29-511: The Sydney Coliseum Theatre is a multi-mode lyric theatre in Rooty Hill , New South Wales , Australia , which opened in December 2019. It lies alongside Rooty Hill RSL Club, and was entirely funded by the organisation behind the club. The 2,200 seat auditorium can accommodate theatrical performances, corporate events, conferences and other attractions. Designed by Cox Architecture, it
58-696: A station upgrade was completed, with renovated platforms, 4 lifts , a new concourse/footbridge replacing the old one, a 6 storey parking garage , and a facelift of the surrounding area. Rooty Hill is served by buses which allow its residents to travel east towards Blacktown and throughout Mount Druitt and its satellite suburbs. Notable services would be the 756 and 728 . Rooty Hill Road North and Rooty Hill Road South act as important roads which run along Rooty Hill's longitude, with Rooty Hill Road North connecting Rooty Hill with Plumpton , Oakhurst , and Hassall Grove . Rooty Hill Road South, meanwhile, connects Rooty Hill with Minchinbury , and provides access to
87-433: A whole as Little Manila rather than just Rooty Hill. Rooty Hill is home to the multi-sports Blacktown International Sportspark , which includes two cricket grounds (which have also been used for Australian rules football ), an athletics track and field , three baseball diamonds , two soccer fields , four softball diamonds, administration centres and park land. It has been used as a training and administrative base for
116-500: Is a Zone Bowling centre, the Sydney Coliseum Theatre , numerous restaurants, a Novotel location, a gymnastics & aquatics centre and a gym. Rooty Hill is also home to Rooty Hill Skatepark . The main commercial area of Rooty Hill is primarily on Rooty Hill Road North and Rooty Hill Road South, surrounding the railway station, especially on Rooty Hill Road North. There is also a significant commercial area on
145-423: Is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school , located in Rooty Hill , in the western suburbs of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. The school caters for approximately 800 students from Year 7 to Year 12 and draws students from St Aidan's Primary, Rooty Hill, Sacred Heart Primary, Mount Druitt , and St John Vianney's Primary, Doonside, as well as a number of other schools in
174-678: Is delivered by the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education faculty as an adjunct to the PDHPE program and responds to the needs of each year group. Individual teaching programs have been developed for all funded special needs students. A specialised reading program has been developed for students who are experiencing difficulties in reading. Targeted Year 10 students are involved in extension classes at Loyola Senior High School in Key Learning Areas. The school
203-648: Is locally heritage-listed. On 13 April 1916, James Angus was killed at Rooty Hill railway crossing, as a result of being hit by that morning's express train. He was survived by his wife, his son James (of Adelaide), his son John (a pastoralist in New South Wales) and his daughter, who by that time was the widow Mrs Fleming. The name of James Angus is preserved in Angus Avenue; Charles McKay's name survives in Dr Charles McKay Reserve;
232-777: The Great Western Highway and the M4 Motorway. Woodstock Avenue connects Rooty Hill with Mount Druitt and Whalan , and also provides access to the Westlink M7 (M7 motorway). Francis Road runs over the railway tracks, connecting the North with the South and connects Rooty Hill with Doonside , once the road turns into Eastern Road after an intersection with Rooty Hill Road South. North Parade and Beames Avenue run along Rooty Hill's latitude, with North Parade connecting
261-709: The Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2010 to 2012, and for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC since 2012. Since 2010 the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Baseball League have used the main baseball stadium as their home field. There is also a boutique stadium at the facility which hosts National Premier League fixtures for Blacktown Spartans FC . Rooty Hill is home to West HQ,where there
290-560: The Imperial Hotel was built north of the railway station by F.J. Weston. It was intended to cater for the crowds who attended the greyhound racing at Lamb's Woodstock Coursing Track at Plumpton . By the early 1970s it had become semi-derelict, but was acquired by a local dentist in 1977. It reopened in 1982 and is now state heritage-listed. In 1891, the Pioneer Memorial Church, located on Rooty Hill Road South,
319-589: The White Australia policy . In 1973, the Whitlam government effectively abolished the White Australia policy, meaning people would not be denied immigration due to their nationality. Notably, this allowed immigrants from Asia to come in, and in the ensuing decades, especially from the 1990s-2010s, many Filipinos, Indians, Pakistanis, Polynesians and Chinese immigrants populated Rooty Hill, rendering
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#1732798544990348-624: The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary have. The barque represents the journey that the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary took to other lands to spread the Catholic Faith. The Greek letters, ρ and χ on the sail of the barque are the first letters of the Latin, Christus Resurexit - Christ is risen. The motto "TO TRUTH THROUGH LOVE" is used by all Franciscan Missionaries of Mary schools to highlight the schools' approach to educating
377-573: The RSL has approximately 50,000 members. West HQ also has Sydney Coliseum Theatre , intended to somewhat be " Sydney Opera House of Western Sydney". Rooty Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Dunsmore Street: Government Depot Site In the 2021 Census, there were 16,176 people in Rooty Hill, 48.9% of who were male and 51.1% of who were female. The median age was 37, lower than Australia's national median of 38. The median weekly income
406-551: The administrations block) has a long history, having been granted by Governor Evans to a Rooty Hill station master, Captain Minchin, in the 1880s. In 1936, the building, dubbed "Fairholme", began use as a guest house, eventually becoming a golf clubhouse before being purchased by the Epileptic Society and, later, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. The school was opened to male students in 1979. 20 years later, in 1999, it
