Delve into Wallacia
The district Wallacia of in Penrith Municipality (New South Wales) is a district located in Australia about 130 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 78 °F
Morning Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Evening Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
Night Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 56% |
Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 79% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
33°C (92 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
31°C (87 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
24°C (74 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Wallacia Hotel
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Videos from this area
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Kayaking Nepean River Overnight 2013
Kayaking in my Dagger Catalyst 12.8 down the Nepean river, Sydney Australia last May 2013 on my first overnight camping trip.
Wild Parrots - Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo
These magnificent parrots can be found in the Blue Mountains National Park, near Glenbrook NSW.
Phantom 2 - GoPro3+ - Lens 5.4mm
Second experience with Phantom 2. Jak wiecej ludzi zacznie to kupować to pewnie wczesniej czy pózniej zaostrza przepisy i zabronia tego używać więc póki co trzeba się nacieszyć.
The Rock Lookout, Nepean Gorge
My brother Greg came down for a weekend visit to Sydney, I wanted to show an awesome lookout of the Blue Mountains National Park over the Nepean River. Situated near the village of Mulgoa, NSW.
Scientific Discovery! Parrots eating clay in Australia - geophagy
This video shows parrots eating clay as soon as a slight rainfall softens up the ground. They chew up and spit out a lot of it, but they are ingesting it. You may have seen the macaws doing...
Australian bass trolling session pt1.wmv
Trolling for Australian bass on the nepean river NSW Australia April 2012.
Wild Parrots - Sulphur Crested Cockatoos in Glenbrook, NSW
These cockatoos are found in Glenbrook NSW, Australia, inside the national park.
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Knock and Run at Vanja's House.
So on our way home from JessKat's Costume Party, we decided to take abit of a detour through Glenmore Park to Vanja's House...where we ding-dong ditched...heh, even if we didn't actually ring...
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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.
Warragamba Dam
Warragamba Dam is the primary water source for the Australian city of Sydney, New South Wales. It also connects with the Hawkesbury River and Nepean River. It is approximately 65 kilometres to the west of Sydney on the Warragamba River, a tributary of the Hawkesbury River, and impounds Lake Burragorang.
Glenbrook, New South Wales
Glenbrook is a suburb of the Lower Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 70 kilometres west of Sydney in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains. At the 2006 census, Glenbrook had a population of 5,138 people. Glenbrook lies between Lapstone and Blaxland at an elevation of 163 m (535 ft) and is approximately an hour's drive from Sydney. It is home to a large number of tourist attractions, recreational opportunities and native flora and fauna.
Glenbrook rail accident
The Glenbrook rail accident occurred on 2 December 1999 at 8:22 am at Glenbrook in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, in which seven passengers were killed and 51 passengers were transported to hospital with injuries. The accident occurred when an interurban train collided with the rear wagon of the Indian Pacific. It happened on a curve of track east of Glenbrook railway station on the CityRail network between Glenbrook and Lapstone.
Nepean Gorge
The Nepean Gorge is a gorge on the Nepean River west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The gorge is located south of the western suburb of Penrith and is administered and protected by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. It is carved through the sandstone typical of the region, Hawkesbury sandstone. There is some speculation as to why it runs through the eastern edge of the Blue Mountains rather than around it. The gorge is popular for water recreation by small watercraft all year.
Bents Basin State Recreation Area
Bents Basin is a State Conservation Area (SCA) near Wallacia, New South Wales, Australia within the Sydney basin geographical region. The site was originally a small natural basin formed in an erosion basin banked by sandstone outcrops, considerably enlarged with a large earth fill dam constructed by the Army's 17th Construction Squadron in 1987-88. Bents Basin SCA is a popular swimming location with a camping area and an education centre utilised by local school groups.
Warragamba, New South Wales
Warragamba is a town in New South Wales, Australia, in Wollondilly Shire. Located on the eastern edge of the Blue Mountains, Warragamba is one and a half hour's drive west of Sydney. The name Warragamba comes from the aboriginal words Warra and Gamba meaning water running over rocks. At the 2006 census, Warragamba had a population of 1,197.
