Mount Kuring-Gai is a suburb of northern Sydney

Sydney

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, in the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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. Mount Kuring-gai is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...

, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire

Hornsby Shire

Hornsby Shire is a Local Government Area in the Northern region of Sydney, Australia. The Shire stretches from the suburb of Eastwood in the south to the Hawkesbury River town of Wisemans Ferry, some to the north...

.

Mount Kuring-gai is located approximately 7 km north of Hornsby

Hornsby, New South Wales

* Highest Maximum Temperature: 42 °C* Lowest Maximum Temperature: 4.9 °C* Warmest Month: January* Coolest Month: July* Highest Precipitation: February* Lowest Precipitation: July-Notable residents:...

. Its neighbouring suburbs are Berowra

Berowra, New South Wales

Berowra is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Berowra is located 38 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire...

 to the north, and Mount Colah

Mount Colah, New South Wales

Mount Colah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mount Colah is located 29 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire....

 to the south. Surrounded by bushland, it borders Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Ku-ring-gai Chase is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 25 km north of Sydney located largely within the Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby, Warringah and Pittwater municipal areas. Ku-ring-gai Chase is also officially classed as a suburb by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales...

. There are several bushwalks starting in the suburb including the Great North Walk

Great North Walk

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 and a path to Apple Tree Bay.

History

Ku-ring-Gai is an Aboriginal

Indigenous Australians

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 word that means hunting ground of the men. This area was once the home and hunting ground of the Ku-ring-gai Aborigines

Indigenous Australians

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. The railway station opened in August 1903 and was named Kuring-gai. The 'Mount' was added to the name in 1933.

Commercial areas and transport

The suburb is divided in two by the Pacific Highway

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, Northern railway line and the F3 Sydney-Newcastle Freeway

Sydney-Newcastle Freeway

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.

The eastern side is home to a primary school, community hall and sports oval. The western side has a shopping centre, Mount Kuring-gai railway station and telephone exchange. The east and west sides are connected by a road bridge and a pedestrian bridge.

In 2010, an Aldi

ALDI

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 shopping centre was incorporated into the shopping centre on the western side.

Mount Kuring-Gai also has an industrial area which is home to many diverse businesses such as a hot air balloon manufacturer, electronics companies, a school paint manufacturer, a book publisher and the bus depot of Transdev TSL - Shorelink

Shorelink

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.

See also

• Dangar Island
  Dangar Island
  Dangar Island is a small forested island in the Hawkesbury River, just north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It has a permanent population of about 250, which swells dramatically during holiday seasons. The island is serviced regularly by the Dangar Island Ferry service that departs from...
  
  
• Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge
  Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge
  The Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge spans the Hawkesbury River just north of the town of Brooklyn on the northern outskirts of Sydney, Australia...
  
  
• Hawkesbury River
  Hawkesbury River
  The Hawkesbury River, also known as Deerubbun, is one of the major rivers of the coastal region of New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its tributaries virtually encircle the metropolitan region of Sydney.-Geography:-Course:...
  
  
• Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
  Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
  Ku-ring-gai Chase is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 25 km north of Sydney located largely within the Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby, Warringah and Pittwater municipal areas. Ku-ring-gai Chase is also officially classed as a suburb by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales...
  
  
• Scotland Island
• Church Point Ferry
  Church Point Ferry
  Church Point Ferry provides ferry services from Church Point, situated on Pittwater in the northern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The ferry provides an hourly service to Scotland Island and Ku-ring-gai Chase, where it stops at Halls Wharf, Lovett Bay and Elvina Bay.-External links:*...
  
  
• Pittwater Council
  Pittwater Council
  Pittwater Council is a Local Government Area on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The suburbs which comprise the Pittwater LGA were detached from the Warringah local government area in 1993...