61-609: The North Shore is a region within Northern Sydney , in New South Wales , Australia, generally referring to suburbs located on the northern side of Sydney Harbour up to Wahroonga , and suburbs between Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River . The term "North Shore", used to describe this region of Sydney is customary, not legal or administrative, and is often subjective. The region now referred to as
122-925: A Sydney or local level, however, landmarks are more plentiful and include: The Lane Cove Azalea Beds, Blues Point Tower, Eden Gardens, the Balmoral Rotunda , the Stanton Library in North Sydney, Lane Cove Plaza, Zenith Towers at Chatswood, Northpoint Tower in North Sydney, Cammeray suspension bridge at Cammeray, Echo Point Park in Roseville Chase , the Royal North Shore Hospital, the Hornsby Water Clock , and 'The Forum' in St Leonards. The region
183-596: A bat reserve leading to Middle Harbour. The "Upper North Shore" usually refers to all suburbs within the local government area of Ku-ring-gai , and a small area of Hornsby Shire , situated between Lane Cove National Park and Ku-ring-gai National Park, or suburbs between Boundary Street, Roseville and the M1 Motorway in Wahroonga . It is located to the north-west of the Sydney CBD . It roughly corresponds with
244-650: A large tract of forest around the Lane Cove River. It was intended as a resource for small settlers, a place for them to graze their livestock and collect firewood, to supplement their farming practices. The Field of Mars Connect, an area of approximately 2,040 hectares (5,000 acres) located north of the Field of Mars and the Eastern Farms, covered most of the Ryde municipality. The village itself comprised only
305-480: A modest scattering of houses in a few streets around the church, surrounded by farms, orchards and some large estates. Nevertheless, the name was well established by 12 November 1870 when the Municipal district of Ryde was officially proclaimed. Northern Sydney is described as the area between Port Jackson to the south, Carlingford and suburbs in line to the west/northwest, Hawkesbury River and Pittwater to
366-569: A month and features over 40 events including live music/entertainment, exhibitions, cultural celebrations, business events and many more community activities. The highlight is the annual Willoughby Street Fair where the Chatswood CBD is taken over by market stalls, performers, dancers and musicians. The StreetFair features the Willoughby Street Parade which included over 1,000 participants in 2007. The local newspapers are
427-456: A number of speciality stores and cafés. Chatswood is one of the largest retail precincts in Sydney, and has a large amount of high density residential buildings. It is home to large shopping centres such as Westfield Chatswood and Chatswood Chase . Adjacent to Lane Cove National Park, Macquarie Park is home to one of Sydney's largest shopping centres, Macquarie Centre . Macquarie Park also has
488-651: A substantial amount of high density residential buildings and office space. St Leonards is another large commercial area featuring mostly office space and apartments. The Lower North Shore has many unique landmarks such as: The Sydney Harbour Bridge, Taronga Zoo in Mosman, Admiralty House (Sydney residence of the Governor-General of Australia ), Kirribilli House (Sydney residence of the Prime Minister of Australia ), Luna Park , and Balmoral Beach . At
549-518: Is characterised by pristine waterways with immense greenery, a well-planned public transport system, hilly roads, large plots of manicured land, and substantially large federation and bungalow style homes. Northern Sydney is home to some of Sydney's most affluent suburbs, large parks and notable landmarks. The western end of Northern Sydney was home to the Wallumettagal ( Ryde - Hunters Hill & Western Lane Cove) tribe. The first settlement in
610-554: Is home to hundreds of parks and reserves, including Sydney Harbour National Park and the Lane Cove National Park . Major local sports grounds include North Sydney Oval , the region's largest in capacity, and Chatswood Oval . The North Shore holds a number of festivals/events throughout the year, including: Tartan Day at Lane Cove, the Guringgai Festival honouring northern Sydney's Aboriginal people,
671-484: Is located to the north of the Sydney Harbour Bridge , between Lane Cove River and Middle Harbour and as far north as Boundary Street, Roseville , or all suburbs within the local government areas of Mosman Council , City of Willoughby , Municipality of Lane Cove , North Sydney Council , Municipality of Hunter's Hill and some suburbs of City of Ryde . The Lower North Shore roughly corresponds with
