Terrey Hills, New South Wales

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Terrey Hills
Sydney, New South Wales
Population: 2,876[1]
Postcode: 2084
Location: 25 km (16 mi) north of Sydney CBD
LGA: Warringah Council
State District: Pittwater
Federal Division: Mackellar
Suburbs around Terrey Hills:
Duffys Forest Kuring-gai Chase National Park
Kuring-gai Chase National Park Terrey Hills Ingleside
Belrose Belrose

Terrey Hills is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Terrey Hills is located 25 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Warringah Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.[2]

Terrey Hills is also considered to be part of the Forest District, colloquially known as The Forest. Terrey Hills is a very leafy suburb and in some areas semi-rural, with many people boarding their horses in the area.

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[edit] History

Terrey Hills owes its name to the two original land holders Samuel Hills and Obediah James Terrey. Obediah Terrey acquired 640 acres in 1881 and Samuel Hills owned 100 acres nearby.[3]

The area was naturally used by Aborigines prior to European settlement, and rock carvings exist in some places. One set of carvings is located near Larool Road [4] and depicts hunting scenes with kangaroos, human figures and footprints.

Aboriginal rock carvings, Terrey Hills

[edit] Commercial Area

The suburb has local shops including an IGA supermarket, a Post Office, a "Video Land" video store, and a number of restaurants and landscaping and plant suppliers.

Warringah Council has its Volunteer Services Centre located in Thompson Drive. Terrey Hills is home to the Rural Fire Service (RFS), State Emergency Service (SES), Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol (RVCP), Citizens Radio Emergency Services Team (CREST) & the Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network (WICEN) under the auspices of the Manly-Warringah Radio Society (MWRS).

[edit] Transport

Terrey Hills is also home to the Forest coach lines depot, which provides regular bus services to suburbs such as Chatswood, as well as the surrounding area. Mona Vale Road is the main road through Terrey Hills, connecting it to the rest of the Northern Beaches to the east, and suburbs such as Chatswood, Hornsby and North Ryde to the west.

[edit] Education

Terrey Hills is home to five schools:

[edit] Sport and Recreation

There are also sporting facilities including two golf courses and several BMX tracks where competitions and races are held. Rotary International has a branch in Terrey Hills branch, that meets regularly at one of the local restaurants.

The Terrey Hills Wolves are the local Rugby Union Club. They play in the Sydney Suburban Rugby sixth division Meldrum Cup competition.

Terrey Hills Rugby Club (Seniors)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Terrey Hills (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
  2. ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
  3. ^ Book of Sydney Suburbs, Francis Pollon, Angus and Robertson, 1990, page 254
  4. ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 1983-1984

[edit] External links

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  • [www.terreyhillsrugby.com.au]