Summer Hill
Summer Hill is a suburb in the municipality of Ashfield, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 7 kilometres West-South-West of Sydney's central business district.
Surrounding suburbs
To the north of Summer Hill is the suburb of Haberfield, to the east is Lewisham, to the south is Dulwich Hill, and to the west is Ashfield.
Characteristics
Summer Hill features a mix of federation-era houses and medium density apartment blocks near the station. Most of the shops run are run by local independent business people, giving the area quite a friendly feeling, and it has been christened "the village".
Transportation
Summer Hill railway station is located on the inner west railway line of the CityRail network. The railway station was opened in 1879, and most of the local shops are clustered close to the station. Travelling towards the city, the railway stops in order are Lewisham, Petersham, Stanmore, Newtown, Macdonaldtown, Redfern, Central, Town Hall, Wynyard. Travelling west towards Strathfield, the stops are Ashfield, Croydon, Burwood, and Strathfield. A recent renovation of the railway station was completed in 2004, after some initial controversy about whether to build the pedestrian walkway above or underneath the railway tracks.
Summer Hill is located close to Liverpool road, and Parramatta road, and so is well served by road, although in peak hour these roads can be quite congested.
The area is gradually .
Politics
For federal elections, Summer Hill is in the seat of . This seat is currently held by Anthony Albanese, of the ALP.
For state elections, Summer Hill is predominantly in the State Electoral District Of Strathfield. This seat is currently held by Virginia Judge, of the ALP.
Local political issues include:
- Proposed construction of the , and which construction option should be used.
- Opposition to plans that would result an increase in traffic at Kingsford Smith International Airport, and thus more aircraft noise.
- Concern over the new supermarket building, and whether it is in keeping with the local shopping area.
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