Niagara Park, New South Wales

Niagara Park is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Gosford's central business district. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area. It consists of residential housing as well as acreage blocks and small farms with many houses backing onto natural bushland and reserves. It is close to the M1 and is 20 minutes from Shelly Beach. A peaceful community with rural aspects and a large technology driven primary school, Niagara Park is ideal for families with young children.

The suburb contains Niagara Park railway station, which is on the Main North railway line. A shopping centre, timber mill, primary school, and sports centre are also located within Niagara Park.

Events

On the second Saturday of every month a large market is held at the shopping centre where residents set up tables selling various goods. There are also competitions for children held by the town crier.

A jobs convention is held annually at the local youth centre for students from various schools. The event is aimed at years 11 and 12.

Every year there is a large fete held at the local Niagara Park Primary School which features many rides and in the hall there are many baked goods stores.

The small shopping centre has a Spar supermarket and takeaway, cupcake shop, and community centre. It also boasts two factory outlets: the Sara Lee factory outlet and Scholastic Books, as well as the Bottle-O Valley Tavern.

Notable residents

Julie Goodwin, chef, won the first Australian Masterchef'

Coordinates: 33°22′55″S 151°21′04″E / 33.382°S 151.351°E / -33.382; 151.351

Suburbs of the City of Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales
Towns, suburbs and localities	Avoca Beach Bar Point Bensville Blackwall Booker Bay Bouddi Box Head Calga Central Mangrove Cheero Point Cogra Bay Copacabana Daleys Point Davistown East Gosford Empire Bay Erina Erina Heights Ettalong Beach Forresters Beach Glenworth Valley Gosford Green Point Greengrove Gunderman Hardys Bay Holgate Horsfield Bay Kariong Killcare Killcare Heights Kincumber Kincumber South Koolewong Kulnura Lisarow Little Wobby Lower Mangrove MacMasters Beach Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain Marlow Matcham Mooney Mooney Mooney Mooney Creek Mount Elliot Mount White Narara Niagara Park North Avoca North Gosford Patonga Pearl Beach Peats Ridge Phegans Bay Picketts Valley Point Clare Point Frederick Pretty Beach St Huberts Island Saratoga Somersby Spencer Springfield Tascott Terrigal Umina Beach Upper Mangrove Wagstaffe Wamberal Wendoree Park West Gosford Wisemans Ferry Wondabyne Woy Woy Woy Woy Bay Wyoming Yattalunga
Rivers and other waterways	Brisbane Water Erina Creek Ettalong Creek Forresters Creek Kincumber Creek Mangrove Creek Mooney Mooney Creek Mullet Creek Terrigal Lagoon Wamberal Lagoon Woy Woy Creek
National parks	Bouddi Brisbane Water Dharug
Other places and points of interest	Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Highway Erina Fair Sydney–Newcastle Freeway Watagan Mountains
List of Central Coast, New South Wales suburbs

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.