Complex sentence: The village of Blaxland received a major overhaul in 2001 with the widening of the Great Western Highway, and lead to the introduction of the infamous palm trees along side the highway, but also allowed for room for more shops and lead to many refurbishments.
Split into simpler sentences: The village of Blaxland received a major overhaul in 2001 with the widening of the Great Western Highway. This led to the introduction of the infamous palm trees along the highway, but also created space for more shops and led to many refurbishments.