435-534: The area was led by Captain Watkin Tench in 1789. The origin of this name puzzled historians for many years because the clue lay not in Blacktown City but on Norfolk Island . Governor Philip Gidley King had been in charge of the first settlement there in early 1788 and had noted that the hillside where he had built his Government House had been difficult to dig owing to the amount of tree roots beneath
464-536: The construction of new buildings which reflect contemporary learning. The school maintains a Franciscan focus on simplicity, tolerance and Christianity. St Agnes teaches the same curriculum as government schools. There is however, a strong religious dimension across the curriculum which is most obvious in the subject of Religious Education. The formal Religious Education program follows the diocesan program, ‘Sharing Our Story’. All students study Religious Education as part of their studies. A formal Pastoral Care program
493-478: The intersection of North Parade, Sherbrooke Street and Railway Street, where the Sydney Coliseum Theatre can be found. Rooty Hill railway station is on the Main Western railway line . Rooty Hill station opened on 23 December 1861 as the terminus of the Main Western line when it was extended from Blacktown . On 1 May 1862, the line was extended to St Marys . The station was rebuilt in the 1940s. In 2020,
522-628: The name of the Evans family, who built Fairholme , survives in Evans Road. Fairholme , now part of the St Agnes Catholic High School , is locally heritage-listed. During and following World War II , Australia had realised its demographic crisis in simply not having enough people, exacerbated by the threat of Japanese invasion. In response, Australia allowed immigration from more and more nations as previously restricted by
551-581: The suburb in the multicultural state it is in today. In 1964, the Rooty Hill RSL (now known as West HQ) was built, and over time turned into the largest licensed club in New South Wales, serving as a hub for entertainment, fitness and lifestyle. Dubbed by some as the "Vegas of the West", the RSL also has Western Sydney's largest gym, five star accommodation and conference facilities. Currently,
580-816: The suburb with Mount Druitt's commercial centre. Rooty Hill Masjid [1] serves as the main mosque for the area. Despite being named after Rooty Hill, the Rooty Hill Masjid is actually in Mount Druitt , though is on the border between Rooty Hill and Mount Druitt. No proper temples exist, however the Hindu Priest/Pundit Prakash Maharaj offers pooja and ritual services. Notable residents include: 33°46′18″S 150°50′38″E / 33.77167°S 150.84389°E / -33.77167; 150.84389 St Agnes Catholic High School St Agnes Catholic High School
609-554: The surface. The hill on Norfolk became known as Rooty Hill and the name is now official. When King returned to New South Wales he built the headquarters for his government reserve of 1802 at the foot of a hill that reminded him of the Norfolk Island Rooty Hill and used the same name. The name Rooty Hill first appeared on a map in 1803. The early development of the area came when Captain William Minchin
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#1732798544990638-480: The surrounding suburbs. It also serves the parishes of St Aidan's Rooty Hill, Sacred Heart South Mount Druitt, Holy Family Emerton and St John Vianney's Doonside. The school is a Franciscan Missionaries of Mary school maintaining the Franciscan spirit of simplicity, acceptance of all and a deep personal love of Jesus. The St Agnes Catholic High School crest contains features of crests that schools established by
667-688: The venue. Rooty Hill, New South Wales Rooty Hill is a suburb of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Rooty Hill is located 42 kilometres (26 mi) west of the Sydney central business district , in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Rooty Hill was broadly inhabited by the Darug people before European settlement. The earliest exploration of
696-516: The whole person. When St Agnes’ College (as it was originally called) was established in 1962 by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, the school had 29 female students and three staff members, including founding Principal Sister Marcionelle (Burtille Hayes). In 1976, the school administration was handed over to laypersons when the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary transferred the school to the Sydney Archdiocese. The original building (now
725-506: Was $ 2,001, higher than Australia's national median of $ 1,250. The average motor vehicles per dwelling was 1.9. The most common ancestries were Filipino 21.0%, Australian 14.9% English 13.0%, Indian 8.3% and Pakistani 4.0%. Because of Rooty Hill's high Filipino population, some refer to it as the Little Manila of Sydney, consolidated by the many Filipino restaurants and businesses. However, some attribute Blacktown City Council as
754-562: Was built in just over two years. Its opening season featured Keith Urban , David Campbell , the Sydney Symphony Orchestra , Dame Edna Everage , Tina Arena , and John Butler . It is part of West HQ, a precinct offering entertainment, fitness, lifestyle and accommodation in the Greater Western Sydney Region. In 2022, filming of Australia's Got Talent and Australian Idol took place at
783-709: Was built on land donated by Dr Charles McKay. It was originally a Baptist church, but was later acquired for the Presbyterian community by James Angus, owner of the Minchinbury estate from 1895. It is still in use and is locally heritage-listed. In 1902–1903, the School of Arts, located in Rooty Hill Road South, was built by the residents for community activities. The foundation stone was laid 1 November 1902, by Miss Angus, daughter of James Angus. It
812-594: Was given a grant of 400 hectares (1,000 acres) in 1819, leading to the development of the Minchinbury estate. Dr Charles McKay purchased the estate in 1859 and subdivided it in the 1880s. Afterwards, the Watts family built Watts Cottage in Watt Street. It combines Italianate elements with a bullnose verandah and is almost unique in the Blacktown Municipality. It is locally heritage-listed. In 1890,
841-491: Was incorporated into Christ Catholic College, but separated out again in 2004 when a multi-school review determined that it and other schools bundled in Christ Catholic Church should function separately. The first Stage 6 classes commenced with Year 11 in 2019 and these students graduated at the end of 2020. With this came additional classrooms and facilities including the refurbishment of older classrooms and
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