Wolli Creek
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Southern Sydney
This article refers to an area the same as a combination of St George and SutherlandSouthern Sydney is a general term which is used to describe the southern metropolitan area of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
Sydney
Sydney
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, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
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. The sub-catchment is 22 km².
Wolli Creek rises at Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, New South Wales
Beverly Hills is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Beverly Hills is located 17 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Beverly Hills lies across two local government areas, the City of Hurstville and the...
, at Beverly Hills Park. It is a lined channel between Kingsgrove Road, Kingsgrove
Kingsgrove, New South Wales
Kingsgrove is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kingsgrove is located 13 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Rockdale, the City of Hurstville and the City of Canterbury...
and Bexley Road, Bexley North
Bexley North, New South Wales
Bexley North is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 13 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Bexley North is in the local government area of the City of Rockdale.-History:James Chandler named...
where it then enters the Wolli Creek Valley. The Wolli Creek Valley contains the largest bushland in inner south-west Sydney.
Wolli Creek feeds into the Cooks River
Cooks River
The Cooks River is a 23 kilometre long urban waterway of south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia emptying into Botany Bay. The course of the river has been altered to accommodate various developments along its shore...
near the suburbs of Wolli Creek
Wolli Creek, New South Wales
For the urban waterway see Wolli CreekWolli Creek is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It sits beside the Wolli Creek and Cooks River waterways...
and Tempe
Tempe, New South Wales
Tempe is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tempe is located 9 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Marrickville Council....
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The Wolli Creek Valley is the only bushland of any size left in inner south-west Sydney. It is also the only large, high-quality open space that remains in a heavily developed residential and industrial region. The Wolli Creek Valley is unique in offering:
- easy public transport access
- beautiful family picnic areas
- extensive views
- extensive bushland
- rugged sandstone escarpments
- walking tracks
- parkland, heathland & woodland forest
- great birdwatching
- 60ha regional park under development.
Bird observation in the Wolli Valley
The Wolli Valley's diversity of habitat and strategic location are reflected in the wide range of bird species to be found there. Records show that 176 species of birds have been recorded in the area between 1940 and 1999.
