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Sydney – Our number one city
For the second consecutive year Sydney has been voted the world's best city by
the international "Travel & Leisure Magazine". It scored an 87 per cent approval
rating among travellers and tourist industry workers. It was ahead of Florence
(83.3%), Rome (82.8%), and San Francisco (82.2%).
In 1901 the Sydney Harbour Trust resumed hundreds of properties in The Rocks and
Millers Point. While public health was a convenient excuse for resumptions, the
need for a harbour bridge may also have motivated the authorities. Green Bans in
the 1970s on the redevelopment of The Rocks helped preserve this historic area
which is now a major tourist attraction. The Rocks area has been under the
control of the Sydney Cove Redevelopment Authority since 1970 and the Sydney
Harbour Foreshore Authority since 1999.
Size
Sydney is one of the largest cities in its land size. It reaches across 1580
square kilometres. This is the same as London and more than double New York's
780 square kilometres. Amsterdam is 167 square kilometres, and Paris is a mere
105 square kilometres. There are 1, 426, 266 dwellings in Sydney.
Population
Sydney's population is 3,536,000 people.
Sydney is Australia\'s oldest city, the economic powerhouse of the nation and the
country's capital in everything but name. It's blessed with sun-drenched natural
attractions, dizzy skyscrapers, delicious and daring restaurants, superb
shopping and friendly folk.
Although it's come a long way from its convict beginnings, it still has a rough
and ready energy, and offers an invigorating blend of the old and the new, the
raw and the refined. While high culture attracts some to the Opera House, gaudy
nightlife attracts others to Kings Cross.
It's a city blessed with long stretches of heavenly beaches, a pleasant climate
that sees over 300 sunny days a year, an economy that's stronger than it should
be, a stable local government, and a population of open-minded, outgoing
entrepreneurial types who are itching to show the whole place off.
Country: Australia
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +10 (Eastern Standard Time)
Telephone Area Code: 02
Orientation
Sydney wasn't a planned city and its layout is further complicated by its hills
and the numerous inlets of the harbour, its focal point. The centre of Sydney is
on the south shore of the harbour, about 7km (4mi) inland from the harbour
heads. Skyscrapers in the Central Business District (CBD) vie for dominance and
harbour views, but the city's relentlessness is softened by shady Hyde Park and
The Domain parkland to the east, Darling Harbour to the west and the main
harbour to the north. The Sydney Harbour Bridge and the harbour tunnel link the
city centre with the satellite CBD of North Sydney and the suburbs of the North
Shore. Sydney Airport is about 10km (6mi) south of the city centre. Central
station, Sydney's main train station, is in the south of the city centre, and
the main bus terminal is located outside it.
Currency
Dollars and cents. Notes: $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills. Coins: 5 cents, 10
cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, $1 and $2. The Australia dollar is floated on the
world currency market and is presently fluctuating at around 70 to 73 cents to
the US$.
Health
Sydney, like most parts of Australia, presents no real health risks for foreign
visitors. Tap water is good, restaurants and eating places are required by law
to maintain a high standard of food preparation, and the city is generally
clean. Smog is less of a problem than with cities such as London, Hong Kong and
Bangkok, but is still quite high. Exposure to the sun can be a problem for those
who are fair-skinned. Also, those with little experience in swimming in the surf
should be cautious when swimming at Sydney's famous surf beaches, Bondi and
Manly, and should always swim between the warning flags erected by lifeguards.
Medical costs in Australia are not exhorbitant like in the United States and
Europe, but travel insurance is still recommended.
Handy to Know:
- Electricity voltage: 240.
- Units of measure: metric.
- Public phones: 40-cent local calls (Sydney metropolitan area).
- Phone directory assistance: 1223 (Sydney area), 1223 (Australia), 1225
(International).
- Phone international dial out prefix code: 0011
- Coffee: around $3.50 a cup, sometimes less, quite often more in tourist areas.
- Petrol (gas) in cents per litre: approximately 110 (as at
- Emergency phone number for police, ambulance and fire is 000.
The City of Sydney celebrates summer with a series of live concerts in one of
the most beautiful parks in Sydney
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Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is one of the world's most distinctive buildings. It was
built in 1973. The opera house faces the habor. The soaring roofs swell upward
like giant sails of a ship. The building contains a concert hall, opera theater,
drama theater, cinema, recording hall, and reception hall. Daily tours are
offered to the public.
Areas not open to the public include scenery docks administration offices,
kitchens, pantries, cold-rooms, laundries, wardrobe and wig rooms, and two vast
areas underground housing the air-conditioning, electricals and security
operations. Since 1993 there has also been a 1,100-space car park winding below
the huge complex. The entire building occupies around 1.82 hectares (4.5 acres)
of its 2.23 hectare (5.5 acre) site.
In all there are 800 separate areas and 2,200 doors. The building is 183 metres
(600 feet) long and at its widest point, 118 metres (388 feet) wide. Its
foundations are concrete and its structure is of reinforced concrete. The
highest roof is 67.4 metres (222 feet) above sea level, and its shell roofs,
with an area of 18,500 square metres (1999,030 square feet) are covered with
1.056 million glossy white and matt cream Swedish-made tiles. The glass windows
are over 6223 square metres (66,971 square feet) of glass.
