Bennetts Green is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

of the

City of Lake Macquarie The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area in Greater Newcastle and part of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city from 7 September 1984. The area is situated adjacent to the city of Newcastle and ...

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, located southwest of

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on the eastern side of

Lake Macquarie The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area in Greater Newcastle and part of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city from 7 September 1984. The area is situated adjacent to the city of Newcastle and is ...

Economy

It contains very few homes and is mainly a commercial shopping, small factory-warehouse area. Current businesses include: *

Harvey Norman Harvey Norman is a large Australian-based, multi-national retailer of furniture, bedding, computers, communications and consumer electrical products. It mainly operates as a franchise, with the main brand and all company-operated stores owned ...

* Bing Lee * Supercheap Auto * BCF * Fantastic Furniture It also was the home of the very first

Computer Superstore, which was set up in 1993. Other businesses that have been in the area include: *

AMF Bowling AMF Bowling (AMF Bowling Worldwide) is a major operator of Bowling alley, bowling centers and major manufacturer of bowling equipment. The AMF brand continues in use by the following companies: * In the United States and Mexico, for the AMF Bo ...

alley *

Retravision Retravision is a Western Australian-based consumer electronics retailer of computers, technology products, home entertainment products, laundry and kitchen appliances, air-conditioning products, small appliances and homewares. The retailer was ...

* Joyce Mayne * Skatel Roller Rink * Norman Ross Clearance Centre

New Retail Development

In 2016 land on the opposite side of the highway to the existing retail development was originally sold to

Woolworths Limited Woolworths Group Limited is an Australian trans-Tasman retailer headquartered in Bella Vista, Sydney, with extensive operations throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is the largest company in Australia by revenue and the second-largest in N ...

for $20.3M for a proposed development that would contain a Masters hardware store, however due to the collapse of the Masters chain the site was then sold to the

Spotlight Group Spotlight Group Holdings Pty Ltd (SGH) is an Australian retail conglomerate and one of the country's largest private companies. Its Spotlight Retail Group (SRG) division operates fabric and craft store chain Spotlight, outdoor retailers Anaconda ...

for a proposed $100M development including: *

Bunnings Warehouse Bunnings Group Limited, trading as Bunnings Warehouse or Bunnings, is an Australian household hardware chain. The chain has been owned by Wesfarmers since 1994, and has stores in Australia and New Zealand. Bunnings was founded in Perth, Wester ...

Spotlight Spotlight or spot light may refer to: Lighting * Spot lights, automotive auxiliary lamps * Spotlight (theatre lighting) * Spotlight, a searchlight * Stage lighting instrument, stage lighting instruments, of several types Art, entertainment, an ...

Anaconda Anacondas or water boas are a group of large snakes of the genus '' Eunectes''. They are found in tropical South America. Four species are currently recognized. Description Although the name applies to a group of snakes, it is often used ...

McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechri ...

KFC KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, that specializes in fried chicken. It is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with 2 ...

* BP * Road Tech Marine *

Nick Scali Furniture Nick Scali Furniture is a publicly listed, manufacturing Australian company that retails and imports furniture such as lounges, dining tables, coffee tables, chairs and entertainment units. Nick Scali Furniture was founded in 1962 by Nick D. Sca ...

* PETstock * several smaller as yet unnamed businesses The first of the businesses including Anaconda, Road Tech Marine and BP commenced operation at the grand opening of the new retail development on 31 October 2020.

References

External links

History of Bennetts Green
(Lake Macquarie City Library) Suburbs of Lake Macquarie {{LakeMacquarie-geo-stub