Kellyville
Kellyville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire. It is part of the Hills District region.
Kellyville Plaza features a Coles supermarket and 22 specialty shops including a National Pharmacies. The plaza and Woolworths supermarket next door both opened in 2003. Other shopping needs are met by the various shops located on a light commercial strip in an area known as 'The Village' on Windsor Road, Kellyville.
Kellyville possesses a unique combination of being semi-rural, older suburban and modern. Through its combination of housing, the area is able to offer a variety of lifestyles, spanning from medium-density townhouse developments along Kellyville Shopping Plaza to opulent residences sited adjacent to natural creeks and bushlands. As a result of the suburb's strategic location, Kellyville offers a relaxed and quiet lifestyle being surrounded by rural areas and suburban Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills and Glenhaven. Housing Estates include Duncraig Estate (Cattai Creek Drive, north-east Kellyville) - known for being a popular choice among home buyers due to both leafiness and diverse choice of house types, ranging from modest modern housing to large affluent properties, Highlands Estate (Wellgate Avenue, far-northern Kellyville area) - Renowned for being an upmarket neighbourhood surrounded by natural bushland and creek, Elizabeth Macarthur Estate (Macquarie Avenue, far-western Kellyville area) - Noted for its easy access to Rouse Hill Town Centre, Stanhope Gardens and North-west T-way, Old Homeworld Display Village - Known as being originally the first 'New Homeworld', an estate of various display houses for aspiring brand new home buyers and New Homeworld Display Village (Homeworld IV - River Oak Circuit, western Kellyville area). Billed as the largest display village in the world with 120 homes, it is a neighbourhood of display homes which are designed to encourage purchase of home construction. After being used as a display village, the houses are sold for normal residential occupancy.
Kellyville is home to numerous Primary and Secondary Schools, in addition to pre-schools, childcare centres and a number of Developmental Learning Centres. The Tallowood School caters to disabled students from ages 4 to 18.
Recent infrastructure development in the Hills District has increased the accessibility of Kellyville. Kellyville now has the advantage of faster travel to Sydney CBD fuelled by the new Lane Cove Tunnel and the M2 Hills Motorway. In good conditions, travel takes approximately 35 minutes. Transport to Parramatta by bus in the far-western side of Kellyville has been also been improved through the development of the bus-only North-West T-Way, which runs parallel with Old Windsor Road. Hillsbus provide services to Rouse Hill, Parramatta, Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills, Macquarie Park, North Sydney and Sydney CBD, whilst Busways provide services to Blacktown, Castle Hill, Rouse Hill and Riverstone. The North West Rail Link is a proposed railway line which will connect the Hills District with the rest of the Sydney rail network. Additional buses are planned to service the area.
The Bernie Mullane Sporting Complex is a major recreational facility which was officially opened in March 2003 with a total project cost of more than $13 million. As part of the project, an indoor facility for a gym and other indoor sports, tennis courts, soccer fields and cricket grounds were constructed. The complex provides for a wide range of indoor and outdoor health, recreational and sporting programs and services. Other recreational venues include Caddies Creek Reserve, Commercial Road Netball Reserve, Kellyville Park, Macquarie Avenue Reserve and The Hills Centenary Park. Recreational facilities in close proximity include Castle Hill Country Club and Fred Caterson Reserve in Castle Hill. Fred Caterson Reserve is set within a 60 hectare bushland setting directly less than 1 km south-east of Kellyville, and offers a range of outdoor options including bushwalking tracks, BMX track, cycleways, remote control car track and many other sporting fields.
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