Delve into Heathcote
The district Heathcote of in Sutherland Shire (New South Wales) with it's 5,851 habitants Heathcote is a district located in Australia about 135 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 87 °F
Morning Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
Night Temperature | 25°C / 76 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 42% |
Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
22°C (72 °F)
19°C (65 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
24°C (75 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
28°C (82 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Videos from this area
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Skate Doubles
This is a short film of two Australian Skaters following each other around 'Engadine Skate Park'.
Mountain bike riding in the RNP
More riding on the trails in the Royal National Park. Watch out for Steve getting stuck in a rut and more climbing down the rocks...
Lightning Strike from Parrot Bebop Drone - Yarrawarrah, Sydney NSW
Slo Mo of a Lighting Strike. Video taken from a Parrot Bebop Drone at around 15 meters in Yarrawarrah NSW Australia. Wind ~15-20km/h.
Trainspotting At Heathcote Railway Station NSW
Very frustrating to have the memory run out just as the train I've been waiting for comes through. Heathcote sees services to Waterfall and services to Bondi Junction plus OSCar trains to Kiama...
Paddling up the Woronora River (Upstream) on my Paddleboard heading into the bush
I filmed this on my GoPro of me on my Paddleboard (SUP) heading upstream on the Woronora River in Sydney. You can see the houses getting fewer & fewer as i head into the bush.
6mm Fibreglas Rodder Vs 6.2mm Cable Snake
A video to help choose the right cable snake for the job. Rigid fibreglass rodder or flexible single composite plastic cable snake http://www.rhinotools.com.au/66-cable-snakes-rods.
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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.
Bangor, New South Wales
Bangor is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bangor is located 28 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire in the area commonly called Menai. Bangor sits south of the Georges River and to the west of the Woronora River.
Waterfall, New South Wales
Waterfall is a small suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Waterfall is 38 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire. Waterfall is bordered to the north by the suburb of Heathcote and Engadine is further north. It is bounded by The Royal National Park to the east, and Heathcote National Park to the west. Helensburgh is the next town, travelling south. Waterfall marks the southern border of the Sutherland Shire.
Sutherland, New South Wales
Sutherland is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Sutherland Shire.
Lucas Heights, New South Wales
Lucas Heights is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 31 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Lucas Heights is located on the Woronora River, which flows north into the Georges River. Unusually for a suburb, Lucas Heights does not contain a residential area.
Sutherland Shire
The Sutherland Shire is a local government area in the southern region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Geographically, it is the area to the south of Botany Bay and the Georges River. The administrative centre of the local government is located in the suburb of Sutherland, with council chambers located in Eton Street.
Waterfall railway station, Sydney
Waterfall railway station is a Sydney railway station serving the suburb of Waterfall, New South Wales and is the last stop of the suburban section of the Illawarra line. Waterfall station also provides access to Camp Coutts, a large Scout campsite. The station opened in 1886, moving to its present location in 1905. Waterfall is used by an average of 540 commuters each weekday.
Open-pool Australian lightwater reactor
OPAL (Open Pool Australian Lightwater reactor) is a 20 megawatt (MW) pool-type nuclear research reactor that was officially opened on 20 April 2007 at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Research Establishment at Lucas Heights, located in South Sydney, Australia.
Yarrawarrah, New South Wales
Yarrawarrah is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 32 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Yarrawarrah borders the Royal National Park and contains many pockets of bushland. It is a hilly suburb stretching to the valley of Engadine.
MOATA
Moata was a 100 kW thermal Argonaut class reactor located at Lucas Heights near Sydney, Australia. Moata went critical at 5:50am on 10 April 1961 and ended operations on 31 May 1995. The reactor has since been permanently shutdown, and is in the final stages of dismantling . Moata is an Aboriginal name meaning "gentle firestick".
Grays Point, New South Wales
Grays Point is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 29 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Grays Point is a small suburb with picturesque views of the Port Hacking estuary. Grays Point is adjacent to the Royal National Park and the suburbs of Gymea Bay and Kirrawee.
Audley, New South Wales
Audley is a locality on the outskirts of southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Royal National Park and is part of the Sutherland Shire. Kangaroo Creek joins the Hacking River at Audley. A causeway crosses the river here, which is subject to flooding and occasional road closure for travellers into the Royal National Park, and communities at Bundeena/Mainbar.
Loftus railway station, Sydney
Loftus railway station is located on the CityRail Illawarra line in the southern Sydney suburb of Loftus. It consists of two side platforms connected by a pedestrian overbridge with ramps. The ticket office and station building is located on the up (citybound) platform. The original station opened in 1886, and the present station in its current location opened in 1979.
Engadine railway station
Engadine railway station is located on the CityRail Illawarra line in the southern Sydney suburb of Engadine. It consists of two side platforms with an overhead footbridge, the station building and ticket office is located on the up (citybound) platform. A subway connects the station with the western side of the adjacent Princes Highway.
Heathcote railway station
Heathcote railway station is located on the Illawarra railway line in the southern Sydney suburb of Heathcote. It consists of two side platforms connected by a footbridge with the station building and ticket office located on the up (citybound) platform. Heathcote station opened in 1886, and is usually served by CityRail suburban trains operating between Waterfall and Bondi Junction.
Boys' Town (Engadine)
Boys' Town Engadine - Dunlea Centre, an Australian residential secondary school for adolescent young people and their families, is focused on working with young people where there are identified behavioural issues. Boys' Town Engadine - Dunlea Centre helps children, young people and their families to overcome the most severe disadvantages - problems such as abuse, homelessness, long term unemployment, mental health issues and the challenges of disability.
Barden Ridge, New South Wales
Barden Ridge is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Barden Ridge is located 31 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Barden Ridge is colloquially known to locals as 'The Ridge'.
Loftus, New South Wales
Loftus is a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Loftus is 29 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Loftus is a residential suburb with a bushland atmosphere, adjacent to the Royal National Park that flanks Sydney's south-eastern boundary. The western border is formed by Loftus and Fahy Creeks. Prince Edward Park and Woronora Cemetery form the northern border.
Hacking River
The Hacking River is a stream in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It rises near the Princes Highway west of Stanwell Tops, and flows through the Royal National Park before emptying into Port Hacking. Within the park at Audley, visitors have enjoyed picnic and boating facilities for more than a hundred years.
Engadine, New South Wales
Engadine is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Engadine is located 33 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire.
Heathcote, New South Wales
Heathcote is a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Heathcote is located 36 km south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire. Heathcote is bordered by Engadine to the north and Waterfall to the south. It is bounded by The Royal National Park to the east, and Heathcote National Park to the west. Heathcote is separated into two sections by the railway line. Heathcote East contains two of the schools and a sports oval.
Sutherland Shire Christian School
Sutherland Shire Christian School is a non-denominational, Protestant, parent-controlled private school for co-educational students located in Sydney, Australia. It was founded in 1977 (Association founded in 1969) by a group of people who felt a calling to provide their children with an environment in which to gain an education taught from a Christian perspective.
Aquinas College, Menai
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St John Bosco College
St John Bosco College is a Catholic school located in Engadine, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college was founded in 1978 under the name St John Bosco High School.
Engadine High School
Engadine High School, (abbreviation EHS) is a school located in Engadine, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on Porter Road. It is a co-educational high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1969 as a result of the growing population in the Engadine area.
2DBO
2DBO, branded on-air as 93.5 Star FM, is an Australian radio station owned by Southern Cross Austereo. The station is based in Dubbo, New South Wales. It is also broadcast on relay transmitters in Gilgandra (101.3 FM), and Narromine (94.9 FM).