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My family and I have lived in Newington since late 2003 and have enjoyed living here. The neighbours in the area are friendly and are there for you when you need them.

There is always some form of entertainment in Olympic park (which is within walking distance) and there are lots of small and large parks of which Bicentennial Park is probably the most well known.

Although there's no train station in Newington itself, public transport is quite good. There are frequent bus services to Parramatta, Strathfield, Lidcombe and to Olympic Park Wharf (for ferries to the CBD and Parramatta). Trains can be taken from Olympic Park train station, from Lidcombe station (5 min drive, ample parking) or Strathfield station (10 min drive, limited parking).

The vicinity to Olympic Park also brings one minor nuisance though, during games at ANZ stadium the entry streets of Newington fill up with cars from event visitors trying to avoid to pay parking fees (mainly Wind Pde and Newington Dr). This has not been an issue for us as we live in one of the best streets of Newington (Diamond Court).

Shops in Newington cater mainly for the daily groceries, as there is not much more than Woolworths, a newsagent, a video store a medical centre and a pharmacy. However Rhodes shopping centre (IKEA, etc) is nearby, as well as Top Ryde City shopping centre (our new favourite shopping place).

Newington has a couple of restaurants, the recommended ones are Jouliana's (Italian) and Hinode (Japanese), there is also a Thai restaurant. In addition to the restaurants there are a couple of take away shops (Fish/Seafood, Kebab & Subway). Further there are a handful of restaurants at the piazza in nearby Wentworth Point (formerly Homebush Bay).

New shops and restaurants are due to open soon (late 2010)