Named after Naval Lieutenant John Shortland (1769–1810) who discovered coal near Shortland.
Area
265 sq km
Location Description:
Shortland covers an area from Highfields, Cardiff and Boolaroo in the north to Budgewoi and San Remo in the south and is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean and on the west by Wallsend Road, Reservoir Road, Lowry Street, Main Road, Lake Macquarie, Wyee Road and Pacific Highway. The main suburbs include Belmont, Boolaroo, Budgewoi, Catherine Hill Bay, Cardiff, Caves Beach, Chain Valley Bay, Charlestown, Doyalson, Dudley, Eleebana, Gateshead, Gwandalan, Highfields, Hillsborough, Mannering Park, Redhead, San Remo, Speers Point, Swansea, Valentine and Windale. This description reflects local government areas in existence in 2015.
Products/industries of the area:
Coal mining, tourism, fishing, power stations, building industry and poultry farming.
First proclaimed/election:
1949
Demographic rating:
Provincial – outside capital cities, but with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.