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#1732783251563732-543: Is not exhaustive. The suburbs and localities of the Northern Sydney region are: Sport is represented in many areas in the region, Ryde–Eastwood Rugby League Club is the local rugby league club in the area, with it covering the area of the famed Holy Cross College, Ryde. This league following can be attributed to the large Catholic population of the early developmental days of Rugby League in Australia, though
793-551: Is now part of Sydney Metro Northwest . There is also an abundance of bus routes serving the region operated by Busways , CDC NSW and Keolis Downer Northern Beaches . The southern part of this region is frequented by ferry services to the Sydney central business district and westbound towards Parramatta , as well as ferry services to the Sydney CBD from Manly . The main arterial roads in Northern Sydney are Military Road,
854-603: Is the annual Willoughby StreetFair where the Chatswood CBD is taken over by market stalls, performers, dancers and musicians. The StreetFair features the Willoughby Street Parade which included over 1,000 participants in 2007. The suburb of Eastwood holds a large event named the Granny Smith Festival held usually in October of each year. The festival's attendance record set in 2004 currently stands at approximately just over 90,000. Many are attracted each year by
915-1279: The Central Coast Bears , in Perth , or as simply “Bears”. In Rugby union , the area is represented in the Shute Shield by the Northern Suburbs Rugby Club , and the Gordon Rugby Football Club Throughout history and on all three levels of politics (federal, state and local), the North Shore has been a stronghold for the Liberal Party , the main centre-right , liberal conservative party in Australia. However, in recent years, teal independents ( centrist or centre-left independents who are economically liberal , but environmentally and socially progressive , most of whom are women, whose campaigns are mostly funded by Climate 200 , an organisation founded and headed by businessman Simon Holmes à Court that advocates for climate action) have won gained support in
976-538: The Pacific Highway , the Warringah Freeway , Pennant Hills Road , Ryde Road , Epping Road , Mona Vale Road, Victoria Road , Beecroft Road, Pittwater Road and Wakehurst Parkway. Northern Sydney has many unique landmarks such as: The Sydney Harbour Bridge , Taronga Zoo in Mosman, Admiralty House (Sydney residence of the Governor-General of Australia ), Kirribilli House (Sydney residence of
1037-570: The Parish of Willoughby , a cadastral unit used for land title purposes. In 2016, the NSW government proposed merging three of the four lower north shore councils (Mosman, Willoughby, and North Sydney councils). In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the North Sydney, Willoughby and Mosman local government areas. The other lower north shore council, Lane Cove,
1098-658: The Prime Minister of Australia ), Luna Park , Balmoral Beach , Palm Beach, Gladesville Bridge , Macquarie Centre & Ice Skating Rink and Curzon Hall in Marsfield . The Willoughby Spring Festival is held throughout the Willoughby local government area, in September each year. The festival lasts for a month and features over 40 events including live music/entertainment, exhibitions, cultural celebrations, business events and many more community activities. The highlight
1159-553: The Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. This led to the commencement of the development of suburbs on the North Shore. Four of the five local government areas that form the Lower North Shore (the City of Willoughby and the municipalities of Mosman, Lane Cove and North Sydney) were created from the Parish of Willoughby , a cadastral unit used for land titles that was created in the early years of European settlement. "North Sydney"
1220-689: The Sydney Observer , Hornsby and Upper North Shore Advocate , The North Shore Times , The Mosman Daily , Northern District Times and the North Shores' local lifestyle publication Northside . The North Shore is represented by Rugby League club, the North Sydney Bears , some residents (Particularly younger generations) in this area also subscribe their loyalty to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (Based on
1281-613: The Wests Tigers junior development system. Eastwood District Rugby Union Football Club represents the region in rugby union. It is considered one of the strongest clubs in the Shute Shield, consistently performing well. This club is considered a gateway club for rugby union in the Western Sydney area. Its consistent performance is due to the fact it has established a strong Juniors and Sub-District competition within
