Kanwal, New South Wales
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Kanwal is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales
, Australia
. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area
.
It is approximately 90 km north of Sydney
, 55km south of Newcastle
and 6 km west of the Pacific Ocean
.
.
Kanwal is said to mean "snakes indeed" in a local Aboriginal language.
football club, three sporting oval
s, two netball
courts and a youth and community centre. There are several park
s in Kanwal including Craigie Park to the east facing onto Tuggerah Lake
, a wetland
area to the northwest and another sporting oval to the south separate from the Rugby League Club. Other landmarks in the area include a small shopping village, a primary school, an aged care facility, four buildings of religious worship
and a caravan park.
routes, each starting at Lake Haven Shopping Centre and terminating at Wyong railway station or Westfield Tuggerah
and vice versa. All four routes split up in different directions at Kanwal, two servicing the northern and western areas and the other two servicing eastern and southern areas together.
The Newcastle and Central Coast railway line that services some of Sydney, the Central Coast and most of Newcastle passes close by at Warnervale
. Warnervale railway station lies approximately 4km to the west of Kanwal and one of the bus routes mentioned passes it several times a day. However, Wyong railway station also lies approximately 6km to the southwest, is serviced by all four bus routes frequently and has more train services operating from it, including the CountryLink
service.
, named after the prominent Australian sculptor
and painter
Sir William Dobell
(1899-1970). The division covers approximately 952 km² and includes parts of Wyong Shire and Gosford City Council. In the federal election of 2004 Kanwal contributed 2,652 of the 75,398 votes in the division and saw Ken Ticehurst
of the Liberal Party
receive 1,108 of them (45.86%), followed by David Mehan of the Australian Labor Party
with 979 votes (40.52%) and Scott Ian Rickard of the Australian Greens
party with 111 votes (4.59%). Ken Ticehurst went on to win the seat of Salmon for the second time in a row after the election of 2001 with 42,151 of the 75,398 votes (55.90%).
Kanwal is also a part of the Electoral district of Wyong
and in the state election of 2003 contributed 3008 out of 46,884 total votes in the electoral district. Paul Crittenden
of the Australian Labor Party received 1,598 of the votes (53.13%), followed by Ben Morton
of the Liberal Party with 984 votes (32.71%) and Scott Ian Rickard of the Australian Greens party with 128 votes (4.26%). Paul Crittenden went on to win the election with a total of 24,644 (53.82%) votes.
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...
. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area
Local Government Areas of New South Wales
The local government areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas...
.
It is approximately 90 km north 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...
, 55km south of Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
and 6 km west of the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
.
History
The area now known as Kanwal was a subdivision of WarnervaleWarnervale, New South Wales
Warnervale is a rapidly growing town in the Australian state of New South Wales. It lies approximately 95 km north of the Sydney CBD, located west of Tuggerah Lake, a large shallow coastal lake, and just north of Wyong.-History:...
.
Kanwal is said to mean "snakes indeed" in a local Aboriginal language.
Landmarks
The dominating feature of Kanwal is the Wyong Rugby League Club to the northeast of the suburb. It is home to the Wyong Roos, a rugby leagueRugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
football club, three sporting oval
Oval
An oval is any curve resembling an egg or an ellipse, such as a Cassini oval. The term does not have a precise mathematical definition except in one area oval , but it may also refer to:* A sporting arena of oval shape** a cricket field...
s, two netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
courts and a youth and community centre. There are several park
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
s in Kanwal including Craigie Park to the east facing onto Tuggerah Lake
Tuggerah Lake
Tuggerah Lake is a large coastal saltwater lake on the Central Coast of New South Wales about north of Sydney. It is connected with the sea through a tidal channel at its southern end known as The Entrance. It is also connected with two smaller lakes, Budgewoi Lake and through that to Lake...
