Woronora Heights, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Woronora Heights
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption =
lga = Sutherland Shire
postcode = 2232
pop =
area =
propval =
est =
stategov = Heathcote
fedgov = Hughes
near-nw = Barden Ridge
near-n = Bangor
near-ne = Bonnet Bay
near-w = Lucas Heights
near-e = Woronora
near-sw = Engadine
near-s = Yarrawarrah
near-se = Loftus
dist1 = 29
dir 1 = south
location1= Sydney CBD

Woronora Heights is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woronora Heights is located 29 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Woronora is a separate suburb, to the east.

Almost every street in Woronora Heights is named after a bird, apart from a few such as Bundanoon Road. It is mandatory that all houses must be made of brick and that telegraph lines are submerged.

History

Woronora is derived from an Aboriginal word "wooloonora", meaning 'black rock'. It is believed to have been named by Surveyor Dixon in 1828. [ "The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 250 ]

Landmarks

Woronora Heights is bounded by the Woronora River in the west, the top of the escarpment in the north and the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board pipeline in the east and south. The Woronora Reservoir is one of the sources of Sydney's water supply.

The Woronora Plateau, is a geographical region adjacent to the Sydney Plain. Slightly higher in altitude, it is capped with Hawkesbury Sandstone. It is often hotter in summer and colder in winter than Sydney. The Woronora River flows through the deeply dissected plateau to the Georges River from near the sources of the Port Hacking, within the Sutherland Shire.

Issues

There have been various protests organised in the area in response to the closure of the fire-trail linking Woronora Heights more closely to Sutherland, via neighbouring Woronora. Many residents seek for the trail to be opened to general traffic and not just fire engines in times of emergency. Those in Woronora protest against the opening of the same trail. Currently, the only road out of Woronora Heights goes through Engadine.

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