Tenambit, New South Wales

Tenambit Maitland, New South Wales
Tenambit
Coordinates	32°44′34″S 151°36′24″E / 32.74278°S 151.60667°ECoordinates: 32°44′34″S 151°36′24″E / 32.74278°S 151.60667°E
Population	2,303 (2006 census)[1]
• Density	853/km^2 (2,210/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2323
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)[2]
Area	2.7 km^2 (1.0 sq mi)[2]
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	161 km (100 mi) N of Sydney 31 km (19 mi) NW of Newcastle 5 km (3 mi) E of Maitland
LGA(s)	City of Maitland[3]
Region	Hunter[3]
County	Northumberland[4]
Parish	Maitland[4]
State electorate(s)	Maitland[5]
Federal Division(s)	Paterson[6]
Suburbs around Tenambit: East Maitland, Raworth Raworth, Morpeth Morpeth East Maitland Tenambit Berry Park East Maitland East Maitland East Maitland

Tenambit is a suburb of the city of Maitland, a city and local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.^[3][4] It is located approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of the Maitland CBD.^[7] The suburb is on sloping ground, which decreases from approximately 40 metres (131 ft) AMSL in the west to 10 m (33 ft) AMSL at the eastern edge of the suburb.^[2] At the 2006 census it had a population of 2,303.^[1]

Sport

Rugby Union

The East Maitland Eagles in 2009

Tenambit is home to the East Maitland Eagles, who play in the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union.^[8][9] Their playing strip consists of red, blue and white.

Reformed in 2007, the team reached the semi-finals in 2007, 2008 and 2009, also taking out the minor and major premierships in C grade in 2010.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14]}

The club has also produced two Bert McGregor Medalists - Craig Clark in 2007 and Adam Hewitt in 2010. (The Bert McGregor Medal is awarded to the Best & Fairest player in 2nd Division (C Grade)).^[15]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tenambit (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 October 2009. Map
2. 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE
3. "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Maitland City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
4. "Tenambit". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
5. "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
6. "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
7. "Tenambit". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
8. Celia Peoples (8 May 2007). "Eagles fly into Tenambit nest and come away with first-up win". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
9. "Eagles grind out a gutsy finals win". Maitland Mercury. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
10. Josh Callinan (1 September 2008). "Eagles' flight cut short". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
11. Josh Callinan (8 January 2009). "Maitland back in Black with stellar rugby year". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
12. "Newcastle Zone". myrugby.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
13. "2010 NHRU Award Winners". Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
14. "C Grade Premiers". Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
15. "Bert McGregor Medal". Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 April 2011.