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'{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Warnervale | city = [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] | state = nsw | image = WarnervaleRailwayStation Dec2021.jpg | caption = Warnervale railway station | local_map = yes | zoom = 11 | lga = {{NSWcity|Central Coast Council|b1=on}} | postcode = 2259 | coordinates = {{coord|33.249|S|151.431|E|display=inline,title}} | pop = <!--leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata--> | area = | est = 1893 | parish = Munmorah | stategov = [[Electoral district of Wyong|Wyong]] | fedgov = [[Division of Dobell|Dobell]] | dist1 = 10 | dir1 = N | location1= [[Wyong, New South Wales|Wyong]] | dist2 = 101| dir2 = NNE | location2= [[Sydney]] | near-nw = [[Jilliby, New South Wales|Jilliby]] | near-n = [[Halloran, New South Wales|Halloran]] | near-ne = [[Wallarah, New South Wales|Wallarah]] | near-w = [[Jilliby, New South Wales|Jilliby]] | near-e = [[Hamlyn Terrace, New South Wales|Hamlyn Terrace]] | near-sw = [[Alison, New South Wales|Alison]], [[Wyong, New South Wales|Wyong]] | near-s = [[Watanobbi, New South Wales|Watanobbi]] | near-se = [[Wadalba, New South Wales|Wadalba]], [[Wyong, New South Wales|Wyong]] }} '''Warnervale''' is a town in the [[Central Coast Council (New South Wales)|Central Coast Council]] local government area in the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] region in the state of [[New South Wales]], Australia. It lies approximately 101&nbsp;km north of [[Sydney]], located west of [[Tuggerah Lake]], a large shallow coastal lake, and just north of [[Wyong, New South Wales|Wyong]]. ==History== [[File:Warner Estate property prospectus 1915 map.jpg|left|thumb|Warner Estate property prospectus map, 1915]] For thousands of years, aboriginal people occupied the land. Aboriginal land rights in the region are now administered by the [[Darkinjung]] Land Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.darkinjung.com.au/about-us/ |access-date=23 November 2023 |website=Darkinjung Aboriginal Land Council}}</ref> Land in the region was granted to [[William Timothy Cape|William Cape]] in 1825, although his role as headmaster of Sydney Public School and later as a member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] kept him from spending much time on this property.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Buck |first=Susan |date=21 October 2012 |title=William Alison |url=https://branchesofourfamily.wordpress.com/tag/william-alison/ |access-date=25 November 2023 |website=Branches of our family}}</ref> In 1875, the land was purchased by [[William Alison (politician)|William Alison]], whose homestead became the site of the current Wyong District Museum, west of Wyong.<ref name=":0" /> Warnervale is named after [[Albert Hamlyn Warner]] who in 1893 acquired {{convert|12000|acre|km2|0}} of land in the area. Warner was strongly influenced by his travels in Japan and his son Leslie's trip to the United States, which is today evidenced in road names in surrounding suburbs such as Minnesota, Virginia, Louisiana, Hiawatha and Nikko. His family home 'Hakone', located on the Wyong river, was named after a park he had seen in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |author=Wyong Shire Council |date=20 July 2005 |title=The history of Warnervale |url=http://www.wyongsc.nsw.gov.au/wyongshire/warnervale_history_200705.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706111833/http://www.wyongsc.nsw.gov.au/wyongshire/warnervale_history_200705.html |archive-date=6 July 2009 |access-date=25 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyong Family History Group |title=Warner Family |url=https://wyongoneplacestudy.weebly.com/warner-family.html |access-date=25 November 2023 |website=Wyong Shire One Place Study}}</ref> Warnervale was gazetted as a village in 1975,<ref>{{cite news |date=29 August 1975 |title=GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966 |page=3532 |newspaper=[[Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales]] |issue=112 |location=New South Wales, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220190603 |accessdate=25 November 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and the suburb boundaries were defined in 1991.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231912246 |title=GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966 |newspaper=[[Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales]] |issue=79 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=17 May 1991 |accessdate=25 November 2023 |page=3737 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In 1998, the suburb was divided, creating [[Halloran, New South Wales|Halloran]], [[Wallarah, New South Wales|Wallarah]], [[Woongarrah]] and [[Hamlyn Terrace]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231962309 |title=GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1966 |newspaper=[[Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales]] |issue=90 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=5 June 1998 |accessdate=25 November 2023 |page=4126 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Once composed of large acreages and significant wetlands, the area has rapidly been developed into a series of residential estates. In 1988-9, American actor [[Matthew McConaughey]] resided in Warnervale for one year on exchange. ==Future developments== Planning began in 2000 for a commercial development in Woongarrah, adjacent to the railway, termed Warnervale Town Centre.