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Five kerbside EV chargers switch on across Lake Macquarie. Here is exactly where
Belmont, Charlestown, Marmong Point, Swansea and Warners Bay now have pole-mounted public chargers with dedicated on-street bays, a four-hour limit and 100 per cent renewable power. They are aimed squarely at people who cannot charge at home.
Lake Macquarie City Council announced on 24 June that five new electric vehicle chargers are live across the city, installed by public charging provider EVX under a trial funded by the Federal Government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Each delivers up to 22 kilowatts of AC charging, runs on 100 per cent renewable energy, and comes with a dedicated on-street parking bay and a maximum stay of four hours.
Where the chargers are
Addresses as published by Lake Macquarie City Council, 24 June 2026.
| Suburb | Location |
|---|---|
| Belmont | Edgar Street, opposite 10 Sharp Street |
| Charlestown | Attunga Park, opposite 1 Shelton Street |
| Marmong Point | 1 Nanda Street |
| Swansea | 228 Pacific Highway |
| Warners Bay | 1 John Street, along The Esplanade |
Why poles, and why these spots
The chargers mount on existing power poles, which EVX chief executive Andrew Forster described as using “existing infrastructure… smarter”: lower cost, less civil work, and less disruption than building dedicated charging sites. Council says the locations were picked near local centres, shops and amenities, and partly in response to community demand for on-street charging in areas with limited off-street parking, which is the quiet significance of this trial: it serves the renter and the apartment-dweller whose EV question was never “is there a highway fast-charger” but “where do I plug in overnight-ish, near home”.
Part of a bigger trial
The Lake Macquarie units are part of EVX’s ChargeKonnect project, a trial deploying up to 250 pole-mounted chargers across NSW, Victoria and South Australia, backed by ARENA. Data and community feedback from the trial will shape where future chargers go. Mayor Adam Shultz tied the rollout to a local trend: “Electric vehicle sales in our city are growing rapidly, particularly in recent months with the steep increase in the price of petrol.”
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