Warragamba, New South Wales
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Warragamba is a town in New South Wales, Australia, in Wollondilly Shire. Originally constructed as a workers' settlement during the construction of Warragamba Dam, Sydney's primary water source, the modern town of Warragamba remains on the same site adjacent the dam. Located on the eastern edge of the Blue Mountains, Warragamba is one hour's drive west of Sydney. Ongoing dam works (including recent safety improvements) have severely reduced weekend visitors and the long term viability of the town is in question after almost total destruction by bushfires in 2001. It is unusual for an Australian town as the streets do not have typical names but are numbered (such as First Street and Eighteenth Street).
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Warragamba is a town in New South Wales, Australia, Wollondilly Shire. Originally constructed as a workers' settlement during the construction of Warragamba Dam, which is now Sydney's primary water supply-water source. The modern town of Warragamba remains on the same site adjacent to the dam. Located on the eastern edge of the Blue Mountains, Warragamba is one hour's drive west of Sydney and was once one of Sydney's major tourist attractions. Ongoing dam works (including recent safety improvements) have severely reduced weekend visitors by restricting access to the dam. New proposals are in hand to overcome this problem to allow visitors viewing of the dam. The town was severly damaged by bushfires in 2001 but has fully recovered and is a popular rural retreat. During the construction of the dam the streets were numbered and not named and this tradition has been maintained
