- Cameron Park, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Cameron Park
city = Newcastle
state = nsw
caption =
lga = City of Lake Macquarie
postcode = 2285
pop = 3718 (2006 census)
area = 0.9
est = 1905
parish = Teralba
stategov = Cessnock
fedgov = Charlton
dist1 = 19
dir1 = W
location1= Newcastle
near-nw = Seahampton
near-n = Minmi
near-ne = Wallsend
near-w = West Wallsend
near-e = Edgeworth
near-sw = Holmesville
near-s = Edgeworth
near-se = EdgeworthCameron Park is a suburb of Newcastle,
New South Wales ,Australia , located convert|19|km|mi|0 west of Newcastle'scentral business district near West Wallsend and theSydney-Newcastle Freeway . It is part of theCity of Lake Macquarie local government area.History
The suburb was originally known as Estelville, named for local politician
Jack Estel , and was first subdivided in 1905. By 1998, the land was owned by the Lake Macquarie City Council, Coal and Allied, BHP Collieries, the Hunter Water Corporation and a few private owners.cite news|title=Estelville's identity up for debate|work=Newcastle Herald|page=20|date=5 August 1998 ] convert|140|ha|acre|0|lk=on of the suburb was rezoned as a mixed-use greenfields site as part of the Council's Lifestyle 2020 planning strategy early in 1998, and by September, a proposed AUD $300 million development featuring 1,700 homes, a primary and high school, and a shopping centre with a supermarket, tavern, specialty shops and a commercial area had been announced by development consortium Northlakes Pty Ltd, who forecast the development would be complete within 10-15 years. [cite news|title=$300m Homes Deal|work=Newcastle Herald|page=1|date=5 September 1998 ] The council and developers wanted to rename the suburb Cameron Park because of a nearby speedway of that name, which was itself named after Ian Cameron, one of the founders of speedway racing in Australia. A poll of residents in 2000 showed a majority wanted the name changed, with only 1.4% favouring retention of Estelville. Other names considered included Oakwood, as well as "Pambulong", from a clan of theAwabakal Indigenous Australians living nearby whose name was suggested by Tyneside Property Management who were developing an industrial technology park in another part of the suburb. [cite news|last=Croxton|first=Sally|title=Cameron Park wins by a name|work=Newcastle Herald|page=6|date=15 May 2000
* cite news|last=Scanlon|first=Mike|title=Council to rename old suburb|work=Newcastle Herald|page=24|date=14 October 2000 ]The
Geographical Names Board of New South Wales approved the new name and boundaries in August 2001. [cite web|url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=MnKqWyUlMn|title=Geographical Names Register Extract - 81078 Cameron Park (Suburb)|author=Geographical Names Board of New South Wales ] Construction subsequently began on 477 lots in the suburb.Approval was given in August 2005 to build a $6.2-million shopping centre, including a Woolworths supermarket. [cite news|title=Approval for $6.2 million shopping centre|work=Newcastle Herald|page=5|date=
23 August 2005 ]References
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