Discover Westmead
The district Westmead of in Parramatta (New South Wales) is a district in Australia about 147 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
Morning Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Evening Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 65% |
Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
31°C (88 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
30°C (85 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
25°C (77 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
RYDGES PARRAMATTA
Waldorf Parramatta Apartment Hotel
Novotel Sydney Parramatta
Meriton Suites George Street
Grand Mercure The Hills Lodge
Mantra Parramatta
Novotel Sydney Norwest
QUEST CASTLE HILL SERVICED APTS
RYDGES BANKSTOWN SYDNEY
Mercure Sydney Parramatta
Videos from this area
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Parramatta Civic Week Celebrations - November 1952
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Australia Day Parramatta 2015 - Hot Air Balloons and Family Fun Day
Australia Day Parramatta 2015 - Hot Air Balloons and Family Fun Day. It was a cool day and each year the Hot Air Balloons make a spectacular view as they launch into the sky and drift over...
8 Cowper Street, Parramatta
Scott Dalton of McGrath Estate Agents is the building Specialist for 8 Cowper St Parramatta. Scott Dalton is also the Parramatta area specialist for apartments and houses in the parramatta...
POW WOW - Part 1 - Jenny Bisset
Accessible Arts presents POW WOW. An Arts & Disability forum in Western Sydney, as part of Bakehouse festival 2008. Speakers include Louise McCormack (The Spastic Centre), Kate Baker (Australia.
Dentist Northmead: What You Need To Know About Dry Mouth
http://sfdental.com.au/dentist-northmead-what-you-need-to-know-about-dry-mouth/ Dentist Northmead: What You Need To Know About Dry Mouth Dry mouth is a dental and oral health risk that should...
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Say Goodbye To Bad Breath Odour Naturally
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Dry Mouth The Common yet Undesirable Oral Problem
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Bad Breath Tips: 5 Ways to Check Your Breath
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How to Keep your Braces in Good, Lasting Shape
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Parramatta
Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Greater Western Sydney 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. Parramatta is the administrative seat of the local government area of the City of Parramatta. Part of the suburb is shared with the City of Holroyd LGA.
Westmead, New South Wales
Westmead is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Westmead is 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
Westfield Parramatta
Westfield Parramatta is a shopping centre in Parramatta, a city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The centre is owned and managed by The Westfield Group. It has a net leasable area of approximately 137,407m² and contains 498 shops built over five levels, making it Australia's fourth largest shopping centre by Gross Leasable Area (GLA).
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children (otherwise known as The Children's Hospital at Westmead) is a children's hospital in Sydney, Australia. The Hospital was founded in 1880 as "The Sydney Hospital for Sick Children". Its name was changed to the "Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children" on 4 January 1904 when King Edward VII granted use of the appellation ‘Royal’ and his consort, Queen Alexandra, consented to the use of her name.
Westmead Hospital
Westmead Hospital is a major 975 bed tertiary hospital in Sydney, Australia, opened on 10 November 1978 by the then Premier, Neville Wran, and guest of honour was former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. It is a teaching hospital of Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney and forms part of the Western Sydney Local Health Network.
Parramatta Correctional Centre
Parramatta Correctional Centre, a former Australian medium security prison for males, was in operation between 1798 and 2011. Located in North Parramatta, New South Wales, the centre was initially called Parramatta Gaol until its name was changed to Parramatta Correctional Centre in 1992. When in operation, the centre was managed by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the Department of Attorney General and Justice of the Government of New South Wales.
Wentworthville railway station
Wentworthville is a railway station on the Western line, Sydney of the CityRail network. It serves the well established and growing residential area of Wentworthville. It has four tracks, paired by direction. All trains to the city leave from the same island platform, so if the train arrives on an unexpected track, commuters only have to walk to the opposite side of the same island platform. Wentworthville does not yet have Easy Access for wheelchairs.
Parramatta railway station
Parramatta Railway Station is the main station in Sydney's satellite city of Parramatta. It serves the Parramatta central business district and the surrounding area. The station lies on the Western Line and Cumberland Line on Sydney's CityRail network. Parramatta station is also served by intercity trains on the Blue Mountains Line and CountryLink services operating between Sydney and Dubbo and Broken Hill.