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#17327832515631342-582: The Moocooboola Festival at Hunters Hill, the Mosman Festival, Lane Cove's Cammeraygal Festival, and Chinese New Year at Chatswood. Mosman, North Sydney, Willoughby also hold an annual art prize. All local government areas in the region and around the country celebrate Australia Day, which is on 26 January. The Willoughby Spring Festival is held throughout the Willoughby local government area, in September each year. The festival lasts for
1403-464: The NSW government proposed merging Ku-ring-gai Council and Hornsby Council. In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers on the North Shore following backlash from members of the community and court proceedings. The "Lower North Shore" usually refers to the land that
1464-524: The North Shore is accessible to railway transport with the North Shore railway line providing rail services between the Sydney central business district , North Sydney and Hornsby via Chatswood . The Sydney Metro Northwest serves the suburbs of Chatswood, North Ryde , Macquarie Park , Macquarie University and Epping before continuing to Tallawong in the Hills District , replacing
1525-476: The North Shore roughly corresponds with the cadastral parishes (used for land title purposes) of the Willoughby (in the south) and Gordon (in the north). However, these boundaries are not fixed, and those suburbs that sit close to the boundary between, for example, the cadastral Parish of Gordon and the neighbouring Parish of Manly Cove in the east, may be identified in different contexts as part of either
1586-511: The North Shore was home to a number a clans of the Eora . These included the Cammeraygal people whose traditional lands were located within what are now the Lower North Shore local government areas of North Sydney , Willoughby , Mosman , Manly and Warringah local government areas . The Cammeraygal people lived in the area until the 1820s and are recorded as being in the northern parts of
1647-658: The Ryde Summer Festival which mainly includes outdoor cinemas. Willoughby also holds an annual art prize. Lane Cove National Park The Lane Cove National Park is a protected national park that is located within metropolitan Sydney , in New South Wales , Australia . The 670-hectare (1,700-acre) national park is situated about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district and features various vegetation types, such as, wet and dry sclerophyll forest, heathland , mangroves and tidal flats . The park consists of land near
1708-592: The Ryde area was granted to eight marines, along the northern bank of the river between Sydney and Parramatta. The area was named by Governor Phillip the "Field of Mars", Mars being the Roman god of war, named to reflect the military association with these new settlers. Today's Field of Mars Reserve is the remnant of a district which once extended from Dundas to the Lane Cove River. Soon after, these grants were followed by grants to ten emancipated convicts in February 1792,
1769-569: The Sydney area, with an average of 1,400 millimetres (55 in) per year. The inland parts of the North Shore are somewhat cooler than other areas of the surrounding Sydney basin in the winter months, particularly the CBD , and the further inland the area (particularly the Upper North Shore), the cooler the weather. This list is not exhaustive. The North Shore is not strictly defined by government authorities. The suburbs and localities of
1830-665: The Sydney region for approximately 5,800 years. The Lower North Shore suburb of Cammeray takes its name from the clan, although the Cameragal clan was centred around, Kayyeemy, or Manly Cove . Other clans included: After the British establishment of Sydney in 1788, settlement on the North Shore of the harbour was quite limited. One of the first settlers was James Milson who lived in the vicinity of Jeffrey Street in Kirribilli , directly opposite Sydney Cove . The north shore
1891-459: The Tunks Hill (previously known as Tunks Farm) area which is away from the river behind the garden nursery on Lane Cove Road . A weir was constructed in the 1930s near Fullers Bridge which converted the middle section of the river from tidal salt-water to a fresh-water area with constant water level suitable for recreational use in rowing boats and canoes. This area was managed by a trust and
