Macdonald Plains

Macdonald Plains is a suburb in northern Notchropolis, located in the Allandale District.

History
MacDonald Plains is named after Henry MacDonald, an explorer of the region. The original name for the area was The MacDonald Plains, with a 'the' prefixed (this was later dropped from the name). Before that, the area was known as Cursed Plains due to the poor fertility of the soil. The capital D was replaced with a lower case D.

Macdonald Plains was the name of a large region spanning from what is now Dunheved in the east to Keyn Plains in the west. The Allandale District was previously named MacDonald Plains District which included what is now the Penrith District as well.

NotchRail
Though not specifically serving the suburb itself, the nearest NotchRail station is Macdonald Racecourse on the NotchRail Allandale Line. The station is located in the Macdonald Racecourse and is lightly used. Trains only stop at the station on weekends by demand only, and on race days, which have timetabled stops at the station.

There is a station in the neighbouring suburb of Bradshaw which has more services.

Roads
Elizabeth Drive is the main throughfare in the suburb. It connects Penrith with eastern suburbs such as Bradshaw and Dawson Point.

Macdonald Racecourse
Macdonald Plains is mainly known for the Macdonald Racecourse, a oval-shaped boat racing course with an extremely large seating capacity.