City of Parramatta
The City of Parramatta is a local government area in the western region of Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The City occupies an area of 61 square kilometres and is the eleventh most populous (as the 2011 Census) local government area in New South Wales, and the twenty–third most populous local government area in Australia.
North Parramatta, New South Wales
North Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 24 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. Parramatta is a separate suburb to the south.
Mays Hill, New South Wales
Mays Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mays Hill is located 24 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Holroyd and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Mays Hill has a stop on the T-80 T-Way bus service. It is also serviced by several Westbus bus routes.
Westmead railway station
Westmead is a railway station on the Western and Cumberland railway lines of the CityRail network. It serves a well established residential area, nearby major hospitals and local educational institutions including the University of Western Sydney and Westmead Teaching Hospital. It has four tracks and two island platforms. Each island platform serves trains of the same direction.
Cumberland Hospital
Cumberland Hospital is a public psychiatric hospital located in Westmead, in Sydney's west. Along with Bungarribee House, Blacktown Hospital it serves the mental health needs of Western Sydney. As a public hospital it is part of Sydney West Area Health Service (SWAHS).
Parramatta Stadium
Parramatta Stadium is a sports stadium situated in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. The stadium is used as the home ground of Australian National Rugby League (NRL) club the Parramatta Eels & A-League team Western Sydney Wanderers. The ground's eastern grandstand is named the Mick Cronin Stand and the western grandstand, the Ken Thornett Stand in honour of two of the club's leading former players. It has also hosted numerous other sporting and cultural events since its opening in 1986.
Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta
Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta (OLMC), is a private, Roman Catholic, day school for girls, located in Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to St. Patrick's Cathedral. Established in 1889 in the Mercy tradition, and based on the Gospel values of mercy and justice, the college caters for approximately 1,030 students from years 7 to 12.
Parramatta High School
Parramatta High School (PHS) is a public, co-educational high school located in Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1913, Parramatta High School was the first co-educational school in the Sydney metropolitan area. The school was previously a selective high school, and since 2010 it has been a partially selective school in the Parramatta region. It is a very multicultural school teaching students from all walks of life.
Parramatta Female Factory
The Parramatta Female Factory, a former Australian workhouse for female convicts in the penal colony of New South Wales, is located in the grounds of Cumberland Hospital, North Parramatta, New South Wales. The initial factory was established in 1796 and is Australia's first female factory. The factory operated as a place of confinement for delinquents and a house of industry for female convicts until 1847 when it was used as a mental asylum.
2ME
2ME is a narrowcast commercial radio station based in Parramatta in Sydney. 2ME broadcasts an Arabic language service to Sydney and Melbourne (callsign 3ME) on 1638 AM and nationally via satellite.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta is a suffragan Latin rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1986, covering the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Parramatta, currently Anthony Fisher, O.P..
All Saints Anglican Church, Petersham
All Saints Anglican Church is an Anglican Church in the Diocese of Sydney, Australia. The church is located at 325 Stanmore Road, Petersham in the State of New South Wales.
Bicentennial Square
Bicentennial Square, formerly known as Centenary Square, is located in the heart of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. It faces the 1883 Town Hall and St John's Cathedral.
Constitution Hill, New South Wales
Constitution Hill is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Constitution Hill is located on a hill 28 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Western Sydney region. Constitution Hill overlooks the city of Parramatta from above and contains views of the inner Sydney city skyline.
Parramatta Marist High School
Parramatta Marist High School is a systemic Roman Catholic, secondary, day school for boys, located in Westmead, a suburb in the Greater Western Sydney region in New South Wales. It is the known as the oldest non-government school in NSW. Parramatta Marist began as a school established by Father John Therry in 1820, under the direction of Mr George Morley. The school was transferred to the site of the present Cathedral in 1837 and entrusted to the care of the Marist Brothers in 1875.
Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research
The Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research is a large medical research institute located at Westmead in Sydney's western suburbs. The Institute is closely affiliated with Sydney Medical School and Westmead Hospital and comprises approximately 450 medical research and support staff. The Institute was founded in 1996 through the merging of five research groups at the Westmead health campus, initially comprising just 40 medical researchers.
St John's Cathedral, Parramatta
St John's Cathedral is a heritage-listed, Anglican cathedral in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. It has a federal heritage listing as well as a New South Wales state heritage listing.