Sydney Opera House is managed by the Sydney Opera House Trust. This was
established in 1961, although the number of members has reduced and the
committee reconstituted by new legislation enacted in early 1969. Its chief
executive is the general manager of the Sydney Opera House.
Sydney Opera House is open for nearly 16 hours a day, every day of the year
except Christmas Day and Good Friday. There are staff on duty at all times,
every day.
THE PERFORMING SPACES
The Concert Hall
As the largest performing area in the Sydney Opera House, the Concert Hall is
used for the range of performances, from symphony concerts, chamber music, and
dance, to rock and jazz concerts and miscellaneous uses such as conventions or
public talks.
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, also affectionately known as the 'Coathanger', was
opened on March 19th 1932 by Premier Jack Lang, after six years of construction.
Made of steel the bridge contains 6 million hand driven rivets. The surface area
that requires painting is equal to about the surface area of 60 sports fields.
The Bridge has huge hinges to absorb the expansion caused by the hot Sydney sun.
You will see them on either side of the bridge at the footings of the Pylons.
Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan, most famous for his role as Mick Dundee in the 1986 blockbuster film
Crocodile Dundee used to work on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge's famous iron
coathanger arch. This was before he was discovered on a television program New
Faces in 1973.
You can have a close hand look while you are in Sydney by visiting the South
Eastern Pylon. It is a walking trip and recommended for the fit only. It is a
longish walk to get to the base of the Pylon and then there are 200 steps to the
top
The views and photo opportunities are fantastic. (If you can make it, we've got
to say it is tough). There is a great display on how the thing was built. It has
a similar place in Sydney history to the Statue of Liberty in New York as far as
many migrants to Australia go. In sight of the bridge you knew you had made it.
Sydney Harbour Bridge History
The displaced peoples of Europe who came to Australia in the days of the grand
ships can get very misty when you ask them what they felt when they saw this
grand old arch on their arrival in Sydney from the aftermath of World War Two as
they sailed up Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour). The old Bridge has been replaced
as "the" landmark of Sydney by the bold architecture of the Opera House.
“The Coathanger” will remain in your memory whenever you think of Sydney after
your visit.
When it opened it cost a car six pence to cross. A horse and rider was 3 pence.
These days a return trip (for some reason the only kind) costs two dollars
twenty (gst). Horses and riders are banned, that's the changing times. You can
walk across free and you are allowed to bicycle in a special lane.
Sydney Harbour Bridge is the world's largest (but not longest as that’s the New
River Gorge in the USA) steel arch bridge, and, in its beautiful harbour
location, has become a renowned international symbol of Australia.
Its total length including approach spans is 1149 metres and its arch span is
503 metres. The top of the arch is 134 metres above sea level and the clearance
for shipping under the deck is a spacious 49 metres. The total steelwork weighs
52,800 tonnes, including 39,000 tonnes in the arch. The 49 metre wide deck makes
Sydney Harbour Bridge the widest Longspan Bridge in the world.
It now carries eight vehicle lanes, two train lines, a footway and a cycleway.
After inviting worldwide tenders in 1922, the New South Wales Government
received twenty proposals from six companies and on 24 March 1924; the contract
(for Australian 4,217,721 pounds 11 shillings and 10 pence!) was let to the
English firm Dorman Long and Co of Middlesbrough.
The general design was prepared by Dr J.J.C Bradfield and officers of the NSW
Department of Public Works, while the detailed design and crucial erection
process were undertaken by the contractors consulting engineer Mr (later Sir)
Ralph Freeman of Sir Douglas Fox and Partners and his associate Mr. G.C Imbault.
Some other designs that where not choosen can be found here.
As Chief Engineer of Sydney Harbour Bridge and Metropolitan Railway Construction
from 1912, Dr Bradfield is regarded as the "father" of the Bridge as it was his
vision, enthusiasm, engineering expertise and detailed supervision of all
aspects of its construction which brought Sydney's long held dream into reality.
The contractors, under Director of Construction, Lawrence Ennis, set up two
workshops at Milsons Point on the North Shore. Here, the steel (79% imported
from England, 21% from Australian sources) was fabricated into girders etc.
The foundations for the four main bearings, which carry the full weight of the
main span were dug to a depth of 12.2 metres and filled with special reinforced
high-grade concrete laid in hexagonal formations.
The four impressive, decorative 89 metre high pylons are made of concrete, faced
with granite, quarried near Moruya, where about 250 Australian, Scottish and
Italian stonemasons and their families lived in a temporary settlement. Three
ships were specifically built to carry the 18,000 cubic metres of cut, dressed
and numbered granite blocks, 300km north to Sydney.
After the approach spans were erected, work began on the main arch. Two
half-arches were built out progressively from each shore, each held back by 128
cables anchored underground through U-shaped tunnels. Steel members were
fabricated in the workshops, placed onto barges, towed into position on the
harbour and lifted up by two 580 tonne electrically operated creeper cranes,
which erected the half-arches before them as they travelled forward.
