Lake Macquarie City Council Libraries

Lake Macquarie History

Search this website

Toronto Street

Toronto Street was named in the Town of Awaba map of 1961.This name was chosen for the town after a visit to NSW by the world rowing champion, Edward Hanlon, in 1887. He came from Toronto, Canada. To capitalise on the publicity the name was selected for a new resort on Lake Macquarie. Toronto is a Mohawk Indian term meaning 'where there are trees standing in the water'. There is an industrial section, waste management centre and gravel road rural area in this street.

Creative Commons License
This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

Acknowledgement of Country

We remember and respect the Ancestors who cared for and nurtured this Country. It is in their footsteps that we travel these lands and waters. Lake Macquarie City Council acknowledges the Awabakal people and Elders past, present and future.

Council acknowledges traditional custodians throughout Australia. We commit to listening deeply to and collaborating with First Peoples in our work.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website and Council's cultural collections may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or printed material.

This website may contain place names, opinions and terms that reflect authors' views or those of the period in which the item was written or recorded. These may not be considered appropriate today.

If you experience any issues with the website or its content please contact us [email protected]