Homebush Bay, New South Wales
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| Homebush Bay Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Postcode: | 2144 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $ 650,000 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 16 km (10 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Auburn Council | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Auburn | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Reid | ||||||||||||
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Homebush Bay is a suburb of western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Homebush Bay is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council. Homebush and Homebush West are separate suburbs.
Homebush Bay takes its name from the bay with natural and artificial shoreline on the southern side of the Parramatta River between the suburbs of Homebush Bay and Rhodes. Rhodes Railway station is situated about 500 metres to the east. The bay was contaminated with dioxin and other chemicals by Union Carbide group which led to commercial fishing bans in most of Sydney Harbour and health advisories about limiting the quantity of fish eaten from the Parramattta River. Fishing is prohibited in Homebush Bay for health reasons. Other contamination includes phthalates, lead, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, DDT and heavy metals. The eastern shore of the bay is being remediated in 2008 and 2009 to remove about 75% of the dioxin from the bay.
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[edit] History
Homebush was established in the 1800s by the colony's then assistant surgeon D'arcy Wentworth.[1] According to local government historian Michael Jones, "Wentworth is popularly credited with having called the area after his 'home in the bush', although Homebush is also a place in Kent."[2]
The Olympic Park/Homebush Bay area once contained toxic dumping zones. Union Carbide had manufactured chemicals, including Agent Orange, on the site and dioxins produced as a by product were buried in landfill or left in drums.[3]
[edit] Proposed name change
Auburn Council is currently seeking public comment on a proposal to rename the Homebush Bay area bound by Hill and Underwood Road. As well as removing connotations and confusion with its namesake suburb Homebush, it will also remove the negative connotations of Homebush Bay's previous polluting industries. It has been suggested that the newly built residential area at The Waterfront be named Wentworth Point, consistent with the gazetting of the northern part of the peninsula in 1976.[4]
[edit] Landmarks
Sydney Olympic Park is a 640-hectare area in Homebush Bay which was notable as the site of the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Since then, there has been much development in the area including office buildings and apartments in the centre of Sydney Olympic Park. Three completed residential developments in the area are Newington, The Waterfront and Mariners Cove.
The Sydney Showground was relocated from Moore Park in 1998, in preparation for the Olympic Games. The Sydney Showground, provided Olympic venues along with Stadium Australia (now ANZ Stadium), Sydney Superdome (now Acer Arena), Athletics Centre, Aquatic Centre, Tennis Centre, Hockey Stadium and multiple sports halls.
The Novotel Hotel features cafes, restaurants and bars with outdoor facilities that cater for special events held at Sydney Olympic Park.
 Sydney Olympic Park hotels |
 Olympic Boulevard |
 The New South Wales Rural Fire Service headquarters on Carter Street. |
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[edit] Transport
Olympic Park railway station was built to cater for large crowds to the stadium, and is accessible from the Strathfield and Lidcombe on the Western line of the CityRail network.
Parramatta River ferry services run a service to a ferry wharf at Sydney Olympic Park. Sydney Buses run special services for sporting events, concerts and other major events such as the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
[edit] Culture
[edit] Events
- Sydney Royal Easter Show is an annual agricultural show held at the Sydney Showground at Homebush Bay.
[edit] Sport
For more information see ANZ Stadium
- National Rugby League games including the Grand Final are played at Telstra Stadium.
- AFL several Sydney Swans games are held at ANZ Stadium each season. The stadium is also home to several NRL teams such as (Wests Tigers, Canterbury Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs, NSW Blues).
- Cricket NSW Blues play 2 domestic ING Cup matches at ANZ Stadium each season
- Football the Socceroos have played a number of matches including matches against
- Uruguay for qualification into the 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Friendly against Paraguay.
- A-league team Sydney FC also played a friendly game at ANZ Stadium in November 2007 against David Beckham's LA Galaxy which drew a crowd of 80,000.
[edit] Pop culture
The Brickpit at Sydney Olympic Park was used as a location for the filming of Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.[5]
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 Sydney Olympic Park fountain |
[edit] References
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 124
- ^ Jones, Michael (1985). Oasis in the West: Strathfield's first hundred years. North Sydney: Allen & Unwin Australia. ISBN 0-86861-407-6, page 15
- ^ Perry, Michael (February 10, 2006). "Toxic Waste Ends Sydney Harbour Commercial Fishing". Reuters, Planet Ark. http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/35014/newsDate/10-Feb-2006/story.htm. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
- ^ Leaflet, A New Suburb Name For Homebush Bay
- ^ http://www.madmaxmovies.com/making/madmax3/Bartertown/Bartertown.html
[edit] External links
- Homebush Bay, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°50′53″S 151°03′54″E / 33.84801°S 151.06488°ECoordinates: 33°50′53″S 151°03′54″E / 33.84801°S 151.06488°E
- Sydney Olympic Park website
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