There was great excitement on 20 August 1930 after the arch was successfully
joined at 10pm the night before. The steel decking was then hung from the arch
and was all in place within nine months, being built from the centre outwards to
save time moving the cranes.
As the project neared completion, the last of approximately six million
Australian made rivets were driven through the deck on 21 January 1932. In
February 1932 the Bridge was test loaded using up to 96 steam locomotives placed
in various configurations.
The official opening day on Saturday 19 March 1932 was a momentous occasion,
drawing remarkable crowds (estimated between 300,000 and one million people) to
the city and around the harbour foreshores. The NSW Premier, the Hon. John T.
Lang, officially declared the Bridge open. However, the Premier enlivened
proceedings when Captain Francis De Groot of the para-military group, the New
Guard, slashed the ribbon prematurely with his sword, prior to the official
cutting. This incident caused both amusement and dismay on the day and has since
become part of Australian folklore.
The opening celebrations included a vast cavalcade of decorated floats, marching
groups and bands proceeding through the city streets and across the deck in a
pageant of surprising size and quality, considering the economic depression.
The celebrations continued with a gun-salute, a procession of passenger ships
under the Bridge, a 'venetian' carnival, a fly-past, fireworks, sports carnivals
and exhibitions. After the pageant the public was allowed to walk across the
deck…an event not repeated until the 50th anniversary of the Bridge in 1982.
The Harbour Bridge is an essential artery feeding traffic to and from Sydney.
The cranes had played a very important part in both the construction and ongoing
maintenance of the bridge. During construction of the main arch between 1929 and
1931, two huge creeper cranes moved outwards, laying their tracksas they
progressed. Behind them moved the four maintenance cranes, used initially by the
riveting and painting gangs until they had to be dismantled to allow the creeper
cranes to pass by and be removed in pieces near the pylons. The maintenance
cranes were then re-erected on the arch and remained in service until their
removal in 1997.
- Length of arch span 503 metres
- Height of top of arch 134 metres about mean sea level
- Height to top of aircraft beacon 141 metres above mean sea level
- Width of deck 49 metres
- Clearance for Shipping 49 metres
- Height of Pylons 89 metre above mean sea level
- Base of each abutment tower 68 metres across and 48 metres long (two pylons rest
on each abutment tower)
- Total length of bridge 1149 metres including approach spans
- Paint required 272,000 litres of paint were required to give the Bridge its
initial three coats.
- In June 1976, the one-billionth vehicle crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The
first 500 million crossings took over 33 years while the second 500 million took
less than 11 years.
- In 1932, the annual average daily traffic volume (in both directions) was about
10,900.
- In 1943, with a wartime shortage of vehicles and petrol rationing, there was a
drop in traffic to about 8,600 vehicles a day.
(NB: Harbour Tunnel opened 31st August 1992)
Pest Control in Sydney -
History of the Bubonic Plague
The Bubonic Plague hit Sydney in January 1900. Spreading from the waterfront,
the rats carried the plague throughout the city. Within eight months 303 cases
were reported and 103 people were dead.
Quarantine areas were established. These stretched from Millers Point east to
George Street, along Argyle, Upper Fort, and Essex Streets then south to
Chippendale, covering the area between Darling Harbour and Kent Streets, west to
Cowper Street, Glebe, along City Road to the area bounded by Abercrombie, Ivy,
Cleveland Streets, and the railway. The area east from George Street enclosed by
Riley, Liverpool, Elizabeth and Goulburn Streets, Gipps, Campbell and George
Streets were also quarantined, as were certain areas in Woolloomooloo,
Paddington, Redfern and Manly.
Cleansing and disinfecting operations in the quarantine areas lasted from 24
March to 17 July and included the demolition of 'slum' buildings. Photographs
were taken of buildings before demolition and inspectors took notes of other
property destroyed. The photographs also include the interior and exterior of
houses, stores, warehouses and wharves, and surrounding streets, lanes and
yards, thus providing a fairly clear indication of the state of the city during
and immediately after the Plague.
Local residents were employed to undertake the cleansing, disinfecting, burning
and demolition of the infected areas, including their own homes. Shovels,
brooms, mattocks, hoses, buckets, and watering cans, were tools used to clear,
clean, lime wash and disinfect. Not only buildings and dwellings were subjected
to the cleansing operations but also wharves and docks were cleared of silt and
sewerage.
Cleansing agents used during the cleansing operations included: solid
disinfectant (chloride of lime); liquid disinfectant (carbolic water: miscible
carbolic, 3/4 pint water, 1 gallon); sulphuric acid water (sulphuric acid, 1/2
pint water, 1 gallon); carbolic lime white (miscible carbolic 1/2 pint to the
gallon).
Rat catchers were employed and the rats burned in a special rat incinerator.
Over 44,000 rats were officially killed in the cleansing operations.
The Sydney Funnel-Web Spider
The Sydney Funnel-web Spider is believed to be limited to an area of about 160
kilometres from the centre of Sydney. Other species of Funnel-Web Spider are
found in Eastern Australia, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. They are
probably the most venomous aggressive spider in the world, all funnel web
species are lethal to humans, not just the Sydney or Northern tree dweller. If
they bite you it is usually a pretty deep injection but even a small grazing
bite means get to hospital immediately.
