HORNSBY HEIGHTS, NEW SOUTH WALES

'Hornsby Heights' is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hornsby Heights is located 27 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region.
Hornsby Heights lies to the north of Hornsby. The suburb's northern boundary and western boundary are defined by Berowra Creek, as far south as Galston Road. South of Galston Road, the western boundary, falls generally west of Berowra Creek. Walls Gully forms the eastern boundary. The southern boundary of Hornsby Heights is north of the Hookhams Corner locality Sydway street directory, 11th edition (2006), Map 194-195. The following localities are in Hornsby Heights: Black Ash, Outlook, Galston Gorge, Montview, Somerville, Rofe Park.

Contents

History

Parks

Transport

Buses

Cycling

Schools

Churches

Culture

Clubs

Community Groups

References

External links

History

The name Hornsby is derived from Convict-turned-Constable Samuel Henry Horne, who took part in the apprehension of bushrangers Dalton and MacNamara on June 22, 1830. In return he was granted land which he named Hornsby Place.

Parks

Hornsby Heights is dominated by parks. The suburb is encircled by the Berowra Valley Regional Park.
Parks within Hornsby Heights are Rofe Park and Montview Park. Crosslands Reserve, a camping and picnic
area is at the northern end of Hornsby Heights .
The Galston Gorge to Crosslands section of the Great North Walk runs along the western boundary of Hornsby Heights.

Rofe Park, being used as a helicopter base during a bushfire

Transport

Buses

Hornsby Heights is serviced by bus route number 596, operated by Shorelink^[3]. The bus runs in a loop from Hornsby Railway Station. The loop takes in Galston Road, Somerville Road and the area around Montview Park. On a weekday the buses run between the approximate hours of 6am and 9pm. A reduced service operates on weekends and public holidays.

Cycling

A cycling track along the length of Galston Road, starting at Hookhams Corner and ending at the Gorge, is mandatory for cyclists over 13 years old who are not travelling with a child.

Schools

Hornsby Heights Public School. ^[4]
Hornsby North Public School straddles the boundary of Hornsby and Hornsby Heights.

Churches

Saint Lukes Anglican Church is located at 155 Galston Road^[5][6].
Hornsby Heights lies within the Ku-ring-gai Chase Catholic parish.^[7].
Hornsby Heights Baptist Church is at 110A Galston Road, next to the shopping centre.^[8]

Culture

Clubs

Hornsby Heights Sports Club^[9]
1st Hornsby Heights Scout Group^[10]
St Lukes Railway Modellers Club^[11]

Community Groups

The NSW Rural Fire Service's control centre for the Hornsby – Ku-ring-gai region is located at 143 Galston Road in Hornsby Heights.^[12]

References

1. Postcode search, ''Results for Hornsby Heights'', Australia Post (accessed 19th June 2006)
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001 Census Data for Hornsby Heights
3. Shorelink: Route 596
4. Hornsby Heights Public School's website
5. Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney: Proposal to Change the Provisional Parish of Hornsby Heights to a Parish
6. SydneyAnglicans.net: Parish Contact List
7. Ku-ring-gai Chase Catholic Parish website
8. Baptist Churches of NSW and ACT Location Directory from Baptist Churches of NSW and ACT
9. Hornsby Heights Sports Club's website
10. 1st Hornsby Heights Scout Group's website
11. Australian Model Railway Association Incorporated club listing
12.
Kur-ing-gai Council information on bushfires

External links

★ Origin of Street Names in Hornsby