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1952-619: The Upper North Shore region or the Northern Beaches region. The entirety of the Lane Cove National Park and its adjoining suburbs to the north are generally regarded as part of the North Shore region, such as the suburbs of Thornleigh , Pennant Hills and Beecroft . Likewise, while the Municipality of Hunters Hill is west of the Lane Cove River and in the Parish of Hunters Hill , the suburbs in that parish along
2013-878: The area now only retains two Junior rugby league clubs, both feeding to Holy Cross. There are also several Rugby League clubs surrounding the Hornsby area such as the Asquith Magpies (with a large Leagues Club in Waitara), the Pennant Hills Stags and the Hornsby Lions in the North Sydney District Junior Rugby League . Junior Rugby League teams in the Ryde district are in the Balmain District Junior Rugby League , feeding into
2074-660: The area, many children from the area are sent to the elite private schools of Sydney and hold rugby union as the preferred code. Local school St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill , is a traditional rugby school. Northern Sydney is very well serviced by public transport. Two railway lines operate through the region known as the North Shore railway line and the Northern railway line on the Sydney Trains network. The Epping to Chatswood rail link which opened in 2009, crosses Northern Sydney from Chatswood to Epping . The link
2135-469: The area. However, on the state level, the Liberal Party has managed to hold off challenges from teal candidates. Similar trends are present in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and on the Northern Beaches , as well as in some parts of Melbourne . Like the rest of the Sydney basin, the North Shore has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ). Turramurra receives one of the highest rainfalls in
2196-405: The banks of the Lane Cove River , which flows generally south-east into Sydney Harbour . It also extends to the outskirts of Pennant Hills and Wahroonga at its northern boundaries. The park includes areas of land which are part of Ku-ring-gai , Ryde , and Hornsby local government areas with small areas of the park in Willoughby , Lane Cove and Hunter's Hill local government areas on
2257-492: The banks of the lower reaches of the river. The park is surrounded on all sides by developed suburban areas and except for the upper northwestern region is never more than a kilometre wide. Much of the park is of fairly rugged terrain on the slopes of the river valley and covered by dense bush. The characteristics of the bush vary depending upon soils and topography. Parts of the park are affected by weed infestations, such as Fiddens Wharf and Fairyland . The central section of
2318-498: The cadastral Parish of Gordon. Sometimes, all suburbs adjoining the upper section of Lane Cove National Park are considered part of the Upper North Shore. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics data collected from the Australian census of 2016 , the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council, which makes up almost the entirety of the Upper North Shore region, is the wealthiest local government area in Australia. In 2015,
2379-598: The foreshores between Meadowbank and Gladesville . Some of the grants were at the North Brush, north of the Field of Mars settlement, in the area of Brush Farm and Eastwood. Most of the Grants were small, from 12 to 40 hectares (30 to 100 acres). By 1803, most of the accessible land had been granted. Settlement was based along the Parramatta River and overlooking ridges. Governor King recognised that most of
2440-472: The harbour and the rivers on either side. Parks and areas of sclerophyll forest are present throughout the area. The Lane Cove National Park, Garigal National Park and Sydney Harbour National Park contain remnant bushland along the Lane Cove River, Middle Harbour and Sydney Harbour respectively. Bushwalking , abseiling and bouldering opportunities can be found around Lindfield and North Turramurra . Gordon has one of Sydney's largest bat colonies in
2501-730: The harbourside suburbs with Circular Quay in the central business district. CDC NSW provide frequent bus services to the Upper North Shore. Buses on the Lower North Shore are mainly operated by the Busways out of Willoughby Bus Depot . Significant commercial and retail centres on the North Shore include North Sydney, Crows Nest , Chatswood, St Leonards, Neutral Bay, St Ives and Hornsby. The North Shore's largest commercial centres are at North Sydney and Chatswood. A number of international companies have their Australian or Asia–Pacific Headquarters in this part of Sydney. North Sydney does not have any of Sydney's major shopping centres, however, it has
