Mount Colah, New South Wales
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| Mount Colah Sydney, New South Wales |
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 The Caltex petrol station North of the Colonnade shops on the Pacific Highway |
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| Postcode: | 2079 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 29 km (18 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Hornsby Shire | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Hornsby | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Berowra | ||||||||||||
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Mount Colah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mount Colah is located 29 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region.
Mount Colah is 5 km north of Hornsby, the nearest major town centre. Mount Colah is one of the most northerly suburbs of Sydney, it is also the second highest suburb in Sydney in terms of elevation. Considered one of Sydney's leafier suburbs, streets are clustered around the Pacific Highway. Mount Colah is bordered to the east by the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.
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[edit] History
Mount Colah was originally known as Colah - the name first used by naturalist George Caley to describe a koala in a letter to botanist Sir Joseph Banks. When Hornsby became a shire in 1906 the name was changed to Mount Colah.
The F3 Sydney-Newcastle Freeway was built through Mount Colah in 1988 and opened in March 1989. In the process it cut through an old WW2 gravel airstrip, and isolated 2 holes of the Asquith Golf Course just to the south. Some WW2 building remnants are still visible nearby.
[edit] Transport
The Pacific Highway and Ku-ring-gai Chase Road are the main arterial road in Mount Colah. The F3 Sydney-Newcastle Freeway runs along the eastern side of the suburb. The F3 has an entrance / exit at Mount Colah towards Sydney. This is the scene of many traffic jams if accidents occur between Mount Colah and Berowra.
Mount Colah railway station is on the Main North Line and a regular bus service runs to most parts of the suburb.
[edit] Commercial Area
A small group of shops is located on the Pacific Highway. Shop include Mt Colah Fruit World, Mount Colah Gourmet Chicken, Dominoes Pizza and Blockbuster Videos.
[edit] External links
- Mount Colah, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
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