Bilgola, New South Wales

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Bilgola is a beach-side suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. In fact, it consists almost entirely of Bilgola beach and the name can refer to the beach as much as the adjacent small residential community.

1 Location
2 Access
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Location

Bilgola is located on the Pacific side of the Barrenjoey Peninsula between Avalon to the north and Newport to the south. The land rises rapidly behind Bilgola beach to Bilgola Plateau and then descends to Clareville on the western side of the peninsula.

[edit] Access

The main road connecting the northern part of the Barrenjoey Peninsula to the rest of Sydney, Barrenjoey Road, runs through Hewitt Park along the cliff line between Bilgola headland and Bilgola South headland. The road separates Bilgola Plateau from Bilgola beach.

[edit] History

There were plans during the 1960s to build a bridge bypass of the twisting road ('Bilgola Bends') between the north and south headlands of Bilgola. The Bridge was never built. The only evidence of construction can be seen at the southern end of the road, where a small amount of landfill was added to remove a sharp bend in the road. The bend still remains, with the landfill now providing a small grassy area, with an excellent view of Newport Beach.