Wallacia, New South Wales
Wallacia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Formerly a rural village it is 68 kilometres west of the Sydney GPO (General Post Office), in the local government areas of the City of Penrith and Wollondilly Shire. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region, Metropolitan area.
South Penrith, New South Wales
South Penrith is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. South Penrith is located 55 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. South Penrith is bounded by Jamison Road to the north, York Road to the west, the M4 Motorway to the south and the Northern Road to the east. Penrith is a separate suburb to the north.
Regentville, New South Wales
Regentville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 56 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith, and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. It is located on the eastern bank of the Nepean River, just south of Jamisontown.
Mulgoa, New South Wales
Mulgoa is a village, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 66 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Mulgoa covers 5530 hectares, south of the Penrith suburbs of Regentville and Glenmore Park.
Jamisontown, New South Wales
Jamisontown is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 56 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith, and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. It is on the eastern side of the Nepean River, just south of Penrith and bears the name of Thomas Jamison, a pioneer landowner and First Fleet surgeon. Affluent members who currently reside in Jamisontown include Mark Walsh.
Leonay, New South Wales
Leonay is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 58 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Leonay is located on the western side of the Nepean River, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. The suburb is bounded by the M4 Motorway, the western railway line, and the Nepean River.
Luddenham, New South Wales
Luddenham is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 42 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Penrith and City of Liverpool. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
Greendale, New South Wales
Greendale is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Glenmore Park, New South Wales
Glenmore Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glenmore Park is located 59 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Glenmore Park is south of Jamisontown and South Penrith with its boundary being the M4 Motorway.
Lapstone, New South Wales
Lapstone is a small village on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. Lapstone is located 62 kilometres west of Sydney in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains and is part of the federal electorate of Macquarie. The village consists mostly of stand-alone housing and has a few public facilities. At the 2006 census, Lapstone had a population of 854 people.
Lapstone Zig Zag
The Lapstone Zig Zag was a zig zag railway built near Lapstone on the Great Western Railway of New South Wales in Australia between 1863 and 1865, to overcome an otherwise insurmountable climb up the eastern side of the Blue Mountains. The ruling grade was already very steep at 1 in 33 (3%).
Lapstone railway station
Lapstone railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the suburbs of Lapstone and Leonay at the foot of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1964 and has two side platforms served by one train each way per hour in off-peak, with additional services during peak hours.
Glenbrook railway station
Glenbrook railway station is an urban railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail interurban network, serving the suburb of Glenbrook in the Lower Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1913 after the construction of a deviation of the Main Western railway through the area. The station has an island platform, located in a cutting and is served by one train each way per hour in off-peak, with additional services during peak hours.
African Lion Safari (Warragamba)
The African Lion Safari was a wildlife park that Stafford Bullen opened in 1968. It operated near Warragamba on the outskirts of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia until 1991. There was a dolphinarium in African Lion Safari.
Caroline Chisholm College
Caroline Chisholm College is a Roman Catholic girls school for years 7-12 located in Glenmore Park, New South Wales. It is under the direction of the Catholic Education, Parramatta Diocese. The school is named in honor of Caroline Chisholm, a pioneer in Australian history and social reformer.
Silverdale, New South Wales
Silverdale is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in Wollondilly Shire. Approximately 30 minutes from the city of Penrith, New South Wales, Silverdale is close to the historic township of Warragamba, and the main water supply for Sydney, Warragamba Dam. The town's development increased with the construction of the dam.
Lapstone Oval
Lapstone Oval is a sports stadium in Lapstone, New South Wales. It supports sport all year round. The name Lapstone Oval covers all of the 3 different types of sporting facilities and not just the rugby field as is thought be some people.
Warragamba River
Warragamba River, a river that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Macarthur region of New South Wales, Australia.
Glenmore Park High School
Glenmore Park High School is a public school in the large suburb of Penrith (40 km west of Sydney CBD. ) The school caters of all types, and levels of high school education. Along with fully equipped scientific laboratories, wood, metal and hospitality workshops. The school itself is run by Natalie Brookton, who has a Chemistry background (B. Sc UNSW).