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2562-514: The land being further to the east of the marines grants, thus the area was called Eastern Farms or the Eastern Boundary. The name Eastern Farms then changed to Kissing Point by 1794 ; a name believed to have originated from the way heavily laden boats passing the Parramatta River bumped or "kissed" the rocky outcrop which extends into the river of Kissing Point today. Further grants were issued in 1794 and 1795, gradually occupying most of
2623-555: The live bands, shows, stores, rides, the main street parade down Rowe Street and of course the massive fireworks display in the skies over Eastwood. Other main festivals/events in Northern Sydney include: Tartan Day at Lane Cove , the Guringgai Festival honouring Northern Sydney's Aboriginals, The Ryde Aquatic Festival & Bridge to Bridge run, the Moocooboola Festival at Hunters Hill , the Mosman Festival, Lane Cove's Cammeraygal Festival, Chinese New Year at Chatswood and
2684-587: The nearby Northern Beaches area ), as North Sydney were excluded from the NRL after the 1999 season , but formed a joint venture with Manly to create the Northern Eagles , however, this only lasted 3 seasons and the licence was reverted to Manly Warringah , effectively leaving the North Shore without NRL representation. However, there have been on going efforts to return the Bears to the top flight , either as
2745-576: The north and in fact the third-earliest in Australia, after Sydney and Parramatta , was at Ryde; then known by the Aboriginal name Wallumetta. The territory from Sydney Cove to Parramatta, on the northern side of the Parramatta River, was thought to be that of the Wallumedegal, and had the aboriginal name Wallumetta, the territory of the Wallumede people. On 3 January 1792, the first land in
2806-424: The north and the Tasman Sea to the east. Northern Sydney is further sub-divided into regions such as the North Shore (the inner north and north-western part of the region between the Lane Cove River and Middle Harbour), Northern Beaches (the northern coastal suburbs to the north-east of Middle Harbour) and Forest District , a small group of suburbs between the Upper North Shore and the Northern Beaches. Despite
2867-445: The northern shore of the Parramatta River are sometimes referred (especially in commercial contexts) as part of the Lower North Shore. Most of the North Shore suburbs are part of the Hornsby Plateau , a large sandstone plateau overlaid by a system of ridges and gullies. The Plateau begins north of the Port Jackson and runs up until the Hawkesbury River . Thus much of the North Shore is hilly with many steep valleys running down into
2928-510: The park include grass-trees , smooth-barked apples , old man banksias , flannel flowers , scribbly gums , and Wonga Wonga vines . See Friends of Lane Cove National Park list of what's flowering in the park. The park is home to a variety of native bird species, including brushturkeys , kookaburras , superb fairywrens , crimson rosellas , sulphur-crested cockatoos , rainbow lorikeets , and eastern whipbirds . Non-native birds such as common mynas and red-whiskered bulbuls also occupy
2989-410: The park, between De Burghs Bridge on Ryde Road and Fullers Bridge , was set aside as a park in the 1920s and developed with picnic areas interspersed in the bush along the banks of the river. The majority of these picnic areas are located between the Fuller's Road bridge and the road that leads towards the Tourist Park. North of this point the area becomes more rugged and there are no picnic areas until
3050-449: The previous Epping to Chatswood railway line after almost 10 years of service. The remaining Sydney Metro City & Southwest stage to the Lower North Shore and Bankstown , is projected to be completed in 2024. The completed metro line will provide rapid transit between North West Sydney and South West Sydney via the Lower North Shore. Many bus routes also serve the area, particularly the lower North Shore, and ferries connect many of
3111-434: The region being divided by distinctive definitions, parts of the region are often simply referred to as "Northern Suburbs", "North" or "North West", most notably the inner north-western suburbs to the west of the Lane Cove River , such as Epping , Ryde , Melrose Park and Meadowbank . The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines several statistical areas (SAL-4) that are located in northern Sydney. These are: This list