The Sydney Funnel-web constructs its own burrow which may be over a foot deep or
uses a suitable crevice in rocks or round house foundations. Sometimes,
Funnel-webs may be found in colonies of over a hundred. The webs are white and
often tubular rather than funnel-like with supporting lines running out to
surrounding rocks and debris.
The spiders may take several years to reach maturity and live for perhaps 8
years or longer. When mature, the males leave their webs and lead a homeless
existence. They tend to roam and often enter homes particularly during Summer
after a heavy downpour of rain. They mate with a female for only one season and
if not killed shortly after mating, die within a few months.
This spider is one of Australia\'s largest and most easily identified. The body
of a female Sydney Funnel-web spider measures about 35mm in length and the male
about 25mm. The paired spinnerets at the end of the abdomen are particularly
long, much longer than those of other large dark spiders.The male is of a more
delicate build than the female and has 2 features which help identification. One
is a little spur half way along its second leg on each side and the other is
finely pointed feelers to transfer sperm to the female.
Both sexes are very aggressive and when approached, will rear up into a
ready-to-strike position. Their massive fangs can penetrate a child's
fingernail. However, most people bitten by them are not injected with sufficient
venom to cause any illness.Often it falls off the tips of the spider's fangs as
it makes a preliminary downward thrust. People bitten by the female may at the
most suffer pain around the bitten area.
The venom of the male is 5 times more toxic than the female. Man and monkeys
seem to be especially susceptible to the venom. For example, rabbits can be
given very large doses of the venom with no apparent effect but a small dose
injected into a monkey produces the terrifying symptoms seen in humans. In all
cases where the victim has died, and in which the spider has been positively
identified, it has been a male spider.
The venom contains a low molecular weight toxin called atraxtoxin which attacks
the nerves of the body causing thousands of electrical impulses to be fired down
them. The muscles twitch and there is a profuse flow of perspiration, tears and
saliva. The venom also causes changes to blood vessels which can lead to shock
and coma due to brain damage. All the evidence suggests that the effects wear
off after a few hours. Provided the victim reaches hospital before serious
illness has developed, he or she has an excellent chance of recovery. An
antivenom to the venom of the Sydney Funnel-web Spider became available in 1980.
Sydney Information for Tourists & Back-packers
Sydney Airport
The Kingsford Smith Airport is the main international and domestic airport. It
is about 10 kilometres (6 miles) south-west of the Central Business District and
Sydney Harbour. For direct bus transport from the airport to your hotel or catch
the train for a 13 minute trip to Central Station.
Sydney Airport – Australia’s busiest and most important commercial airport – was
opened in 1920 and is one of the oldest continuously operating airports in the
world.
Although the busiest airport in Australia, Sydney Airport covers just 880
hectares on the northern shoreline of Botany Bay, and thus occupies the smallest
land area of any of the capital city airport.
The airport is a dynamic economic hub, requiring the services of some 500
businesses and organisations to meet the needs of airport. It is also one of the
major employers in Sydney, directly providing an estimated 62,000 jobs and a
further 108,400 jobs through flow-on effects.
Sydney Airport also generates approximately A$6.6 billion in economic benefits
to New South Wales. International visitors using Sydney Airport spend about
A$2.6 billion annually in the Sydney area.
It has three international and two domestic terminals.
Airport Link
This rail service runs from approximately 5:00am until midnight seven days a
week, to and from the Domestic and International Terminals and all City Circle
railway stations. For information, call 02 8337 8417 or visit
www.airportlink.com.au.
Public Transport
Sydney has a large and well run Government public transport system. Web sites
offer extensive information on: Bus services, Bus maps, Ferry services, Ferry
maps, City Rail train services and maps, Country Link rail services.
Buses
Sydney Buses operates an extensive network of bus services throughout the City.
The main bus terminals are located at Circular Quay, Wynyard, Town Hall and
Central Station.
Information about Sydney Bus services is available from:
- The bus kiosks at Circular Quay
- Wynyard Station and Queen Victoria Building
- The Sydney Transport Infoline 131 500
Trains
Metropolitan Services
CityRail has a large range of leisure and tourist tickets to get you where you
want to go. You can travel around the City centre on the City Circle Line
(Circular Quay, Wynyard, Town Hall, Central, Museum and St James Stations).
There is also a station at Martin Place. Ticket vending machines are open 24
hours. Information about CityRail services is available from:
- The train ticket booths at Circular Quay and Central Stations
- The Sydney Transport Infoline 131 500
- The CityRail website.
CityHopper
Unlimited all day rail travel in the area bounded by Kings Cross, North Sydney
and Redfern.
Website:
www.cityrail.nsw.gov.au/tickets/tourist_tickets.htm
SydneyPass
The Sydneypass (available for three, five, and seven days) provides unlimited
travel for the duration of the ticket on all CityRail trains within a bounded
area, on Sydney Buses and on all Ferries, including premium services and
cruises.
DayTripper
DayTripper is an all-in-one day ticket that provides access to all three modes
of transport in Sydney. Ticket holders can utilise all regular Sydney Buses,
Sydney Ferries and CityRail Suburban Services within a bounded area.
