Elanora Heights, New South Wales

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Elanora Heights is a suburb of Sydney, Australia's Northern Beaches region that sits on the hill above Narrabeen overlooking the lagoon and the ocean. The name is derived from an Aboriginal term meaning "Home by the sea", or "Home by the water".

[edit] General information

It is a mainly residential suburb, with a few small shops and two golf courses, Elanora Country Club and Monash. The northern side fronts onto bushland, which runs to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. The south-western side adjoins Garigal National Park. Native wildlfe is common in the area, with bandicoots, blue tongue lizards, possums and many birds being seen. A rare quoll has been found in the suburb in recent years, and Rock wallabies are commonly seen on the course at Elanora Country Club.

The Uniting Church also runs a conference centre[1] set in the bushland.

[edit] History

The suburb came into existence as the Elanora Heights Estate in 1929. Earlier settlements had taken the form of an attempted coal mining camp. Members of Royal Sydney Golf Club purchased a large parcel of land about 1920 which laid the basis for Elanora Country Club which opened in 1922. The suburb was to coincide with opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.