Revesby Heights, New South Wales

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


caption = Rainbow in Neptune Park
lga = City of Bankstown
postcode = 2212
pop =
area =
propval =
est =
stategov = East Hills
fedgov = Division of Banks
near-nw = Revesby
near-n = Revesby
near-ne = Padstow
near-w = Picnic Point
near-e = Padstow Heights
near-sw = Picnic Point
near-s = Alfords Point
near-se = Padstow Heights
dist1 = 23
dir1 = south-west
location1= Sydney CBD Revesby Heights is a suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Revesby Heights is located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Bankstown. Revesby is a separate suburb to the north.

Revesby Heights is located on the northern bank of the Georges River and west of Little Salt Pan Creek. [http://www.bankstowncity.nsw.gov.au/ Bankstown Council Website]

History

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. [ "The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 221 ]

Revesby Heights was know as Hero's Hill in recognition of returned service men who obtained affordable government housing in the area. The Hero's Hill servicemans club was founded soon after these returned service men settled in the area after World War II. This club is now known as Revesby Heights Ex-Servicemen's Club. [http://www.heroshill.com.au/ Revesby Heights Ex-Servicemen's Club]

chools

De La Salle College provides education for boys in Years 7-12. [http://dls.revesby.syd.catholic.edu.au/ De La Salle College, Revesby Heights]

port 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 Field and Clubhouse. 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. [http://www.heighties.com/ Revesby Heights JRLFC website]

Each month, groups get together to help clear weeds from the local bushland. The longest-running regular group meets at "The River Reserve" on Sandakan Road.Fact|date=August 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.heroshill.com.au/ Revesby Heights Ex-Servicemen's Club]