Blue Haven is a suburb on the Central Coast of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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, located on Pacific Highway

Pacific Highway (Australia)

The Pacific Highway is a major transport route along part of the east coast of Australia and is part of Australia's national route 1.It is 960 km long and links Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, to Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, along the coast, via Gosford, Newcastle, Taree, Port...

 at Wallarah Creek. Its Local Government Area

Local Government Areas of New South Wales

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 is the Wyong Shire.

History

Blue Haven was once made up of several dirt roads (the main road being 'Roper Road', the only way in or out of Blue Haven at the time) and surrounded by bushland

Bushland

Bushland is any area in Australia that is predominantly indigenous flora and fauna.Bushland is the term commonly used by conservation protection groups and other environmental groups as a blanket term for natural vegetation, which may cover any kind of habitat from open shrubby country with few...

. It's now made up of hundreds of streets and has 3 different main entries and exits. The wetland

Wetland

A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with water either permanently or seasonally. Wetlands are categorised by their characteristic vegetation, which is adapted to these unique soil conditions....

 areas are now preserved areas. Blue Haven, in the past, would suffer from constant bushfires in the dry season

Dry season

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Pre-1991

Before it was named Blue Haven, the suburb was known as Blueridge Estate - and depending on where mail was sent, the northern area was Doyalson

Doyalson, New South Wales

Doyalson is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area....

 and the southern area was Charmhaven

Charmhaven, New South Wales

Charmhaven is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area. The suburb is close to the Lakehaven Shopping Centre....

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Geography

Blue Haven is bounded by Pacific Highway to the east, the Freeway Connection (linking to the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway

Sydney-Newcastle Freeway

The Sydney-Newcastle Freeway is a stretch of motorway linking Sydney to the Central Coast, Newcastle and Hunter regions of New South Wales. It is part of the AusLink road corridor between Sydney and Brisbane, carrying the route designation....

) to the north, Spring Creek to the west and Wallarah Creek to the south. The suburb is primarily residential in character. Spring Creek and Wallarah Creek are connected to Tuggerah Lake

Tuggerah Lake

Tuggerah Lake is a large coastal saltwater lake on the Central Coast of New South Wales about north of Sydney. It is connected with the sea through a tidal channel at its southern end known as The Entrance. It is also connected with two smaller lakes, Budgewoi Lake and through that to Lake...

, one of Australia's largest coastal saltwater lakes.

Education

Blue Haven contains a state primary school, Blue Haven Public School (No.4623), which commenced in 1999 and, as of 2 September 2008, had over 600 students from kindergarten to year 6, and 33 teaching and administrative staff. The neighbouring suburb of San Remo

San Remo, New South Wales

San Remo is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area....

is home to Northlakes High School, which opened in 1981 and has over 1000 students.

Environment

Blue Haven has several wetland areas located in the southern parts of the town. The Village also has an Oval and is surrounded by bush to the north, south and west.

Transport

Blue Haven is served by two public transport routes, provided by Busways Wyong:

• 98 Lake Haven to Blue Haven and Chain Valley Bay.
• 99 Lake Haven to Blue Haven, Gwandalan, Swansea and Charlestown.

Local Sport

Blue Haven Raiders Junior Rugby League Club was established in 2006 by foundation members Brian Howden, Mark D'Silva and Mick & Jackie James.

Blue Haven entered the Central Coast competition in 2007 with 10 teams. Every year the Raiders have increased in size. In 2010, the Raiders expanded to 20 teams, 280 boys and girls participating from 6 to 16 years.

The Green Machine as they are effectionatly known, will join the Central Coast Senior Rugby league Competition in 2011, entering two U/17 and one U/19 team. Many believe that the Raiders are not that far away from delivering the community a quality first grade rugby league team.

Blue Haven Raiders J.R.L.C visit www.bluehavenraiders.com.au