Terrey Hills, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Terrey Hills
city = Sydney
state = nsw
lga = Warringah Council
postcode = 2084
est =
pop = 2,876 [Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC11975 | name = Terrey Hills (State Suburb) | quick = on | accessdate=2008-02-28]
area =
propval =
stategov = Pittwater
fedgov = Mackellar
near-nw = Duffys Forest
near-n = "Kuring-gai Chase National Park"
near-ne =
near-w = "Kuring-gai Chase National Park"
near-e = Ingleside
near-sw =
near-s = Belrose
near-se = Belrose
dist1 = 25
dir1 = north
location1= Sydney CBD

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. [Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007]

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.

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. [Book of Sydney Suburbs, Francis Pollon, Angus and Robertson, 1990, page 254]

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 [Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 1983-1984] and depicts hunting scenes with kangaroos, human figures and footprints.

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), [http://www.crest.org.au Citizens Radio Emergency Services Team] (CREST) & the [http://www.nsw.wicen.org.au Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network] (WICEN) under the auspices of the [http://www.mwrs.org.au Manly-Warringah Radio Society] (MWRS).

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.

Education

Terrey Hills is home to five schools:
*Northern Beaches Christian School
* [http://www.sjs.nsw.edu.au The Sydney Japanese School]
* [http://www.terreyhill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Terrey Hills Public School]
* [http://www.kinma.nsw.edu.au/ KINMA] .
* [http://www.germanschoolsydney.com/?action=page.view&page=94 German International School Sydney (under construction)]

port and Recreation

There are also sporting facilities including two golf courses, two tennis centres with numerous courts available, 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.

[http://www.terreyhillsrugby.com.au Terrey Hills Rugby Club (Seniors)]

References

External links

* [www.terreyhillsrugby.com.au]