There's so much on offer in Singleton!

• A large land area of 489,335 hectares
• An abundance of natural resources, including:
• accessible, high-quality coal resources (including thermal and metallurgical coal)
  • a diverse range of soil types suitable for a broad range of agricultural industries
• 211,000 hectares of national parks, State forests and biodiversity offsets
• Glennies Creek Dam and Lake St Clair
• Hunter River
• Part of the internationally-recognised Hunter Valley wine region
• World-renowned equine centre with significant breeding and training facilities
• Positioned on the nationally-significant transport infrastructure of the Hunter Expressway, New England Highway and Golden Highway
• Positioned on the Hunter Valley Coal Rail Network
• Positioned on the Interregional Rail Network
• Established power stations, high voltage transmission lines and associated grid infrastructure and gas infrastructure
• Easy access to the Port of Newcastle and University of Newcastle
• Availability of land for residential expansion
• Home to the School of Infantry – Lone Pine Barracks
• Regionally significant livestock market and saleyards with more than 100 years’ of continuous operation
• Significant cultural heritage, including Aboriginal heritage sites
• Social strengths including:
  • Hunter New England Health Singleton Base Hospital featuring an Emergency Department, 17 visiting medical officers and visiting specialists
• Non-acute mental health services
• Singleton TAFE Connected Learning Centre
• Community-managed organisations based in Singleton or outreached from other areas including NDIS providers, counselling services, youth services and aged cares
• Strong arts and culture sector including the annual Singleton Art Prize, a range of arts and cultural groups and development of an Arts and Culture Centre scheduled for construction by the end of 2020
• A broad program of annual community events delivered by Council including the Seniors Festival, NAIDOC celebrations, Christmas On John Street and Australia Day festivities