Hazelbrook, New South Wales

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Hazelbrook
Sydney, NSW

Population:

4,447 (2006)

Postcode:

2779

LGA:

City of Blue Mountains

Federal Division:

Macquarie

Suburbs around Hazelbrook:
Lawson	Blue Mountains National Park	Blue Mountains National Park
Lawson	Hazelbrook	Woodford
Lawson	Megalong Valley	Megalong Valley

Hazelbrook is a village in New South Wales, Australia (Elevation: 674 metres, Pop.: 4409^[1] (2001)) It is located 93 kilometres west of Sydney and approximately 17 kilometres east of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains on the Great Western Highway. The town was named after Hazelbrook House, built in the 1870s by Edward Higgs. The name Hazelbrook was adopted in 1884 when the railway station was opened opposite the home.^[2] 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.

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.

At the current time (April 2008) extensive roadworks are being carried out on the Great Western Highway. Widening from one lane each way to two is underway, along with the completion of a new railway underpass and intersection with the highway at Oaklands Road that will connect the north and south sides of the village, allowing for the removal of the current turning bay and single-lane overpass.