Tickets for the above are sold at most CityRail ticket offices and State Transit
sales outlets. SydneyPass may also be bought on State Transit tourist services,
including all Explorer and Airport Express buses.
Light Rail
Metro Light Rail is Sydney's newest transport system. Modern trams run from
historic Central Station through vibrant Chinatown and Darling Harbour to the
Star City Casino, the Sydney Fish Markets and Wentworth Park 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. Information about services is available from the Metro Light
Rail Infoline 02 9285 5600. Website: www.metrolightrail.com.au
Monorail
The monorail has a fabulous "city" loop with eight stops throughout the CBD. The
monorail leaves every 3-5 minutes and it takes approximately 15 minutes to do
the circuit. Single trips or day passes can be purchased at every station.
Information about services is available from the Monorail Infoline 02 9285 5600.
Website: www.metromonorail.com.au
Taxis
There is an abundance of taxis that can be hailed down from the street, or
engaged at ranks at Circular Quay, Wynyard Station, and Town Hall Station. If
you wish to book a cab, ask your hotel concierge.
Tourist Services
Sydney Explorer
Sydney's only guided bus tour, the Sydney Explorer bus makes a 35km circuit of
all the major attractions in the City, The Rocks, Sydney Opera House, Kings
Cross, Chinatown, Queen Victoria Building and Darling Harbour. One day tickets,
available from the driver, enable passengers to board and leave the bus at any
one of its 22 stops. Buses operate at 20 minute intervals from 9:00am daily.
Banking Hours
Generally 9.30am-4pm Monday to Thursday, and 9.30am-5pm Friday, but some banks
offer extended hours and some are open on Saturday mornings. Travellers cheques
are widely accepted, as are major credit cards VISA, Mastercard and (to a lesser
extent) AMEX and Diners Card. Most banks will engage in foreign currency
exchange.
Climate
Sydney enjoys a temperate climate with a mild winter, and has more than 340
sunny days a year. Average minimum temperatures in the winter months of June
through to August are 9-11 degrees Celcius (48-52 Farenheit). The summer season
is from December through to February.
Popular Places to Visit
- Three Sisters
- Blackheath
- Scenic Railway & Cable Car
- Zig Zag Railway
- Hydro Majestic Hotel
- Martin's Lookout
- Mount Tomah
- Historic Hartley Village
One & Two Day Activities
- Blue Mountains & Jenolan Caves (10 hours)
- Delux Blue Mountain Eco Tour
- Blue Mountains & Australian Wildlife Tour
- Full Day 4WD Explorer Trek
- Deluxe Blue Mountains Eco Experience - 2 Days
- Blue Mountains High Country 4WD Ecotour
- Blue Mountains and Australian Wildlife - Fairmont Resort (2 days)
- Blue Mountains and Australian Wildlife - Lilianfels (2 days)
- Blue Mountains Express (7 hours)
Blue Mountain Tours & Activities
The Blue Mountains in New South Wales embrases 26 townships in an area of 1433
square kilometres. The townships are situated from 50 to 120 km west of Sydney
and are within 1,000 square kilometres of this World Heritage listed National
Park.
The Blue Mountains was declared a World Heritage park in November 2000. It was
nominated for its outstanding natural values, including the biodiversity of its
plant and animal communities, its vegetation, which is dominated by Australia\'s
unique eucalypts, and for the beauty of its natural landscapes.
The region offers a myriad of activities for the visitor from bush walking, to
browsing for antiques, adventuring through lime stone caves, with the Jenolan
Caves with its 40 kilometers of multi level passageways as a spectacular
example, enjoying the native gardens, travelling on the zig-zag railway, taking
one of the many Eco Tours or just lazing about one of many tranquil townships
dotted throughout the region.
Visitors' Information Centres
There is a new Sydney Visitors Centre located in the same building as the Rocks
Visitors Centre, at 106 George Street (near Circular Quay), which provides
information on the Metropolitan Sydney area. An innovative series of booking
boards are in place for day tours, backpackers accommodation and hotel
accommodation, with special phone facilities for obtaining further information.
The centre also has a supply of brochures dealing with regional New South Wales.
The New South Wales Travel Centre is situated at 11 York Street, just above
Wynyard Station. It is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm
Saturday.
The CitiRail Host Centre is opposite No. 5 jetty at Circular Quay. It is open
from 9am to 5pm, seven days a week. There is an information kiosk in Martin
Place, near Castlereagh Street, that is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
There are information booths at the top of Sydney Tower and at Darling Harbour,
both open seven days a week.
Sydney Post Offices
Open from 9am until 5pm Monday to Friday.
Sydney Shopping Hours
Generally 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday; 9am-9pm, Thursday; 8.30am-4pm, Saturday.
Shops in tourist areas may be open on Sundays.
