Transport
Buses and Ferries provided by the State Transit Authority service Newington and Wentworth Point. Newington, Wentworth Point is well serviced. Timetables can be found by telephoning 13 1500 or accessing their website on www.sta.nsw.gov.au. In general these buses provide quick and easy access to Strathfield, Parramatta, Lidcombe, Olympic Park Station etc.
Trains run from Olympic park station which is a short walk from either Wentworth Point or Newington and buses also run to this station. See above. Trains are also accessible from Strathfield station, Lidcombe station and Auburn station, all accessible from Newington and Wentworth Point. These timetables can be access by telephoning 13 1500 or website www.cityrail.info.
Ferries depart & arrive from Wentworth Point wharf at the end of Hill Road. The timetables for this service can be accessed on either telephone 13 1500 or www.sydneyferries.info |
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Childcare
Jigsaw Child Care Centre Ph 8014 7601
Parkview Dr, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, 2127
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Schools
Newington Primary School
This is a new primary school built to cater exclusively for the immediate area of Newington and Wentworth Point and caters for kindergarten to years 6. Enrolments can be enquired about on telephone 9748 7933
Primary schools
Concord West Primary - Non Denom - 9743 1580
St Ambroses Primary - Concord - Cath - 9743 5605 Auburn Primary - Non denom - 9646 2200
St Marys Primary - Concord - Cath - 9744 0260
Ermington Primary - non denom - 9638 5302
St Joachims Primary - Lidcombe - Cath - 9646 1310
Secondary Schools
Concord High School - Non Denom - 9745 3777 Feeder
St Patricks - Strathfield - Catholic - 9763 1000
Auburn Girls High - Non denom - 9649 6949
Strathfield Girls High - Non Denom - 9746 6990
Homebush Boys High - Non denom - 9764 3611
Santa Sabina - Strathfield - Cath - 9745 7000 |
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Shopping
Supermarkets.
Newington Marketplace - Woolworths + 12 specialty shops including bakery, coffee shop, bank, hair and beauty, video rentals, chemist, restaurants - pizza/pasta , Japanese, kebabs, newsagent, drycleaner, bottle shop & service station.
Auburn - Coles + a large selection of shops.
Clothing and Homewares.
Direct Factory Outlet - Homebush, A huge selection of clothing and homeware shops.
Rhodes - Woolworths, Ikea & a vast selction of clothing, homeware and specialty shops.
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Sporting Facilities
Arguably the worlds best sporting facilites are right on your doorstep! Home of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Sydney Olympic Park has it all for the sports enthusiast. Virtually all information about Sydney Olympic Park can be obtained from the Sydney Olympic Park Authority however we have included some of the main sporting venues numbers for your convenience:
Sydney Olympic Park Authority Ph: 9714 7545
Sydney Aquatic Centre Ph: 9752 3666
(includes gym)
State International Tennis Centre Ph:8746 0777
State Sports Centre Ph: 9763 0111
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Cinemas
Greater Union - Westfield Shoppingtown Burwood
Ph: 9715 2282
Greater Union - Macquarie Centre North Ryde
Ph: 9888 1544
Reading Cinemas Auburn
Ph: 9648 2220
Village Cinemas Parramatta
Ph: 9635 8499
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Parks
Newington and Wentworth Point are surrounded by some of Sydney's best parkland. Below we have included the some of the largest and most spectacular!
Millennium Parklands - A vast amount of parkland including wonderful natural coastal bush stretching virtually from the M4 in the south to the harbour in the north. It includes a huge amount of walking and cycling tracks and is accessed directly off Hill Road, Wentworth Point
Bicentennial Park - Another huge delightfully landscaped parkland with ornamental lakes right through to natural wetlands on Wentworth Point. Ideal for picnics and family fun. Accessed from Australia Ave or Bennelong Road.
The Parklands - This is a collection of areas from The Village Green off Bennelong Road to Heritage Park off Holker Street.
Further information regaring the parkland can be obtained through the Sydney Olympic Park Authority on Ph: 9714 7545
Sydney Olympic Park
Home of the spectacular 2000 Olympic's! Comprises some of the most wonderful parkland plus & sporting facilities second to none! Great walks and cycle tracks throughout plus tours of Sydney Olympic Stadium.
Millennium Parklands.
The largest parklands in Sydney! Stretching from just south of Parramatta road right down to the Parramatta river. Includes extensive network of cycle and walk ways, natural wetlands walks, native wildlife, waterways and bushlands.
Bicentennial Park
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Links
Sydney Transport Information
Newington Residents Info
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