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ruming |first=Kristian J. |date=2009-03-01 |title=The Complexity of Comprehensive Planning Partnerships: The Case of the Warnervale Town Centre |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08111140802430994 |journal=Urban Policy and Research |language=en |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=25–42 |doi=10.1080/08111140802430994 |issn=0811-1146}}</ref> [[Woolworths Group (Australia)|Woolworths]] proposed to build a new shopping centre, and a railway station was planned. A road was constructed to the proposed site (Woongarrah Road), but as of 2022, work on the shopping centre has not yet begun. New plans call for a scaled-down shopping centre, and there is no longer a plan to build a railway station.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Sue |date=November 23, 2022 |title=New plan outlines vision for Greater Warnervale growth |work=Coast Community News |url=https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2022/11/new-plan-outlines-vision-for-greater-warnervale-growth/ |access-date=November 5, 2023}}</ref> ==Warnervale Airport controversy== Controversy arose over plans which had originated in the late 1970s to convert the small [[Warnervale Airport]] into a commercial and freight airport and regional hub, expected in 1995 to operate 24 hours a day and cater for 65,000 flights annually - even as the state's property development agency, Landcom, was advertising estates in the area as "tranquil".<ref>{{cite news|title=Fury at 'false' Landcom ads|last=Llewellyn|first=Marc|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|page=3|date=2 November 1995}}</ref> The upgrade was expected in 1994 to cost {{A$}}6 million, and a proposal by Traders Finance Australia to develop the airport was accepted in January 1995, with contracts being signed in July 1995.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wyong airport inquiry move|page=3|work=Newcastle Herald|date=14 October 1999}}</ref> Residents responded by forming the Central Coast Airport Action Group, and taking the Wyong Shire Council to the Land and Environment Court to fight the move. The action failed, and Wyong Shire Council demanded payment of costs from the residents group.<ref>{{cite news|title=Locals face costs|last=Phelan|first=Amanda|page=6|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 June 1996}}</ref> However, the State Government intervened, passing the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996, which restricted future aircraft movements, the length and siting of the runway, and any future expansion of airport operations,<ref>{{cite news|title=From sleepy resort to big-growth area|last=Mathers|first=Ken|page=25|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=11 July 1996}}</ref> and compensating residents for $65,000 in legal bills.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bailed out for bill|last=Tucker|first=Scott|page=11|work=Newcastle Herald|date=18 August 1998}}</ref> In 1999, the Wyong Shire Council proposed extending the runway to 1600 metres to cater for jet aircraft of between 50 and 116 passengers,<ref>{{cite news|title=Call to clip Wyong wings|last=Tucker|first=Scott|page=20|work=Newcastle Herald|date=30 January 1999}}</ref> but the plans were eventually scrapped in a council meeting in February 2003 which decided instead to focus on job creation as a driver for the area's growth, including assisting the establishment of a $100 million distribution centre for [[Woolworths Limited]] on part of the land initially earmarked for the airport upgrade.<ref>{{cite news|title=Airport expansion scrapped|last=Nolan|first=Mark|page=5|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=22 February 2003}}</ref> ==Demographics== In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] located a population of 641 within Warnervale's boundaries.<ref name=abs>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC12419|name=Warnervale (State Suburb)|access-date=30 November 2014|quick=on}}</ref> ==Facilities== Warnervale presently has relatively few facilities. A number of new schools have been erected in the area, including [[MacKillop Catholic College, Warnervale|MacKillop Catholic College]] and Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School, to service the high youth population, but most of the workforce must commute, with over 25% working in the state capital [[Sydney]] in 2002. [[Warnervale railway station, New South Wales|Warnervale train station]] lies on the [[Main North railway line, New South Wales|Main North railway line]]. It is served by the [[Central Coast & Newcastle Line]] of the [[NSW TrainLink]] network, allowing transport between [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] and [[Sydney]]. There is currently a café operating near the Warnervale train station, which also functions as a newsagency. Warnervale Wildcats Sport Club is a rapidly growing club offering sporting activities for junior and seniors in [[Rugby Union]], [[Netball]] and [[Cricket]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/waa1996377/ Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996] (AustLII) * Warnies Link [http://www.warnies.com.au/index.php?] ==Further reading== * {{cite book | title=Shaping the Central Coast : The planning strategy for a sustainable region (Report 99/16) | author = Department of Urban Affairs and Planning | publisher = The Department | location = [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] |date=August 1999 | isbn = 0-7347-0034-2}} {{Suburbs of Central Coast (New South Wales)}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales)]] [[Category:Towns in New South Wales]]'