Public Holidays in Sydney in 2004
- New Years Day Thursday, 1 January
- Australia Day Monday, 26 January
- Canberra Day Monday, 15 March
- Good Friday Friday, 9 April
- Easter Monday Monday, 12 April
- Anzac Day Sunday, 25 April
- Queen's Birthday Monday, 14 June
- Christmas Day Saturday, 25 December
- Boxing Day Monday, 27 December
Further Sydney Information
Location
Sydney is located 33 degrees 55' south of the equator with similar latitude to
Cape Town and Buenos Aires in the Southern Hemisphere, and Los Angeles,
Casablanca and Beirut in the Northern Hemisphere. The City of Sydney is the
local government area for Central Sydney. It includes the Central Business
District (CBD), The Rocks, Millers Point, Dawes Point, Chippendale, Ultimo and
Pyrmont, Glebe and Forest lodge, Woolloomooloo, Kings Cross, Potts Point,
Rushcutters Bay, Elizabeth Bay, Darlinghurst, the University of Sydney, Darling
Harbour, the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and parts of Surry Hills.
Area
Sydney Metropolitan is one of the largest cities in the world in terms of area.
Reaching across 4000 square kilometres, it is equal in size to London and almost
double that of New York City.
Beyond this built-up area there are a further 8000 square kilometres of largely
natural parklands which make up the Sydney Statistical division.
Within this, the City of Sydney local government area (LGA) spans approximately
11.7 square kilometres, including the Central Business District (CBD).
Climate
Sydney's mean summer temperature is 23 degrees Celsius.
Sydney's mean winter temperature is 12 degrees Celsius.
Population
Approximately one-in-five Australians or 4 million people live in the Sydney
Metropolitan area.
The estimated residential population of the City of Sydney local government area
is just over 72,500, living in 42,000 private dwellings.
Sydney is one of the most multicultural cities in the world with people from 180
nations, speaking 140 languages.
The working population of the City of Sydney is currently estimated at 293,000.
Tourism
Sydney is the most popular tourist destination in Australia, attracting 4
million visitors annually.
In 2002, there was a record 7 million 'guest-night' stays in the City of Sydney,
an average of approximately 20,000 per night.
Sydney was voted "Best City" for three consecutive years (1998-2000) by two
leading international travel publications. Sydney was host to the '"best ever"
Olympic Games in 2000.
Tallest Structures:
- The communication spire of Sydney's Centrepoint Tower is 305 metres above street
level.
- Tallest Commercial Building
- The MLC Building is 226 metres above street level.
- Tallest Residential Buildings
- Century Tower is 158 metres above street level.
- The proposed World Tower development is 232 metres above street level.
Oldest Buildings
- The Mint Building on Macquarie Street (1815).
- Cadman's Cottage at The Rocks (1816).
City of Sydney Water Restrictions
With Sydney's water supply below 50% capacity, Level 2 water restrictions were
recently brought into place. This means no sprinkling or irrigation at any time
(you can water a garden with a hose or drip irrigation), and no hosing of hard
surfaces at any time including vehicles. Fines apply.
Clean Harbour Partners program
The Rocks
The Rocks is one of the most-visited parts of Sydney. It is not hard to see why.
Nestled at the foot of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and on the western shores of
Sydney Cove, The Rocks is the foundation place of Sydney and Australia, and of
enormous historical signifiance. It is often described as "Sydney's outdoors
museum".
The Rocks is the oldest area of Sydney and has recently undergone an amazing
metamorphosis, the old district being transformed into a vibrant pocket of cafes
and restaurants and interesting tourist shops and stalls. This has been achieved
without destroying the area's Old World charm and historic buildings. Sydney's
town planners have put in place a sensitive conservation program that has
preserved the heritage and character of The Rocks and brought about an
interesting fusion of modern amenities in an old and valued setting.
Most activities centre around walking, looking and eating. The Rocks is Sydney's
oldest preserved colonial district so the main emphasis is on the historical
importance of the area. The Sydney Visitor Centre, at 106 George Street, is a
logical and excellent starting point. This centre has a wealth of information on
points of interest around The Rocks and provides free information and
literature, as well as having souvenirs and momentos that can be purchased.
Eating Out
While wandering around the Rocks take the time out to enjoy a relaxing lunch or
dinner at the Italian Village restaurant.
Organised Walks
The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority publishes a wonderful booklet called The
Rocks Self-Guided Walking Tour, which pinpoint 31 places of historical interest
as part of a local heritage walk. You can buy the booklet at The Sydney Visitor
Centre for $1.00. Along the way, walkers encounter a maze of narrow streets,
laneways and interconnected sandstone cottages and terraces filled with shops,
stalls, cafes and restaurants. The real enjoyment lies in simply walking around
the streets and soaking up the atmosphere.
Entertainment
On weekends and at festival times, there is usually free entertainment, with
outdoor concerts and street theatre. Many of The Rocks' pubs offer live music -
jazz, folk and pop. The Rocks Market operates every weekend, from 10am to 5pm
each day, and until 6pm in summer months. Some 100 stalls are set up under a
series of sail-like canopies, filling the lower end of George Street . The
stalls are filled with a wide range of Australian gift ideas, homewares and
collectibles.
Of special interest to children is the Puppet Cottage, in Kendall Lane, while
grown-ups may be more interested in taking a look at the colony's first
windmill, up on Observatory Hill, or dropping in to Sydney's oldest remaining
pub, the Lord Nelson, built in 1844.
