Living in Macquarie Park
Macquarie Park is a suburb in northern Sydney, located 12 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde.
History
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 1800s. The area was once filled by 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.
Transport Links
Macquarie Park railway station and Macquarie University railway station are underground stations on the Epping to Chatswood rail line of the CityRail network. The M2 Motorway runs along the northern part of the suburb and the area is well served by buses.
Shopping and Educational Institutions
The Macquarie Centre is a major regional shopping Centre at Macquarie Park and the area is a major centre for business in Australia and NSW. Macquarie University takes up a large part of the suburb and is affiliated with a number of colleges also located in the suburb including Dunmore Lang College, Robert Menzies College, Macquarie Christian Studies Institute and Sydney Institute of Business & Technology.