Glendale, New South Wales

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Glendale is located at the northern most tip of Lake Macquarie. Glen is a Scottish term for a valley between hills, usually with trees, and Dale is an English term for a valley between hills. Recently Glendale has been the focus of discussion as an emerging town centre. The Property Councilreleased a discussion paper urging the Commonwealth and NSW Government to complete arrangements for construction of a regional bus and rail interchange at Glendale. The Glendale Interchange would significantly improve services across Lake Macquarie, south west Newcastle, new land release areas, and the Glendale regional shopping centre. Glendale, relative to other areas is well serviced by public transport and contains the largest industrial estate in the Lower Hunter. The centre serves the local communities of Argenton, Edgeworth, Boolaroo, Cardiff South and Speers Point.

What's at Glendale

• Stockland Glendale - Over 40,000 sqm of retail space including:
  
  • Woolworths[1], Target[2], Coles[3], Aldi[4] and K-Mart[5];
    
    • McDonald's[6], KFC[7], Hungry Jacks[8] and Subway[9]
      
• Glendale Warehouse
• Strong link to the F3 Freeway;
  
• Greater Union Cinema Complex;
  
• Hunter Sports Centre;
  
• Bunnings Warehouse;
  
• Multiple fast food outlets;
  
• Major campus of Hunter Institute of Technology;
  
• Glendale Technology High School[10]
  
• Glendale East Public School
  
  

Current Development

• Ongoing planning for expansion of Glendale Supercentre;
  
• Lake Macquarie Integrated Transport Centre.
  This includes a new railway station, bus interchange and bridge connecting Glendale with Pennant Street Cardiff;
  
• State Rail will commence subdivision and sale of the remaining land from the Cardiff Railway Workshop site;
  

Key Facts

• The population of Cardiff/Glendale was 15,689 as at the 1996 Census;
  
• In excess of 1018 businesses currently operate in the Cardiff/Glendale environs showing an increase of 7.84% between 1997 and 1998;
  
• Glendale has in excess of 40,000 sqm of retail.
  

Links
Historical Photographs
Stockland Glendale
Lake Macquarie City Council
Historical Newspaper Clippings
History of Glendale
16/10/06 Lower Hunter Regional Strategy
Coordinates: 32°55.5′S, 151°39′E