Galleries and Museums
Within The Rocks district the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Merchants House,
Susannahs Place, and Cadman's Cottage (at 110 George Street), which was built in
1816 as barracks for the crew of the governor's boats and is Sydney's oldest
surviving dwelling.
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List of Sydney suburbs
This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney
area in alphabetical order.
Sydney has about 38 local government areas, each consisting of several suburbs
which are listed below:
A
Abbotsbury - Abbotsford - Acacia Gardens - Agnes Banks - Airds - Akuna Bay -
Alexandria - Alfords Point - Allambie - Allambie Heights - Allawah - Ambarvale -
Annandale - Annangrove - Anzac Village - Arcadia - Arncliffe - Arndell Park -
Artarmon - Ashbury - Ashcroft - Ashfield - Asquith - Auburn - Audley - Austral -
Avalon
B
Badgerys Creek - Balgowlah - Balgowlah Heights - Balmain - Balmoral - Bangor -
Banksia - Banksmeadow - Bankstown - Barden Ridge - Bardwell Park - Barra Brui -
Bass Hill - Baulkham Hills - Baulkham Hills West - Bayview - Beacon Hill -
Beaconsfield - Beauty Point - Beecroft - Belfield - Bella Vista - Bellevue Hill
- Belmore - Belmore South - Belrose - Berala - Berkshire Park - Berowra -
Berowra Heights - Berrilee - Beverley Park - Beverly Hills - Bexley - Bexley
North - Bidwill - Bilgola - Bilgola Plateau - Birchgrove, New South Wales -
Birkenhead Point - Birrong - Blackett - Blacktown - Blairmount - Blakehurst -
Bligh Park - Bobbin Head - Bondi - Bondi Beach - Bondi Junction - Bonnet Bay -
Bonnyrigg - Bonnyrigg Heights - Boronia Park - Bossley Park - Botany - Bow
Bowing - Box Hill - Bradbury - Brighton-Le-Sands - Bringelly - Broadway - Bronte
- Brooklyn - Brookvale - Bundeena - Burraneer - Burwood - Busby
C
Cabarita - Cabramatta - Cabramatta West - Cambridge Gardens - Cambridge Park -
Camden - Camden South - Camellia - Cammeray - Campbelltown - Camperdown -
Campsie - Canada Bay - Canley Heights - Canley Vale - Canterbury - Careel Bay -
Caringbah - Carlingford - Carlton - Carnes Hill - Carramar - Carss Park -
Cartwright - Castle Cove - Castle Hill - Castlecrag - Castlereagh - Casula -
Cecil Park - Centennial Park - Chatham Village - Chatswood - Chatswood West -
Cheltenham - Cherrybrook - Chester Hill - Chifley - Chippendale - Chipping
Norton - Chiswick - Chullora - Church Point - Circular Quay - Claremont Meadows
- Clareville - Clareville Beach - Claymore - Clemton Park - Clifton Gardens -
Clontarf - Clovelly - Clyde - Cockatoo Island - Colebee - Collaroy - Collaroy
Plateau - Colyton - Como - Concord - Concord West - Condell Park - Connells
Point - Coogee - Cottage Point - Cowan - Cranebrook - Cremorne - Cremorne Point
- Cromer - Cronulla - Crows Nest - Croydon - Croydon Park - Curl Curl
D
Daceyville - Dangar Island - Darling Harbour - Darling Point - Darlinghurst -
Darlington - Davidson - Dawes Point - Dean Park - Dee Why - Denham Court -
Denistone - Denistone East - Dharruk - Dobroyd Point - Dolans Bay - Dolls Point
- Doonside - Double Bay - Dover Heights - Drummoyne - Duffys Forest - Dulwich
Hill - Dundas - Dundas Valley - Dunheved - Dural
E
Eagle Vale - Earlwood - East Balmain - East Botany - East Gordon - East Hills -
East Killara - East Lindfield - East Roseville - East Ryde - East Sydney - East
Wahroonga - Eastern Creek - Eastlakes - Eastwood - Edensor Park - Edgecliff -
Edmondson Park - Elanora Heights - Elderslie - Elizabeth Bay - Emerton - Emu
Heights - Emu Plains - Enfield - Engadine - Enmore - Epping - Ermington -
Erskine Park - Erskineville - Eschol Park
F
Fairfield - Fairfield Heights - Fairfield West - Fairlight - Five Dock -
Flemington - Forest Lodge - Forestville - Freemans Reach - Frenchs Forest
G
Galston - Garden Island - Georges Hall - Georges Heights - Gilead - Girraween -
Gladesville - Glebe - Glebe Point - Glen Alpine - Glendenning - Glenfield -
Glenhaven - Glenmore Park - Glenorie - Glenwood - Glossodia - Goat Island -
Gordon - Gore Hill - Granville - Grays Point - Green Valley - Greenacre -
Greenfield Park - Greenwich - Greystanes - Guildford - Gymea - Gymea Bay
H
