Warners Bay, New South Wales

Suburb of City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Warners Bay
City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales

Warners Bay

Coordinates| 32°58′55″S 151°39′4″E﻿ / ﻿32.98194°S 151.65111°E﻿ / -32.98194; 151.65111
Population| 8,237 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 1,030/km2 (2,670/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 2282
Elevation| 11 m (36 ft)
Area| 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Location|

* 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Newcastle
* 5 km (3 mi) W of Charlestown
* 54 km (34 mi) N of The Entrance
* 77 km (48 mi) N of Gosford
* 147 km (91 mi) N of Sydney

LGA(s)| City of Lake Macquarie
Parish| Kahibah
State electorate(s)|

* Charlestown
* Lake Macquarie

Federal division(s)| Shortland
| Suburbs around Warners Bay:

Speers Point | Lakelands | Cardiff South
Lake Macquarie | Warners Bay | Hillsborough
Charlestown
Eleebana | Eleebana | Mount Hutton

Warners Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located 15 kilometres (9 mi) from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is often regarded as a part of the Greater Newcastle district. It was named after Jonathan Warner, who settled the area.

Warners Bay is the second-largest population centre in Lake Macquarie with over 7,000 residents (2016), and more than 615 businesses operating in the area.

## History

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The Awabakal people are the first people of the area.[2]

### Areas of interest

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There are two main areas where most of the businesses in Warners Bay are situated. Near the lake foreshore there is a variety of local businesses such as cafés and restaurants with alfresco dining. There is an indoor shopping centre, known as Warners Bay Village. There is also an Australia Post post office in the area.

The other is a large-sized industrial estate situated along Hillsborough and Macquarie roads. Here there is an ice rink, a ten pin bowling alley, a laser tag complex, indoor go-karting, multiple gymnasiums and many bulk item stores including furniture stores and gardening centres, many of which are located in the Warners Bay Home homemaker complex.

The lakeshore has become a hub for recreational activity, both onshore and water based. Picnics, sailing and paddle-boating are all popular activities. A shared bike and walking path, which runs from the Art Gallery in Booragul to Green Point traverses the lake foreshore.

### Sport

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Warners Bay is home to a number of local sporting clubs including the Warners Bay Bulldogs (Australian rules football), Warners Bay Panthers (Football/Soccer) and Warners Bay/Cardiff Junior Cricket Club. The home ground for these sporting clubs is Feighan Park.

The Hunter Ice Skating Stadium is located in Warners Bay, and hosted the IIHF 2008 Division II World Championships. The Hunter Ice Skating Stadium is home to the 3 times Australian Champions Newcastle North Stars Ice Hockey team, and the Newcastle Ice Skating Club, boasting several NSW and Australian champion skaters.

## Image gallery

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* Foreshore walk and shopping strip

* Foreshore walk, viewing south

* Foreshore and public jetty, viewing north

## References

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1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warners Bay". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
2. ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

## External links

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* History of Warners Bay (Lake Macquarie City Library)

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Towns, suburbs & localities of the City of Lake Macquarie

Towns, suburbs
& localities|

* Adamstown Heights
* Arcadia Vale
* Argenton
* Awaba
* Balcolyn
* Balmoral
* Barnsley
* Belmont
* Belmont North
* Belmont South
* Bennetts Green
* Blackalls Park
* Blacksmiths
* Bolton Point
* Bonnells Bay
* Boolaroo
* Booragul
* Brightwaters
* Buttaba
* Cameron Park
* Cams Wharf
* Cardiff
* Cardiff Heights
* Cardiff South
* Carey Bay
* Catherine Hill Bay
* Caves Beach
* Charlestown
* Coal Point
* Cooranbong
* Croudace Bay
* Dora Creek
* Dudley
* Edgeworth
* Eleebana
* Eraring
* Fassifern
* Fennell Bay
* Fishing Point
* Floraville
* Freemans Waterhole
* Garden Suburb
* Gateshead
* Glendale
* Highfields
* Hillsborough
* Holmesville
* Jewells
* Kahibah
* Kilaben Bay
* Killingworth
* Kotara South
* Lakelands
* Little Pelican
* Macquarie Hills
* Mandalong
* Marks Point
* Marmong Point
* Martinsville
* Mirrabooka
* Morisset
* Morisset Park
* Mount Hutton
* Murrays Beach
* Myuna Bay
* New Lambton Heights
* Nords Wharf
* Pelican
* Pinny Beach
* Rankin Park
* Rathmines
* Redhead
* Ryhope
* Seahampton
* Silverwater
* Speers Point
* Sunshine
* Swansea
* Swansea Heads
* Teralba
* Tingira Heights
* Toronto
* Valentine
* Wakefield
* Wangi Wangi
* Warners Bay
* West Wallsend
* Whitebridge
* Windale
* Windermere Park
* Woodrising
* Wyee
* Wyee Point
* Yarrawonga Park

Other places &
points of interest|

* Avondale College
* Belmont Anti-Tank Ditch
* Blackalls Park railway station
* Cardiff Locomotive Workshops
* Charlestown Square
* Cockle Creek Smelter
* Eraring Power Station
* Fernleigh Track
* Glenrock Lagoon
* Lake Macquarie
* Lake Macquarie Petrified Forest
* Mount Sugarloaf
* RAAF Base Rathmines
* South Waratah Colliery
* Teralba Colliery
* Toronto railway line
* Toronto railway station
* Wangi Power Station
* Watagans National Park

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