Northern Beaches

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Northern Beaches
New South Wales
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Long Reef (bottom), to Palm Beach, the northern half of Sydney's Northern Beaches
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Map of Northern Beaches region
Population263,554 (2021 census) [1]
LGA(s) Northern Beaches Council
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Localities around Northern Beaches:
Central Coast Central Coast Tasman Sea
Forest District Northern Sydney Northern Beaches Tasman Sea
North Shore North Shore Tasman Sea

The Northern Beaches is a region within Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, near the Pacific coast. This area extends south to the entrance of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), west to Middle Harbour and north to the entrance of Broken Bay. The area was formerly inhabited by the Garigal or Caregal people in a region known as Guringai country. [2]

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The Northern Beaches district is governed on a local level by the Northern Beaches Council, which was formed in May 2016 from Warringah Council (est. 1906), Manly Council (est. 1877), and Pittwater Council (est. 1992).

History

Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse, Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse, Palm Beach, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA.jpg
Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse, Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia

The traditional Aboriginal inhabitants of the land now known as the Northern Beaches were the Garigal people of the Eora nation. Within a few years of European settlement, the Garigal had mostly disappeared from this area mainly due to an outbreak of smallpox in 1789. Much evidence of their habitation remains especially their rock etchings in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park which borders northern beaches's north-western side. The northern beaches region was explored early on in the settlement of Sydney, only a few weeks after the arrival of the First Fleet. However, it remained a rural area for most of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with only small settlements in the valleys between headlands. While it was geographically close to the city centre, to reach the area over land from Sydney via Mona Vale Road was a trip of more than 100 kilometres (62 mi).

Since those days, urban growth proceeded slowly until the 1960s when development accelerated because of improved roads and a general increase in living standards in the regions. [3]

In 1906, the Warringah Shire council was formed the NSW Government Gazette, along with 132 other new Shires within New South Wales. It ran roughly from Broken Bay in the north to Manly Lagoon to the south, and by Middle Harbour Creek and Cowan Creek in the west. Pittwater was incorporated as the "A Riding" of Warringah Shire, however for many years there existed a sentiment held by some in A Riding, the northern Riding and the largest in Warringah, taking up more than 40% of Warringah's land area, that they were being increasingly ignored and subject to what they considered inappropriate development and policies for their area. [4] This culminated in 1991 when a non-compulsory postal poll of the residents of A Riding was taken over the question of a possible secession. This resulted in a 73.5% vote in favour of secession, however only 48.18% of residents took part in this vote. This vote was, however, 600 short of the total majority required. Over time, the Northern Beaches was often divided by the "Lower Northern Beaches", referring to the southern end of the region, and the "Upper Northern Beaches", referring to the northern end of the region (North Narrabeen to Palm Beach).

In 2016, the Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016 insisted that the Northern Beaches region councils of Manly, Warringah and Pittwater become the Northern Beaches Council. This was effective from 12 May 2016. [5]

Today, the Northern Beaches is very well part of the Sydney metropolis, however maintains an isolated environment from the other regions of Sydney including the neighbouring North Shore region. The "Forest District" became an unofficial district within the Northern Beaches region to describe the suburbs between Ingleside and the Upper North Shore.

Suburbs and localities

Suburbs

The suburbs of the Northern Beaches district are: [6]

Localities

The localities of the Northern Beaches district are: [7] [8]

Schools

The following primary, high and K–12 schools are located on the Northern Beaches:

Primary

High

K–12

International Schools

Closed schools

Transport

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Manly ferry wharf

Public transport in the Northern Beaches is primarily provided by buses. Major bus interchanges are at Pittwater Road at Brookvale, Dee Why, Mona Vale and Manly Wharf. Buses connect to Gordon, Chatswood and North Sydney stations on the North Shore line, served by Sydney Trains North Shore & Western and Northern services, as well as stations in the CBD. [10] [11]

B-Line buses travel from Mona Vale to Wynyard, stopping at Warriewood, Narrabeen, Collaroy, Dee Why, Brookvale, Manly Vale, Spit Junction and Neutral Bay. [12] [13]

Manly ferry services operated by Sydney Ferries run from Manly to Circular Quay. [14] The privately-operated Manly Fast Ferry also runs to Circular Quay. [10]

Palm Beach Water Airport is located in Palm Beach.

Sports

Notable sports teams include the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (rugby league), North Harbour Rays, Manly RUFC, Warringah Rugby Club (rugby union), Manly Warringah District Cricket Club (cricket) and Manly United FC (soccer). The Sea Eagles play in the National Rugby League, and play their home games at Brookvale Oval.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sydney - Northern Beaches". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 February 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Aboriginal People" (PDF). Northern Beaches Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Barrenjoey Lighthouse".
  4. ↑ "Library-Pittwater Secession". Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ↑ https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/regulations/2016-242.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  6. ↑ "Place name search". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . n.d. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Northern Beaches Council Website-Wards & Suburbs.
  8. ↑ Place name search - Geographical Names Board of NSW Archived 1 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine . Gnb.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.
  9. ↑ "St Kieran's Catholic Primary School Manly Vale".
  10. 1 2 "Transport". Northern Beaches Council. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "B-Line bus service". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "B-Line Mona Vale to City Wynyard". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Manly". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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