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Electoral District Of Charlestown
Charlestown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It has been represented by Jodie Harrison of the Labor Party since the Charlestown by-election on 25 October 2014. Geography It is located within Greater Newcastle and includes part of the City of Lake Macquarie (including Charlestown, Kahibah, Whitebridge, Dudley, Gateshead, Mount Hutton, Windale, Kotara South, Cardiff, Hillsborough, Warners Bay, Eleebana and Tingira Heights) and a small part of the City of Newcastle (including Adamstown and Kotara). History The seat was created in 1971, replacing parts of the abolished districts of Hamilton and Kahibah. It was held continuously by Labor until the 2011 election, when it was won by Andrew Cornwell of the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NSW Electoral District 2023 - Charlestown
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral Sea, Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are Enclave and exclave, 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 Australia border, western boundary set at 129th meridian east in 1825. The colony then also includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahibah, New South Wales
Kahibah is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, Greater Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district. History Kahibah is the closest suburb to Glenrock Lagoon, and is drained by Flaggy and Little Flaggy creeks which flow into Glenrock Lagoon 2 km to the east. The suburb's name is from the Aboriginal name word "Ky-yee-bah", which meant either a place for games or to be active and eager. The local Aboriginal people, the Awabakal people, had camps in the area of Glenrock Lagoon, and named the area "Pillapay-Kullaitaran", meaning "Valley of the palms". In a letter dated 12 October 1842, to W. Kirchner of Sydney, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt describes a walk through the valley on his way from Newcastle to Redhead via Charlestown. On this walk he described the view of the lagoon from a high vantage point. That vantage point is today known as "Leichhardt Lookout", which is on the Great North Walk. The township of Kahiba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamstown, New South Wales
Adamstown is a List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district. It is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie Local government areas of New South Wales, local government areas. History The suburb takes its name from Thomas Adams, who purchased a land grant of 54 acres of Crown land. Adamstown officially became a suburb in 1885 and the first council was elected in 1886 with the council chambers being completed in 1892. In 1938 Adamstown merged into other local council areas to become the areas of Greater Newcastle. The Adamstown railway station, New South Wales, Adamstown railway station opened in 1887 with the Newcastle–Gosford, New South Wales, Gosford section of the Main North railway line, New South Wales, Main North line. The now closed branch line to Belmont, New South Wales, Belmont formerly left the main line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Newcastle
The City of Newcastle is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The City of Newcastle incorporates much of the area of the Newcastle metropolitan area. The Lord Mayor of the City of Newcastle Council is Councillor Dr. Ross Kerridge, an Independent Labor politician elected under the team campaign banner 'Our Newcastle' at the 2024 New South Wales mayoral elections. History The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged by council as the traditional custodians of the land and waters of Newcastle. Following the passing of the '' Municipalities Act 1858'' by the New South Wales parliament, the Municipality of Newcastle was proclaimed on 7 June 1859. The new Municipality was divided into three wards – City, Macquarie, and Honeysuckle. Eight years later, the '' Municipalities Act 1867'' classified the Newcastle Municipality as a "Borough". The '' Greater Newcastle Act 1937'' merged the City of Newcastle with 10 of its suburban munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tingira Heights, New South Wales
Tingira Heights is a suburb of City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, south-west of Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It was developed in the 1960s. History The Awabakal The Awabakal people , are those Aboriginal Australians who identify with or are descended from the Awabakal tribe and its clans, Indigenous to the coastal area of what is now known as the Hunter Region of New South Wales. Their traditional te ... are the traditional people of this area. Prior to 1965, the suburb was called Violet Town. A ship named after the Indigenous tribe ''Tingira'' (on the NSW/QLD border) was Australia's first naval training vessel in 1912 and was decommissioned in 1941. In 1965 the H.M.A.S Tingira Old Boys Association asked to have a town named after the ship, and the name was adopted by the Violet Town Progress Association. Tingara is an alternative spelling.Pioneers & Settlers of Lake Macquarie, by the Lake Macquarie Famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleebana, New South Wales
Eleebana is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, from Newcastle's central business district along the eastern shoreline of Lake Macquarie. History Eleebana remained unsettled until it became part of the Newcastle/ Lake Macquarie urban sprawl, due to its unsuitability for agriculture. This suburb lay at the northern boundary of Threlkeld's original Bahtahbah grant, and was just south of Warner's 1280 acres. Portion 40 of 158 acres, (Kahibah Parish) was granted to G.L. Yorston in 1860, who was married to Warner's daughter; Portion 41 of 167 acres to J.B. Watt; and Portion 42 of 194 acres to Thomas Adam. The land was poor and steep and unsuitable for agriculture and remained unsettled. However, as was usual in those times, Henry Halloran, in the 1920s and 30s, sold boatshed leases on the waterfront fronting Croudace Bay and sheds were built there and occupied during the summer. The council had difficulty in negotiating their removal after World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warners Bay, New South Wales
