Glendale, New South Wales

Glendale Newcastle, New South Wales
Population:	2997 (2006 census)
Postcode:	2285
Area:	3.5 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Location:	15 km (9 mi) W of Newcastle
LGA:	City of Lake Macquarie
Parish:	Kahibah
State electorate:	Wallsend
Federal Division:	Charlton
Suburbs around Glendale: Edgeworth Elermore Vale Rankin Park Argenton Glendale Cardiff Heights Boolaroo Cardiff Cardiff

Glendale is a suburb of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Newcastle's central business district at the northern tip of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.

Name

The name is Scottish in origin - "glen" (gleann) is a Scottish term for a valley between hills, and "dale", also usually meaning a valley.

Transportation

Relative to other areas in Greater Newcastle, Glendale is well serviced by public transport and is adjacent to, but not directly connected to, the Cardiff industrial estate, which is the largest industrial estate in the Lower Hunter region. The railway line presently separates the industrial estate from Glendale.

Facilities

• Stockland Glendale - 40,000+ m² of retail space
• Greater Union Cinema Complex
• The Hunter Sports Centre
• Major campus of Hunter Institute of Technology
• Glendale Technology High School
• Glendale East Public School

External links

• Historical Newspaper Clippings
• Lower Hunter Regional Strategy
• Glendale, New South Wales is at coordinates 32°54′54″S 151°39′04″E
• History of Glendale
• Historical Photographs