Wallsend

State Electoral District Of Wallsend

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Boundary Description

Commencing at the intersection of Bridges Road and St James Road: and bounded thence by the latter road north-westerly, Royal Street northerly, Russell Road westerly, Royal Place northerly, Lambton Road and Howe Street generally north-westerly, Morehead Street, its prolongation and Acacia Avenue northerly and Alnwick Road generally westerly to the south-eastern prolongation of the north-eastern boundary of Lot 84, DP 22290; by that prolongation and boundary, the generally eastern boundary of Lot 1, DP 565785, the generally north-eastern boundary of Lot 2, DP 565785 and a line generally north-westerly to University Drive; by that drive generally westerly, the Freeway (being part of State Route 123) generally northerly and Sandgate Road generally north-easterly to Main Northern Railway; by that railway generally north-westerly to New England Highway; by that highway south-westerly, the south-eastern prolongation of and Anderson Drive generally north-westerly and again New England Highway north-westerly to the generally western boundary of the City of Newcastle; by that boundary generally southerly and part of the generally southern boundary of that city easterly to Woodford Street; by that street and Cameron Park Drive generally south-westerly, George Booth Drive generally south-easterly and Government Road generally south-westerly to the eastern prolongation of the northern boundary of Lot 13, DP 849003; by that prolongation, boundary and its prolongation westerly to Slatey Creek; by that creek downwards to the Transmission Line from Newcastle Substation to Merewether Substation; by that transmission line easterly and south-easterly to Northville Drive; by that drive north-easterly, Crest Avenue easterly, Aroona Street generally south-easterly, Lutana Street south-easterly, Penrose Street generally north-easterly and Ridley Street and its prolongation generally south-easterly to Cockle Creek; by that creek downwards and Brush Creek and Winding Creek upwards to Lake Road; by that road generally north-easterly, Glendale Road generally south-easterly and Main Road north-westerly to the north-eastern prolongation of the generally south-eastern boundary of Lot 3, DP 860494; by that prolongation and part of that boundary generally south-westerly to Winding Creek, aforesaid; by that creek upwards to Main Northern Railway, aforesaid, generally north-easterly to Winding Creek, aforesaid; by that creek upwards to the north-western prolongation of Sturt Street; by that prolongation, street, Main Street and Myall Road generally south-easterly, Newcastle Street northerly, Main Road aforesaid, and Cardiff Road generally north-easterly, Charlestown Road generally southerly, Carnley Avenue generally north-easterly and Bridges Road, aforesaid, generally northerly to the point of commencement.

District Information

 

District of Wallsend (Area: 118.57 sq.kms)
How Constituted (Current and Predicted Electors) - as at 4.12.97 30.4.99
From the former District of Wallsend:
Part City of Newcastle 14,372 14,609
Part City of Lake Macquarie 11,681 11,888
From the former District of Waratah:
That part of the City of Newcastle bounded by local government area, Anderson Drive, New England Highway, Main Northern Railway, Sandgate Road, Freeway (State Route 1231, University Drive, Lot Boundaries, Alnwick Road, Acacia Avenue and Morehead Street to the former boundary. 18,095 18,572
Total 44,148 45,069
NOTE: Parts of the former District of Wallsend are transferred as follows:
To the District of Charlestown:
That part of the Cities of Lake Macquarie and Newcastle bounded by Macquarie Road, Winding Creek, Myall Road, Newcastle Street, Main Road, Cardiff Road, Charlestown Road, Carnley Avenue, Bridges Road and St. James Road to the former boundary. 6,111 6,248
To the District of Lake Macquarie:
That part of the City of Lake Macquarie bounded by Cockle Creek, Brush Creek, Lake Road, Glendale Road, extension to Winding Creek, Main Northern Railway, Sturt Road, Main Road and Macquarie Road to the former boundary. 4,534 4,609
That part of the City of Lake Macquarie bounded by the transmission line, Northville Drive, Aroona Street, Lutana Street, Penrose Street, Ridley Street and the former boundary. 461 466
To the District of Newcastle:
That part of the City of Newcastle bounded by St James Road, Royal Road, Lambton Road, Howe Street and Morehead Street to the former boundary. 3,224 3,265