Hazelbrook is a town in

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(Elevation: 675 metres) It is located 91 kilometres west of

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and 16 kilometres east of

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in the Blue Mountains on the

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History and description

The town was named after Hazelbrook House, built in the 1870s by Svonte Noles. The name Hazelbrook was adopted in 1894 when the

Hazelbrook railway station Hazelbrook railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains town of Hazelbrook. Hazelbrook Railway Station is an express stop station, there ar ...

was opened opposite the home. Hazelbrook House no longer exists but Selwood House is a heritage-listed building in the nearby vicinity and now houses a veterinary practice. Other attractions in the area include Terrace Falls, Victor Falls and Bedford Pool on the south side of the village. These southern waterfalls are connected to Lawson via the

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. Lyre Bird Glen, Oaklands Falls, Horseshoe Falls and Burgess Falls are on the north side. Hazelbrook's population grew from the end of

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when the town saw the development of more than a 100 houses. 1st Hazelbrook scout group was established in 1922 and was part of the lower blue mountains district and is now part of blue mountains district. 1st Hazelbrook scout group is one of 5 scouts groups in the blue mountains. On 16 October 2022 1st Hazelbrook scout group celebrated their 100th anniversary. The village is serviced by a number of schools; Hazelbrook Public School (kindergarten to Year 6), the humanist Korowal School (Kindergarten to HSC), Blue Mountains Steiner (Pre-School to Year 6) and two child care centres. There is a shopping centre that includes a

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and several shops, restaurants and cafes. Hazelbrook volunteer Rural Fire Brigade established in 1959 by the local community and is one of 26 Rural Fire Brigades in the Blue Mountains. Hazelbrook Rural Fire Brigade operates one Category 1 tanker, one Category 7 tanker, and a personnel carrier (PC). As of 2023, the station is also home to the Category 13 Blue Mountains Bulk Water Tanker. Hazelbrook has a local football club, known as the Hazelbrook Hawks, whose home ground is Gloria Park, and a

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club, co-located at Gloria Park. Australian author James Roy lives in Hazelbrook.

Population

According to the 2021 census of Population, there were 5,077 people in Hazelbrook. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population. * 81.6% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.9%. * 91.1% of people spoke only English at home. * The most common responses for religion were No Religion 49.8%, Catholic 16.2% and Anglican 11.7%.

Gallery

File:BlueMountains0080.jpg, Terrace Falls, on the south side of Hazelbrook File:BlueMountains0075.jpg, Rainforest pocket near Terrace Falls File:BlueMountains0086.jpg, Lyrebird Glen, Hazelbrook area File:BlueMountains0087.jpg, Burgess Falls, Hazelbrook area File:Hazelbrook Horseshoe Falls1.jpg, Horseshoe Falls, Hazelbrook area File:SLNSW 796382 Hazelbrook streetscene.jpg File:SLNSW 796383 Memorial Tablet Hazelbrook.jpg File:(1)Selwood.jpg File:Railway Station - Hazelbrook.jpg File:Hazelbrook station steps.jpg File:Great Western Highway. Blue Mountains Shire. Hazelbrook Ramp Deviation. Before construction. (10078307005).jpg File:Alfred Victor Brown, Military Medal (14298574298) (2).jpg

References

External links

Hazelbrook Public School

Korowal School

Hazelbrook Volunteer Rural Bush Fire Brigade
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History and description

Population

Gallery

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