Revesby Heights

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Revesby Heights
Sydney,  New South Wales
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Rainbow in Neptune Park
Revesby Heights
Population1,368 (2011 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2212
Location23 km (14 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s) City of Canterbury-Bankstown
State electorate(s) East Hills
Federal division(s) Banks
Suburbs around Revesby Heights:
Revesby Revesby Padstow
Picnic Point Revesby Heights Padstow Heights
Picnic Point Alfords Point Padstow Heights

Revesby Heights, a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the South-western Sydney region.

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Revesby Heights is located on the northern bank of the Georges River and west of Little Salt Pan Creek. [2]

History

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Hero's Hill

Revesby was named in 1913 in honour of Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820), the famous botanist who sailed with Captain James Cook on the Endeavour, when he discovered the east coast of Australia in 1770. Banks had inherited his father's estate of Revesby Abbey, in Lincolnshire England, so he was known as the Squire of Revesby. He is also commemorated in the Sir Joseph Banks High School in Turvey Street. [3]

Revesby Heights was known as Hero's Hill in recognition of returned service men who obtained affordable government housing in the area. The Hero's Hill servicemen's club was founded soon after these returned service men settled in the area after World War II. This club later became known as Revesby Heights Ex-Servicemen's Club. [4] This club ceased trading in June 2013.

Schools

De La Salle College provides education for boys in years 7–12. [5]

Sport and recreation

Revesby Heights Junior Rugby League Football Club, part of the Canterbury Bankstown District Junior Rugby League, is a rugby league club that operates from Neptune Park. Known locally as "Heighties", the club has supplied many first grade and representative players to the National Rugby League over its 40-year history. For the 2007 season the club has fielded 12 Junior and one Senior U/15s team. The club is the only one in the district to have its own organised cheerleading squad made up of young girls and boys from the area. [6]

Pre-eminent Locales

Sandakan Road is the most sought after location in this suburb with its quiet village feel, quality residents and homes. It is an easy short walk to the Georges River National Park, which is a unique sanctuary in the centre of the urban sprawl.

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De La Salle College, also referred to as De La Salle Revesby, is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Revesby Heights, in the south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. De La Salle caters for approximately 620 students from Year 7 to Year 12.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Revesby Heights (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 April 2015. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Bankstown City Council - Welcome to Bankstown". Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2005. Bankstown Council Website
  3. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN   0-207-14495-8, page 221
  4. "Hero's Hill - REVESBY HEIGHTS EX-SERVICEMen's CLUB". www.heroshill.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 June 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. De La Salle College Revesby Heights. "De La Salle College Revesby Heights". Dlsrevesby.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. "heighties.com". ww38.heighties.com.

Coordinates: 33°58′5″S151°1′4″E / 33.96806°S 151.01778°E / -33.96806; 151.01778