, a wetland
Wetland
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....
area to the northwest and another sporting oval to the south separate from the Rugby League Club. Other landmarks in the area include a small shopping village, a primary school, an aged care facility, four buildings of religious worship
Place of worship
A place of worship or house of worship is an establishment or her location where a group of people comes to perform acts of religious study, honor, or devotion. The form and function of religious architecture has evolved over thousands of years for both changing beliefs and architectural style...
and a caravan park.
Transport
The area is serviced by four regular busBus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
routes, each starting at Lake Haven Shopping Centre and terminating at Wyong railway station or Westfield Tuggerah
Westfield Tuggerah
Westfield Tuggerah is a shopping centre located at Tuggerah on the Central Coast of New South Wales approximately 5 km south of the Wyong CBD. The complex was constructed in 1995. The centre completed a large upgrade in 2005 and is now host to 245 stores plus an 8 cinema Greater Union complex,...
and vice versa. All four routes split up in different directions at Kanwal, two servicing the northern and western areas and the other two servicing eastern and southern areas together.
The Newcastle and Central Coast railway line that services some of Sydney, the Central Coast and most of Newcastle passes close by at Warnervale
Warnervale, New South Wales
Warnervale is a rapidly growing town in the Australian state of New South Wales. It lies approximately 95 km north of the Sydney CBD, located west of Tuggerah Lake, a large shallow coastal lake, and just north of Wyong.-History:...
. Warnervale railway station lies approximately 4km to the west of Kanwal and one of the bus routes mentioned passes it several times a day. However, Wyong railway station also lies approximately 6km to the southwest, is serviced by all four bus routes frequently and has more train services operating from it, including the CountryLink
CountryLink
CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and into Queensland and Victoria. It is an operating brand of the Rail Corporation New South Wales, a government-owned entity...
service.
Politics
Kanwal belongs to the Australian electoral division of DobellDivision of Dobell
The Division of Dobell is an Australian electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Sir William Dobell, the painter. It is located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales and includes the towns of The Entrance, Tuggerah and Wyong...
, named after the prominent Australian sculptor
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
and painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
Sir William Dobell
William Dobell
Sir William Dobell, OBE was an Australian artist .The electoral Division of Dobell is named after him.- Life :...
(1899-1970). The division covers approximately 952 km² and includes parts of Wyong Shire and Gosford City Council. In the federal election of 2004 Kanwal contributed 2,652 of the 75,398 votes in the division and saw Ken Ticehurst
Ken Ticehurst
Kenneth Vincent Ticehurst is an Australian politician, and was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from November 2001 to 2007, representing the Division of Dobell in New South Wales for the Liberal Party of Australia.- Biography :Ticehurst has a qualification in electrical...
of the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
receive 1,108 of them (45.86%), followed by David Mehan of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
with 979 votes (40.52%) and Scott Ian Rickard of the Australian Greens
Australian Greens
The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
party with 111 votes (4.59%). Ken Ticehurst went on to win the seat of Salmon for the second time in a row after the election of 2001 with 42,151 of the 75,398 votes (55.90%).
Kanwal is also a part of the Electoral district of Wyong
Electoral district of Wyong
Wyong is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The district is a 44,017 km² urban and semi-rural electorate on the Central Coast. The main urban centres are the towns of Wyong, Toukley and Wyee...
and in the state election of 2003 contributed 3008 out of 46,884 total votes in the electoral district. Paul Crittenden
Paul Crittenden
Paul Ronald Crittenden is a former ALP politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Wyong from 1991 to 2007 ....
of the Australian Labor Party received 1,598 of the votes (53.13%), followed by Ben Morton
Ben Morton
Benjamin W. Morton was an English professional footballer. His regular position was as a forward.Born in Sheffield, Morton began his career with Stourbridge before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1933. He then joined Manchester United via a short spell back at Stourbridge in May 1935...
of the Liberal Party with 984 votes (32.71%) and Scott Ian Rickard of the Australian Greens party with 128 votes (4.26%). Paul Crittenden went on to win the election with a total of 24,644 (53.82%) votes.