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Riverstone (/ r ɪ v ər s t ə n /) is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. [3] Riverstone is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Blacktown local government area and part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Originally settled in 1803 as part of a government stock ...
Riverstone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It has been represented by Warren Kirby of the Australian Labor Party since the 2023 New South Wales state election. Riverstone is widely described as a key marginal seat for both major parties. [1] [2]
Riverstone railway station is a heritage-listed railway station serving the Sydney suburb of Riverstone in New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by the NSW Government Railways and William Weaver and built from 1883 to 1939.
The division is a demographically diverse population that includes the working class suburbs of Blacktown, Seven Hills, Lalor Park, Schofields, Riverstone and Toongabbie which are Labor leaning, as well as the high income, Liberal leaning suburbs of Kellyville Ridge, Stanhope Gardens, Glenwood, The Ponds and Kings Langley.
Riverstone was the extent of electrification until the early 1990s when electrification was extended to Richmond. The line continues north as a single track through Vineyard station , Mulgrave station (where another passing loop and island platform are provided), Windsor station (single side platform) to Clarendon station .
Riverstone High School was established in January 1962 at 71 McCulloch Street, Riverstone. [1] In 1999, the school joined the Nirimba Collegiate, which also includes nearby Quakers Hill High School, Seven Hills High School, and Wyndham College. Riverstone operates from Year 7 through 12. In 1979–80, 970 students attended the school from year ...
[2] [3] It was previously a part of Riverstone. The suburb is named after the Grantham Farm Estate, which was a subdivision of the original land grant of 'Riverstone'. The land grant was given to Lieutenant-Colonel Maurice Charles O'Connell by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810. The estate contained a 6-bedroom cottage and other outbuildings as ...
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