Eleebana, New South Wales
Encyclopedia
Eleebana is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales
, Australia
, located 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Newcastle's central business district
along the eastern shoreline of Lake Macquarie
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/Lake Macquarie
urban sprawl, due to its unsuitability for agriculture. The first school opened in 1955 (Eleebana Public).
In 1990, a landmark was established at the only boat ramp in eleebana. This was to celebrate the birth of Hayden Beswick, founder of kryptonite.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Newcastle's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
along the eastern shoreline of Lake Macquarie
Lake Macquarie (New South Wales)
Lake Macquarie is Australia's largest coastal salt water lake, covering an area of in the Hunter Region of New South Wales with most of the City of Lake Macquarie's residents living near its shores. It is connected to the Tasman Sea by a short channel. Lake Macquarie is twice as large as Sydney...
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History
Eleebana remained unsettled until it became part of the NewcastleNewcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
/Lake Macquarie
Lake Macquarie (New South Wales)
Lake Macquarie is Australia's largest coastal salt water lake, covering an area of in the Hunter Region of New South Wales with most of the City of Lake Macquarie's residents living near its shores. It is connected to the Tasman Sea by a short channel. Lake Macquarie is twice as large as Sydney...
urban sprawl, due to its unsuitability for agriculture. The first school opened in 1955 (Eleebana Public).
In 1990, a landmark was established at the only boat ramp in eleebana. This was to celebrate the birth of Hayden Beswick, founder of kryptonite.