Hazelbrook Nsw

Hazelbrook is a town in New South Wales, Australia (Elevation: 675 metres) It is located 93 kilometres west of Sydney and approximately 20 kilometres east of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains on the Great Western Highway. At the 2006 census, Hazelbrook had a population of 4,508 people.

History and Description

The town was named after Hazelbrook House, built in the 1870s by Svonte Noles. The name Hazelbrook was adopted in 1894 when the Hazelbrook railway station was opened opposite the home. Hazelbrook House no longer exists but Selwood House is a heritage-listed building in the nearby vicinity and now houses a science museum. Other attractions in the area include Terrace Falls, Victor Falls and Bedford Pool on the south side of the village, plus Lyre Bird Glen, Oaklands Falls, Horseshoe Falls and Burgess Falls on the north side.

The village is serviced by a public school, two child care centres and a lawn bowls club. There is also a shopping centre that includes a supermarket and several shops, restaurants and cafes. Hazelbrook is also the location of the area's alternative school Korowal.

Hazelbrook also contains a football club, known as the Hazelbrook Hawks. Their home ground is Gloria Park.

Presently, extensive roadworks are being carried out on the Great Western Highway as the road is widened from one lane each way to two. Construction was delayed when the overhead passage of a coal train caused the railway underpass at the intersection with the highway at Oaklands Road to sink several metres due to the settlement of the foundations. Finally opened in late 2008, the underpass now connects the north and south sides of the village, allowing for the removal of a turning bay and single-lane overpass at the railway station, which is now under way.