Valentine, New South Wales
- Valentine, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Valentine
city = Newcastle
state = nsw
caption =
lga = City of Lake Macquarie
postcode = 2280
pop = 5677 (2006 census)
area = 3.8
est = 1869
parish = Kahibah
stategov = Swansea
fedgov = Shortland
dist1 = 20
dir1 = SW
location1= Newcastle
dist2 = 10
dir2 = SW
location2= Charlestown
near-nw = "Lake Macquarie"
near-n = Croudace Bay
near-ne = Tingira Heights
near-w = "Lake Macquarie"
near-e = Floraville
near-sw = "Lake Macquarie"
near-s = Belmont
near-se = Belmont North
Valentine is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located convert|20|km|mi|0|lk=on from Newcastle's central business district along the eastern shoreline of Lake Macquarie near the town of Belmont.
Coal mining was performed at Valentine before it became a suburb in the 1950s. The public school opened in 1958. It is now a large residential district, a development commenced in the late 1980s. Valentine boasts a popular and large bowling club.
External links
* [http://www.lakemac.infohunt.nsw.gov.au/library/lhist/suburb/lmp&p/valentine.htm History of Valentine]
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