Location
Macquarie Park is a suburb in northern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Park is located 15 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde. Macquarie Park is part of the Northern Suburbs region. (wikipedia)
History
The area between Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers was originally known by its Aboriginal name Wallumatta. The Aboriginal name survives in a local park, the Wallumatta Nature Reserve, located at the corner of Twin and Cressy Roads, North Ryde.
Macquarie Park is named for Governor Lachlan Macquarie (1762–1824), a British military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821. The area that is now Macquarie Park was part of the suburb of North Ryde from the late 19th century. The area was once filled with market gardens, poultry farms and vast tracts of bushland, with many beautiful picnic spots and waterfalls.
The mid-1960s saw the establishment of Macquarie University and the ‘Macquarie Park Employment Area’ which saw the rezoning of ‘Green Belt’ bushland to allow for industrial activities. (wikipedia)
Places of Interest
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