St Ives, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = St Ives
city = Sydney
state = nsw

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caption = St Ives Shopping Village
lga = Ku-ring-gai Council
postcode = 2075
est = 1823
pop = 17,372
area = 14.39
propval = [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?mode=%20$257,000&suburb=St%20Ives&postcode=2075#mapanchor $950,000] (2007)
stategov = Davidson
fedgov = Bradfield
near-nw = St Ives Chase
near-n = Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
near-ne = Terrey Hills
Belrose
near-w = North Turramurra
Turramurra
near-e = Garigal National Park
near-sw = Pymble
Gordon
near-s = East Killara
Gordon
near-se = East Killara
dist1 = 16
dir1 = north-west
location1= Sydney CBD

St Ives is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. St Ives is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. St Ives Chase is a separate suburb, to the north.

History

The St Ives area was first explored by Governor Arthur Phillip and a party of men in 1788 where they setup a campsite at Bungaroo which is close to what is now Hunter Avenue. It was once known for its apple orchard but due to residential demand, there is no longer any commercial fruit growing in the area. [Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon (Angus and Robertson) 1990, p.237]

Commercial Area

St Ives Shopping Village is a small shopping centre across from the Village Green, Skate Bowl and Scout Hall.

chools

* Sydney Grammar School has a preparatory school in St Ives for primary school children.
* St Ives Primary School
* St Ives Park Public School
* St Ives North Public School
* St Ives High School, the only public high school in the suburb.
* Corpus Christi, a Catholic primary school
* Brigidine College, an independent, Catholic, girls secondary school
* Masada College, a Jewish school

port and Recreation

* St Ives Soccer Club, who play at Warrimoo Oval.
* St Ives Saints Australian Football Club (Australian rules football), who play at Acron Oval.
* St Ives Rugby Club, who play at Hassell Park.
* Northside Monash Soccer Club, who play at Mimosa Oval.
* North St Ives Scouts [ [http://www.northstivesscouts.com/ North St Ives Scouts] ]
* 2nd St Ives Scout Groups
* Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve is situated on the east side of Mona Vale Road and covers 10.7 hectares. It consists of a blackbutt open forest and is used as a recreation area by locals, in spite of having problems with weeds and die-back. It is listed on the Register of the National Estate. [The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/33]

Population

St Ives has a large South African community which is reflected in many of the businesses, shops and restaurant options.

Notable residents

*Andrew Denton, an Australian television presenter
*Georgie Parker, an Australian television personality
*Kimberley Starr, an Australian novelist
*Karl Stefanovic, an Australian television presenter
*Gail Kelly, CEO of Westpac Bank
*Wayne Pearce, former Rugby League great
*Sue Fear, Australian mountain climber
*Kamahl, an Australian cabaret/easy listening singer
*Caroline Pemberton, an Australian television personality
*Slim Dusty, Australian country music singer/songwriter (now deceased)
*Basil van Rooyen, former South-African F1 racecar driver

References

External links

* [http://www.sihs.nsw.edu.au/ St Ives High School]
* [http://www.stivesnth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ St Ives North Public School]
* [http://www.stivespark-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ St Ives Park Public School]
* [http://www.stivesfootball.com.au/ St Ives Football (soccer) Club]