Garden Suburb, New South Wales

Garden Suburb is a small semi-rural community in the Lake Macquarie council in New South Wales. It is located 2 kilometres East of Cardiff.
History.
The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land. 
The area had orchards and market gardens before it was developed in the 1950s. The public school opened in 1958. The area was formerly named Cherryville.
Geography.
The town is surrounded by bushland, and can only be accessed from Myall Road. The area is hilly, with its highest point at at Prospect Road and lowest point at Garden Suburb Creek.
Development Proposal.
Landcom Corporation proposed a 96-lot development in 2013, in the bushland near Myall Road. After initial objections, the project was shelved for several years.
In 2020, the project was fast-tracked after the coronavirus pandemic, and approved in December 2020. The development was scaled back to 66-lots in January.