Warners Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is often regarded as a part of the Greater Newcastle district. It was named after Jonathan Warner, who settled the area. Warners Bay is the second-largest population centre in Lake Macquarie with over 7,000 residents (2016), and more than 615 businesses operating in the area. History The Awabakal people are the first people of the area. Areas of interest There are two main areas where most of the businesses in Warners Bay are situated. Near the lake foreshore there is a variety of local businesses such as cafés and restaurants with alfresco dining. There is an indoor shopping centre, known as Warners Bay Village. There is also an Australia Post post office in the area. The other is a large-sized industrial estate situated along Hillsborough and Macquarie roads. Here there is an ice rink, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillsborough, New South Wales
Hillsborough is a List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia from Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie (New South Wales), Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie north ward. History The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land. In 1874 a coal mining venture was started at Hillsborough, but the coal was found to be of inferior quality and could not be sold. The mine was abandoned in 1879 and the town shortly afterwards. Hillsborough remained a ghost town until it was redeveloped after World War II. Hillsborough Public School opened in 1963. References External links History of Hillsborough (Lake Macquarie City Library) Suburbs of Lake Macquarie {{LakeMacquarie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiff, New South Wales
Cardiff is a suburb in the City of Lake Macquarie, Lake Macquarie LGA of New South Wales, Australia. It is located west-southwest of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle. Cardiff is home to two government primary schools, a Catholic primary school and a government high school. It has its own commercial centre with a post office, pub (hotel), real estate agencies, take-away shops, a record store, two opportunity stores, numerous hairdressers and two supermarkets. History The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land. The first grant to a white settler in the Cardiff area was a parcel of to George Weller in 1833, stretching west of the current Macquarie Road to Argenton and Cockle Creek. Other selections were taken up by individual settlers from 1862 to the east of the Weller grant. The locality became known as Winding Creek after the stream which wound its way from south-east to north-west across the central valley of the area. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotara South, New South Wales
Kotara South is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, Greater Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia from Newcastle's central business district. History The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal The Awabakal people , are those Aboriginal Australians who identify with or are descended from the Awabakal tribe and its clans, Indigenous to the coastal area of what is now known as the Hunter Region of New South Wales. Their traditional te ..., were the first people of this land. References External links History of Kotara South(Lake Macquarie City Library) Suburbs of Lake Macquarie {{LakeMacquarie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windale, New South Wales
Windale is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie, in the Newcastle metropolitan area. It is located west of the junction of the Pacific Highway and Newcastle Inner City Bypass, covering an area of . Windale is a lower socio-economic area consisting largely of public housing homes, and has historically been known for its high rates of alcoholism, crime and unemployment, however recent local government efforts to regenerate the area have been somewhat successful. The suburb was listed as one of the most socially disadvantaged areas in the State according to the 2015 Dropping Off The Edge report. History The Awabakal are the traditional people of this area. Local Government Regeneration In 2012 the Lake Macquarie Council initiated a plan to regenerate and overall improve the suburb. Government and politics At federal level, Windale is within the Division of Shortland, a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party. It has been held since 1998. The Windale booth was won easily at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Hutton, New South Wales
Mount Hutton is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area (LGA) in the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city on 7 September 1984. It is adjacent to the city of Newcastle and is part of the Greater Newcastle area. ... North Ward. History During the mid-2010s, the suburbs experienced an increase in new home construction, partly due to the suburb's proximity to the Charlestown metropolitan hub. Recent developments include townhouses aHerd Street. The Lake Macquarie Fair shopping centre is one of the features of the suburb. References External links History of Mount Hutton(Lake Macquarie City Library) Suburbs of Lake Macquarie {{LakeMacquarie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
