Hazelbrook, New South Wales
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Hazelbrook is a village in New South Wales
, Australia
(Elevation: 674 metres) It is located 93 kilometres west of Sydney
and approximately 17 kilometres east of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains
on the Great Western Highway
. At the 2006 census
, Hazelbrook had a population of 4,447 people.
The village is serviced by a public school, two child care centres and a lawn bowls club. There is also a shopping centre that includes a supermarket
and several restaurants and cafes. Hazelbrook is also the location of the area's Steiner school and alternative school Korowal which was formerly situated at Leura
until 2008.
Hazelbrook also boasts a cricket club and a football club, known as the Hazelbrook Hawks. Their home ground is Gloria Park.
Presently, extensive roadworks are being carried out on the Great Western Highway as the road is widened from one lane each way to two. Construction was delayed when the overhead passage of a coal train caused the railway underpass at the intersection with the highway at Oaklands Road to sink several metres due to the settlement of the foundations. Finally opened in late 2008, the underpass now connects the north and south sides of the village, allowing for the removal of a turning bay and single-lane overpass at the railway station, which is now underway.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(Elevation: 674 metres) It is located 93 kilometres west of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and approximately 17 kilometres east of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains
City of Blue Mountains
The City of Blue Mountains is a local government area of New South Wales, Australia, governed by the Blue Mountains City Council. The city is located in the Blue Mountains range west of Sydney.-Demographics:...
on the Great Western Highway
Great Western Highway
The Great Western Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs 210 km from Sydney to Bathurst.Starting as Broadway at the intersection of City Road near the fringe of the Sydney CBD, and becoming Parramatta Road to Parramatta itself, the Great Western Highway heads due west from...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Hazelbrook had a population of 4,447 people.
History and Description
The town was named after Hazelbrook House, built in the 1870s by Bronte Noelle. The name Hazelbrook was adopted in 1884 when the Hazelbrook railway station 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 science museum. Other attractions in the area include Terrace Falls, Victor Falls and Bedford Pool on the south side of the village, plus Lyre Bird Glen, Oaklands Falls, Horseshoe Falls and Burgess Falls on the north side.The village is serviced by a public school, two child care centres and a lawn bowls club. There is also a shopping centre that includes a supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
and several restaurants and cafes. Hazelbrook is also the location of the area's Steiner school and alternative school Korowal which was formerly situated at Leura
Leura, New South Wales
Leura is a suburb in the City of Blue Mountains Local Government Area 109 km west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the series of small towns stretched along the Blue Mountains railway line and Great Western Highway that bisects the Blue Mountains National Park. It is...
until 2008.
Hazelbrook also boasts a cricket club and a football club, known as the Hazelbrook Hawks. Their home ground is Gloria Park.
Presently, extensive roadworks are being carried out on the Great Western Highway as the road is widened from one lane each way to two. Construction was delayed when the overhead passage of a coal train caused the railway underpass at the intersection with the highway at Oaklands Road to sink several metres due to the settlement of the foundations. Finally opened in late 2008, the underpass now connects the north and south sides of the village, allowing for the removal of a turning bay and single-lane overpass at the railway station, which is now underway.
See also
- Blue Mountains (Australia)
- Blue Mountains National ParkBlue Mountains National ParkThe Blue Mountains National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 81 km west of Sydney, and located in the Blue Mountains region of the Great Dividing Range. The park covers 268,987 hectares. The boundary of the park is quite irregular as it is broken up by roads, urban areas...
- Woodford, New South WalesWoodford, New South WalesWoodford is a village in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, approximately 90 kilometres west of Sydney. Its elevation is above sea level. It is situated on the Great Western Highway and has a railway station on the Main Western railway line served by CityRail's Blue Mountains...
- Lawson, New South WalesLawson, New South WalesLawson is a town in the Blue Mountains area of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Great Western Highway between Hazelbrook in the north east and Bullaburra in the west. At the 2006 census, Lawson had a population of 2,419 people. It has a station on the Main Western line...