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#17327832515633172-452: The region generally known as North Shore are: Northern Sydney Northern Sydney is a large metropolitan area in Greater Sydney , New South Wales , Australia on the north shore of Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River . The region embraces suburbs in Sydney's north-east, north and inner north west. Northern Sydney is divided into distinctive regions such as the North Shore , Northern Beaches and Forest District . The region
3233-648: The region's southernmost extent. The main road routes on the North Shore are Military Road , the Pacific Highway , the Warringah Expressway as well as parts of the Pennant Hills Road , Ryde Road , Epping Road and Mona Vale Road . Smaller but major arterial roads on the Upper North Shore include the Eastern Arterial Road/Archbold Road at St Ives, East Killara and East Lindfield, the Comenarra Parkway at Thornleigh, Wahroonga, Turramurra, South Turramurra and West Pymble, as well as Lady Game Drive at West Pymble, Gordon, Killara, Lindfield and West Chastwood, providing access to major commercial hubs such as Chatswood. Much of
3294-460: The smaller settlers had insufficient land for their stock but it was not possible to grant them larger allotments. In 1804, it was decided that a 'traditional English common' – a large area of public land for use by local inhabitants – would be set aside. Six commons were gazetted. In 1804, an area of 6000 acres of the Field of Mars was decreed as a common. The common stretched from what is now Hunters Hill, through Ryde to Pennant Hills , incorporating
3355-503: The southeast by Middle Harbour, and in the northeast by Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park . East and north of this boundary are the Northern Beaches region and to the west is the general Northern Sydney region. Local government areas within the North Shore include City of Willoughby , Municipality of Lane Cove , North Sydney Council , Municipality of Mosman , Ku-ring-gai Council , Municipality of Hunter's Hill , and some suburbs of City of Ryde and Hornsby Shire . In this conception,
3416-476: The weir to enable Australian bass to access the freshwater breeding grounds upstream of the weir. Fishing is allowed in parts of the Lane Cove River as per restrictions managed by Department of Primary Industries . The Lane Cove National Park is popular with walkers, joggers and cyclists. The Lane Cove River Tourist Park , operated by the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service , is located within Lane Cove National Park. Friends Of Lane Cove National Park V
3477-499: Was called Lane Cove River Park. In 1982, the Government of New South Wales took over direct control of the park which was then called Lane Cove Regional Park. Various nearby areas of undeveloped government land near the river upstream and downstream from the central area including an area around Pennant Hills Park has also been added to the national park. It was then renamed Lane Cove National Park in 1992. See history for further information. A fish ladder has been constructed next to
3538-414: Was formed after the 1994 bushfires and runs volunteer bushcare groups through the park areas. The group also sources grants for bushland regeneration works. The main walking track along the Lane Cove River forms part of the Great North Walk from Sydney CBD to Newcastle . This track incorporates a number of old tracks that were, in many cases, old logging trails. Common native plant species throughout
3599-402: Was formerly known as St. Leonards . The "North Shore" is a term used to describe a region of Northern Sydney . It is a customary term, not administrative or legal, and its boundaries are not definitive. Generally, the "North Shore" includes the peninsula north of Sydney Harbour and is bounded in the west by the Lane Cove River/National Park, in the north west by the M1 motorway to Newcastle, in
3660-412: Was more rugged than the southern shore and western areas of the harbour and had limited agricultural potential. The early activities in the area included tree felling, boatbuilding and some orchard farming in the limited areas of good soil. The North Shore railway line was built in the 1890s. Access to the Sydney CBD , located on the southern shore of the harbour remained difficult until the completion of
3721-470: Was similarly proposed to be merged with nearby Hunters Hill and Ryde councils, but that plan was also eventually abandoned. The Lower North Shore suburbs adjacent to Sydney Harbour include Mosman , Cremorne Point , Neutral Bay , Kirribilli , Milsons Point , Lavender Bay , McMahons Point , Waverton , Wollstonecraft , Woolwich and Greenwich . Port Jackson , including the Parramatta River , Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbour, and Middle Harbour, defines
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