Shortland is a

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Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area ...

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, Australia, located from Newcastle's

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. It is part of the

City of Newcastle The City of Newcastle is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The City of Newcastle incorporates much of the area of the Newcastle metropolitan area. The Lord Mayor of the City of Newcastle Council is Co ...

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History

The

Awabakal The Awabakal people , are those Aboriginal Australians who identify with or are descended from the Awabakal tribe and its clans, Indigenous to the coastal area of what is now known as the Hunter Region of New South Wales. Their traditional te ...

and

Worimi The Worimi (also spelt Warrimay) people are Aboriginal Australians from the eastern Port Stephens and Great Lakes regions of coastal New South Wales, Australia. Before contact with settlers, their people extended from Port Stephens in the sou ...

peoples are acknowledged by City of Newcastle the traditional custodians of the land situated within the Newcastle local government area, including wetlands, rivers, creeks, and coastal environments. It is known that their heritage and cultural ties to Newcastle date back tens of thousands of years. Shortland was named after Lt. John Shortland,

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of the ''Sirius'', the escorting vessel to the

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Economic activities

The area is restricted in development growth due to surrounding wetlands.

Hunter Wetlands Centre

The Hunter Wetlands Centre, established in 1984, is situated on of rehabilitated

wetland A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally. Flooding results in oxygen-poor ( anoxic) processes taking place, especially ...

s between Shortland and Hexham Swamp. The Shortland Wetlands are part of the

Ramsar Convention The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar site, Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on We ...

-recognised Hunter Estuary Wetlands, providing habitat for many species of birds and wildlife along with recreational and educational facilities for visitors. Several unconfirmed "

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" sightings have occurred in this area at the Wetlands.

Facilities and landmarks

* The Hunter Valley Private Hospital is the oldest working private hospital in the Hunter area. It was established in 1965 and purchased by the Hunter Valley Private Hospital in 1985. * Shortland RSL Memorial Grove is on Conmurra Circuit.

Sport and recreation

Recreational facilities include the Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland Waters Golf Course, netball courts, and sporting ovals. Parks and reserves include Tuxford Park, Alister Street Reserve, Northcote Park and Coral Sea Avenue Reserve.

Transport

Sandgate Road is the main transport thoroughfare. Sandgate Road overpasses the Shortland to Sandgate section of the Newcastle Inner City Bypass, opened in 2014. Works on the environmentally sensitive Shortland to Sandgate section included a 1.9-kilometre dual carriageway, a 60-metre grade separated interchange, a signalised intersection, two bridges over Deepbridge Creek and two bridges over the Main Northern Railway. The project also included sediment basins to control run-off and provide habitat for the endangered

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. Shortland is serviced by Newcastle Buses. The closest railway stations are Sandgate railway station and

Warabrook railway station Warabrook railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It was opened on 23 October 1995, and serves the western Newcastle suburb of Warabrook and the University of Newcastle.NSW TrainLink NSW TrainLink is a regional train and coach operator in Australia, providing services throughout New South Wales and into Australian Capital Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria (state), Victoria, Queensland and South Australia ...

Hunter Line The Hunter Line (HUN) is an intercity rail service running from Newcastle, with two branches to Dungog and Scone in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It operates on the Newcastle, Main North and North Coast lines. Descripti ...

References

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