Oatley, New South Wales
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| Oatley Sydney, New South Wales |
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 Oatley Clock Tower, Frederick Street |
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| Population: | 9,500 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2223 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 21 km (13 mi) south of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Hurstville, Municipality of Kogarah | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Oatley | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Barton, Banks | ||||||||||||
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Oatley is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Oatley is located 21 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Oatley lies across the local government areas of the City of Hurstville and Municipality of Kogarah.
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[edit] History
This suburb's name traces back to James Oatley snr, watch-maker, who was transported to Botany Bay for life in 1814. Seven years later, in 1821, Governor Lachlan Macquarie granted Oatley a conditional pardon and appointed him overseer of the Town Clock for his work in installing the clock at Hyde Park Barracks. [1] [2] When a group gathered in Oatley Park in December, 1959, to form a bowling club it was inevitable that the founding members should choose a clock as the club emblem. The hands on the clock were set at 15 minutes after 10 - the precise time the first meeting of the Oatley Bowls Club was opened.[3] The post office opened in 1903 thus giving the district its official suburban name of Oatley. Prior to this, the area west of the railway line was officially in the suburb of Hurstville and attached to the Hurstville Post Office with "Oatley's" in parenthesis at the end of the address. Likewise, the streets east of the railway line were officially in the suburb of Kogarah and attached to the Kogarah Post Office. (In the late 1890s both Hurstville and Kogarah were huge suburbs with many areas (now independent suburbs) named in parenthesis after the official suburban name.)
Oatley is notable as the terminus of the first railway electrification project in Sydney, which reached its station from Sydney Central in 1926. The Oatley campus of Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education began in 1981. Since then it was known as The St George Institute of Education and is now the Oatley campus of the Georges River College.
[edit] Commercial Area
The traditional main shopping centre is located on Oatley Avenue and Frederick Street, near Oatley railway station. A small group of shops and a Coles Supermarket are also located in Oatley West.
[edit] Transport
Oatley railway station is the last station on the CityRail Illawarra line before crossing the Georges River to Como in the Sutherland Shire. The 954 bus route (Punchbowl Bus Co.) operates a service from Oatley West, through Oatley to Hurstville.
[edit] Parks
The area's main attraction is Oatley Park but there are also a number of local bush parks surrounding the suburb: Oatley Point Reserve, Oatley Pleasure Grounds, Moore Reserve, Renown Park, Lime Kiln Bay Bushland Sanctuary, Giriwa Picnic Ground, Meyer Reserve. They attract many birds both native and introduced, with Oatley Park alone recording 146 species; as many as 90 recently. [4][5]
[edit] Oatley Park
Oatley Park [6] is a tree covered area that is almost completely surrounded by water. It covers an area of about 45 hectares and it is one of the most significant areas of bushland remaining in the St George area.
Oatley Park became a public recreation area on the 25th of March 1887. It protects important examples of natural environment which occur in all parts of the park. There is a swimming area, a playground, lookouts, BBQs, a Football/Cricket Oval, a castle, as well as the natural environment in the park and it has become popular with the local community. The man-made wetlands provide refuge for bird species, such as, chestnut teal, Pacific black ducks, dusky moorhens and purple swamphens.
[edit] Schools
- Oatley West Public School
- St Josephs Catholic School
- Oatley Public School
- Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus [7]. The Oatley campus of the Georges River College is located on Hurstville Road.
[edit] Churches
- St Josephs Catholic Church
- All Saints Anglican Church
- St Pauls Anglican Church
- Mortdale Oatley Baptist Church
- Oatley Uniting Church
- Oatley Christian Brethren Church
[edit] Landmarks
- Oatley Bay, Gungah Bay, Lime Kiln Bay, Neverfail Bay, Jewfish Bay
- Oatley Point, Lime Kiln Point, Lime Kiln Head, Jewfish Bay Point
- Hills Lookout, Websters Lookout
- The Oatley Hotel (Oatley Pub)
- Oatley Library
[edit] Community Events
- Oatley Lions Village Festival - An annual festival held on the third Saturday in October in Oatley Memorial Gardens and part of Frederick Street
- Oatley West Arts and Crafts Festival - An event held at Oatley West Public school each year
[edit] Sport
Water sports and recreation are a way of life in the peninsula suburb of Oatley whose eastern, southern and western boundaries are formed by the Georges River and its bays. Oatley has many sporting teams and sporting fields:
- Renown United, the local Rugby League team, play at Renown Park.
- Oatley Rugby Club, play Rugby Union at H.V Evatt Park in Lugarno.
- Oatley RSL, who play at Renown Park, and Oatley West All Saints, who play at Oatley Park, are the two Football teams.
- Oatley Netball Club.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Arch Gray Collection, Society of Australian Genealogists, Sydney, NSW
- ^ AGCI Index (Australian Genealogical Computer Index), Society of Australian Genealogists
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 193
- ^ Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society, 2003. Birds of Oatley Park
- ^ Field, D. 21 August 2007. Ospreys spotted in Oatley and Lugarno The Leader, p9.
- ^ http://www.oatleypark.com/
- ^ http://www.grc.nsw.edu.au/oatley/
- Sands and MacDougall Post Office Directory of Sydney (various years)
[edit] External links
- Oatley, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Oatley Park Plan of Management 24 November 2004
- Oatley Park.
- Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society
- Kogarah Council
- NSW Heritage Office
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