Alfords Point, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Alfords Point
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption = Alfords Point Bridge over Georges River
lga =Sutherland Shire
postcode = 2234
pop =
area =
propval =
est =
stategov = Menai
fedgov = Hughes
near-nw = Picnic Point
near-n = Revesby Heights
near-ne = Padstow Heights
near-w = Holsworthy
near-e = Lugarno
near-sw = Menai
near-s = Illawong
near-se = Illawong
dist1 = 28
dir1 = south
location1= Sydney CBD Alfords Point is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Alfords Point is located 28 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Alfords Point shares the postcode of 2234 with neighbouring suburbs of Menai, Bangor and Illawong.

Alfords Point is located on the southern bank of the Georges River. Alfords Point Bridge carries Alford Point Road north across the river to the suburb of Padstow Heights in the City of Bankstown. The Alford Point Bridge is currently being widened to alleviate traffic problems.

History

Jane Alford, widow of John Alford Senior owned 50 acres of land near here in 1828. Alford was originally the name given to an area of public reserve on the bank of the Georges River. [ [http://www.suthlib.nsw.gov.au/ssc/rwpattach.nsf/viewasattachmentPersonal/shire_placenames_20041008.pdf/$file/shire_placenames_20041008.pdf Sutherland Shire place names] ]

When the Sutherland Shire was officially formed in 1906, the western boundary extended to what is today called Menai (then called Bangor). In 1922, a proclamation was made to allow for an adjustment of the shire boundaries and include a the areas which are now Illawong and Alfords Point. The area was formerly attached to the Municipality of Hurstville. [ [http://www.sutherland.nsw.gov.au/ssc/rwpattach.nsf/viewasattachmentPersonal/FactSheet_1_FINAL_20041020.pdf/$file/FactSheet_1_FINAL_20041020.pdf History of Sutherland Shire Council: Fact Sheet 1] ] Modern Alfords Point began to develop alongside the Menai Town Centre initiative in the late 1970s-1980s with large plots of bushland divided for housing development.

Alfords Point residents have been victim to bushfires, perhaps the most infamous being those of the 1994 Eastern seaboard fires which claimed many homes in the area, particularly those directly neighbouring the Geroges River National Park. Other recent bushfires in the area occurred in Summer 1997/98 and Summer 2001/2002, however, damage to property was limited due to improved bush prevention as a result of the 1993/94 disaster.

Commercial area

Alfords Point has a small group of shops on Brushwood Drive adjacent to Alfords Point Public School. Shops include a hair salon, pharmacy, convenience store, Charcoal Chicken & Pizza take-away, dry cleaner and the Menai Dance Centre.

port and recreation

Alfords Point contains two sporting ovals, one named Casurina Road Oval positioned on Casurina Road and the other named Narina Park positioned on Coachwood Crescent, which are used for soccer and cricket in local competitions. Narina Park also hosts the Alfords Point Community Centre, which can be hired out from Sutherland Shire Council. Natural bushland is abundant in this area, as Alfords Point is positioned on the shores of the Georges River and National Park, with many walking tracks and firetrails popular amongst locals in summer.

Education

Alfords Point Primary school K-6 is a community-orientated school that often hosts community events and functions. [ [http://www.alfordspt-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Alfords Point Public School] ] Alfords Point Pre-School Kindergarten, an early learning centre, is located opposite the shops. [ [http://www.echildcare.com.au/alfords-point/ Alfords Point Pre-School Kindergarten] ]

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