held a number of flying records, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris Park, New South Wales
Harris Park is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Harris Park is located 19 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Harris Park has a sizeable Indian and Hindu diaspora, which together make up the largest ethnic and religious grouping in the suburb. As a result a precinct in the suburb is informally sometimes referred to as 'Little India'. Harris Park is the home of several historic sites, including Experiment Farm. History James Ruse was the first convict to be granted land in the colony, by Governor Arthur Phillip in this area in 1791. He developed Australia's first private farm, known as Experiment Farm, which sowed the first wheat in Australia. Surgeon John Harris, who had already received land grants in the area in 1793 and 1805, bought the farm and built a cottage on the site in c1795. Harris Park is name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granville, New South Wales
Granville is a suburb in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Granville is located west of the Sydney central business district, split between the local government areas of Cumberland City Council and the City of Parramatta. South Granville is a separate suburb. Lisgar, Redfern, Heath and Mona Streets form the approximate border between Granville and South Granville. The Duck River provides a boundary with Auburn, to the east. History In 1855, the Granville area was known as Parramatta Junction, named after the final stop of the first railway line of New South Wales. The Sydney-Parramatta Line ran from Sydney terminus, just south from today's Central railway station to the Granville area which was originally known as 'Parramatta Junction'. This led to the development of this area, which attracted speculators and some local industries. In the early days of European settlement, timber was harvested to fuel the steam engines in Sydney and Parrama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermington, New South Wales
Ermington is a Riverside Suburb in the Geographical & Demographical Centre of Greater Sydney, NSW, Australia. Ermington is located Only 15 kilometres from the Sydney Central Business District, in the Local Government Area of the City of Parramatta. Ermington lies on the Northern Bank of the Parramatta River. History Aboriginal culture The area now known as Ermington was associated with the Wallumettagal/Wallumedegal people. References also note that the area had been controlled by the Wongal/Wangal people. European settlement Ermington was originally part of the Field of Mars area. In February 1792, Governor Arthur Phillip granted parcels of land on the northern bank of Parramatta River in the Field of Mars to eight marines: Isaac Archer, John Carver, John Colthread, Thomas Cottrell, James Manning, Alexander McDonald, Thomas Swinnerton and Thomas Tining. Most of the parcels were about in size, except for McDonald's which was 130 acres (apparently because he was married). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
