Everything about Wolli Creek New South Wales totally explained
For the urban waterway see Wolli Creek
Wolli 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. Wolli Creek is 10
kilometres south of the
Sydney central business district, in the
local government area of the
City of Rockdale and is part of the
St George area.
History
Wolli Creek was named after the waterway on its northern border. The creek was originally known as Woolly Creek, quite likely because the reeds in the water gave it a thick, woolly appearance.
The suburb was previously part of
Arncliffe. Reuben Hannam was granted land in 1825 on the banks of Cooks river.
Alexander Brodie Spark purchased land in 1826 and built Tempe house in 1836. It was named after 'Vale of Tempe', a beautiful valley in ancient Greek legend set at the foot of Mount Olympus. Tempe House, designed by
John Verge, has a Georgian feel and is regarded as one of the great houses of Sydney.
Philanthropist
Caroline Chisholm leased Tempe House as a boarding school for young women (1863-1865). The estate was known as Greenbank during this time and presented an ideal location for Chisholm's work. She remarked on the spacious and lofty rooms and the 'fine large and open orchard of fruit trees, intersected by wide and shady walks'.
In 1884 the estate was sold to the
Sisters of the Good Samaritan for use as a charitable refuge for women. The Sisters added the impressive St Magdalen's Chapel (1888), which is believed to be the work of Sheerin & Hennessy, an important firm of Sydney architects, who designed the Archbishop's Residence and St Patrick's College at Manly. The neo-Gothic style Chapel is of major cultural significance. It is now deconsecrated and has been restored as part of the Discovery Point redevelopment.
The area became predominantly industrial until a redevelopment was planned in the late 1990s. The new suburb was to be called North Arncliffe, but residents in the area petitioned the council to conduct a vote to select a better name. Wolli Creek was the most popular choice. Wolli Creek railway station opened in 2000. Wolli Creek was officially declared a suburb in 2002.
Image: Wolli Creek Church 1.JPG|St Magdalen's Chapel
Image: Wolli Creek Church 2.JPG|St Magdalen's Chapel
Image:Wolli Creek Tempe House.JPG|Tempe House
Image:Tempe House.jpg|Tempe House, view from Tempe
Commercial Area
Wolli Creek is currently being redeveloped from a predominantly industrial precinct into a high density residential and commercial area. Its close proximity to the Sydney CBD and
Sydney Airport make it an attractive residential area. A shopping centre has begun forming around the intersection of Brodie Sparks Drive and Arncliffe Street, near Wolli Creek railway station.
Image: Wolli Creek flats 1.JPG|Bonar Street flats
Image: Wolli Creek flats 2.JPG|Corner of Bonar Street and Lusty Street
Image: Wolli Creek flats 3.JPG|Lusty Street flats
Transport
The
Princes Highway links Wolli Creek north to
Tempe and the
Sydney CBD and south to
Arncliffe and
Rockdale. The
M5 South Western Motorway, with entrances and exits at nearby Arncliffe, runs south-west towards
Liverpool and north-east towards
Botany and the city.
Wolli Creek railway station is a railway junction for the
Illawarra line and
East Hills line on the
City Rail network. The train trip to
Town Hall railway station takes approximately 16 minutes on the Illawarra line via
Sydenham, while the trip to
Museum railway station takes approximately 18 minutes on the East Hills line via the
Airport.
Image:Wolli Creek Railway Station.JPG|Wolli Creek station and apartments
Image:CooksRiver5.jpg|Cooks River railway bridge between Wolli Creek and Tempe
Image: Wolli Creek1.JPG|Wolli Creek station and flats under construction in 2006
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