Baulkham Hills

Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire.

Baulkham Hills is primarily accessible by road. At the intersection known as Baulkham Hills Junction, several major roads meet including Seven Hills Road, Old Northern Road and Windsor Road. The fastest route from the Sydney CBD is via the M2 Hills Motorway, exiting at Windsor Road. Baulkham Hills is serviced by the Hillsbus bus company, which provides services to the nearby commercial centres of Castle Hill, Parramatta and frequent services to the Sydney CBD. Hillsbus provides services to the City, St. Leonards, Milsons Point and North Sydney. Service is also provided in a westbound direction to Kellyville Ridge, Rouse Hill and Stanhope Gardens. Metrobus services Baulkham Hills, providing a high frequency service to Castle Hill and the Sydney CBD. A Second route provides a high frequency service to the areas around Parramatta, Pennant Hills and Hornsby. There is no railway station at Baulkham Hills. However, works have begun on the North West Rail Link which will have stations in the adjoining suburbs of Castle Hill, Bella Vista and Kellyville. The project is expected to be completed by 2019.

Baulkham Hills has a Stockland shopping centre, located on the intersection of Windsor Road and Old Northern Road. It features supermarkets operated by Coles, Woolworths and Aldi plus 70 specialty shops. In the northern part of the suburb there is an additional shopping centre called Norwest Marketown, together with many other businesses. The Norwest Business Park, located nearby, is partially in Baulkham Hills and primarily in Bella Vista. Baulkham Hills is home to The Hills Private Hospital on Windsor Road which includes Emergency for private patients and a large Maternity Ward.

Baulkham Hills features a number of parks and reserves with native fauna, such as the Bidjigal Reserve (previously known as Excelsior Reserve). Smaller reserves include the Sophia Doyle reserve and the Crestwood Reserve.

Schools in Baulkham Hills include Matthew Pearce Public School, Crestwood High School, Crestwood Public School, Baulkham Hills High School, Model Farms High School, Baulkham Hills North Public School, Jasper Road Public School, St. Michael's Catholic School and Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School. Baulkham Hills belongs to the area known as the "Bible Belt" of Sydney. It has some 15 places of worship belonging to various Christian denominations.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baulkham Hills