Rouse Hill

Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and The Hills Shire. Rouse Hill is part of Greater Western Sydney and is in the Hills District.

Rouse Hill Town Centre built on the old golf course is a new town centre is located at the intersection of White Hart Drive and Windsor Roads. Retail outlets consist of Woolworths and Coles supermarkets, a food terrace, and 80 specialty stores. A second development comprises Big W, Target, Reading Cinemas, an additional 130 specialty stores, a Community Centre, Library, Medical Centre, commercial and residential accommodation and the Secret Garden. Rouse Hill Village Centre which opened in 1999, is a small shopping centre located on Windsor Road. This complex features a major discount supermarket chain as well as specialty shops and restaurants. The Terrace is another small shopping centre.

Schools in the area include Rouse Hill Public, Ironbark Ridge Public, Rouse Hill Anglican College, Rouse Hill High and Our Lady of the Angels Primary.

Rouse Hill is bisected by Windsor Road. Most residents of Rouse Hill are reliant on private cars for transport. Hillsbus provides services to Sydney CBD, North Sydney, Parramatta, Macquarie Park and Castle Hill, whilst Busways provides services to Blacktown, Riverstone and Castle Hill. Hillsbus also provides weekday services from Rouse Hill to Windsor. The North-West T-way provides a bus rapid transit service to Parramatta railway station.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouse Hill