Haberfield - Hammondville - Harbord - Harris Park - Hassall Grove - Haymarket -
Heathcote - Hebersham - Heckenberg - Henley - Hillsdale - Hinchinbrook -
Holsworthy - Homebush - Homebush Bay - Homebush West - Hornsby - Hornsby Heights
- Horsley Park - Hoxton Park - Hunters Hill - Huntingwood - Huntleys Point -
Hurlstone Park - Hurstville - Hurstville Grove
I
Illawong - Ingleburn - Ingleside
J
Jamisontown - Jannali
K
Kangaroo Point - Kareela - Kearns - Kellyville - Kemps Creek - Kensington -
Kenthurst - Kentlyn - Killara - Killarney Heights - Kings Cross - Kings Langley
- Kings Park - Kingsford - Kingsgrove - Kingswood - Kingswood Park - Kirrawee -
Kirribilli - Kogarah - Kogarah Bay - Ku-ring-gai - Kurnell - Kyeemagh - Kyle Bay
L
La Perouse - Lakemba - Lalor Park - Lane Cove - Lansdowne - Lansvale - Lavender
Bay - Leichhardt - Lemongrove - Leonay - Lethbridge Park - Leumeah - Lewisham -
Lidcombe - Lilli Pilli - Lilyfield - Lindfield - Linley Point - Little Bay -
Liverpool - Llandilo - Loftus - Londonderry - Longueville - Lucas Heights -
Luddenham - Lugarno - Lurnea
M
Macquarie Fields - Macquarie Park - Maianbar - Malabar - Manly - Manly Vale -
Maraylya - Marayong - Maroubra - Maroubra Junction - Marrickville - Marrickville
South - Marsden Park - Marsfield - Mascot - Matraville - Mays Hill - McGraths
Hill - McMahons Point - Meadowbank - Melrose Park - Menai - Menangle Park -
Merrylands - Merrylands West - Middle Cove - Middle Dural - Miller - Millers
Point - Milperra - Milsons Point - Minchinbury - Minto - Minto Heights - Miranda
- Mona Vale - Monterey - Moore Park - Moorebank - Mortdale - Mortlake - Mosman -
Mount Annan - Mount Colah - Mount Druitt - Mount Kuring-Gai - Mount Lewis -
Mount Pleasant - Mount Pritchard - Mount Vernon - Mulgoa - Mulgrave
N
Narellan - Narellan Vale - Naremburn - Narrabeen - Narraweena - Narwee - Nelson
- Neutral Bay - Newington - Newport - Newtown - Normanhurst - North Balgowlah -
North Bondi - North Cronulla - North Curl Curl - North Engadine - North Epping -
North Manly - North Narrabeen - North Parramatta - North Richmond - North Rocks
- North Ryde - North Seaforth - North St Ives - North Strathfield - North Sydney
- North Turramurra - Northbridge - Northmead - Northwood
O
Oakhurst - Oakville - Oatlands - Oatley - Old Guildford - Old Toongabbie -
Orchard Hills - Oxford Falls - Oxley Park - Oyster Bay
P
Paddington - Padstow - Padstow Heights - Pagewood - Palm Beach - Panania -
Parklea - Parramatta - Peakhurst - Pendle Hill - Pendle Hill South - Pennant
Hills - Penrith - Penshurst - Petersham - Phillip Bay - Picnic Point - Pitt Town
- Pleasure Point - Plumpton - Point Piper - Port Hacking - Potts Hill - Potts
Point - Prairiewood - Prestons - Prospect - Punchbowl - Putney - Pymble -
Pyrmont
Q
Quakers Hill - Quarry Hill - Queens Park - Queenscliff
R
Raby - Ramsgate - Randwick - Redfern - Regents Park - Regentville - Revesby -
Revesby Heights - Rhodes - Richmond - Riverstone - Riverview - Riverwood -
Rockdale - Rocks, The - Rodd Point - Rookwood - Rooty Hill - Rose Bay - Rose Bay
- Rosehill - Roselands - Rosemeadow - Roseville - Roseville Chase - Rossmore -
Round Corner - Rouse Hill - Rozelle - Ruse - Rushcutters Bay - Russell Lea -
Rydalmere - Ryde
S
Sadleir - Sandringham - Sandy Point - Sans Souci - Scheyville - Schofields -
Scotland Island - Seaforth - Sefton - Seven Hills - Shalvey - Shanes Park -
Silverwater - Smithfield - South Granville - South Hurstville - South Penrith -
South Strathfield - South Turramurra - South Wentworthville - South Windsor -
Spit Junction - Spit, The - Spring Farm - St Andrews - St Clair - St Helens Park
- St Ives - St Ives Chase - St Johns Park - St Leonards - St Marys - St Peters -
Stanhope Gardens - Stanmore - Strathfield - Strathfield West - Strawberry Hills
- Summer Hill - Surry Hills - Sutherland - Sydenham - Sydney - Sylvania -
Sylvania Waters
T
Tamarama - Taren Point - Telopea - Tempe - Tennyson - Terrey Hills - Thornleigh
- Toongabbie - Tregear - Turramurra - Turrella
U
Ultimo - Undercliffe
V
Varroville - Vaucluse - Villawood - Vineyard - Voyager Point
W
Wahroonga - Waitara - Wakeley - Wallacia - Wareemba - Warragamba - Warrawee -
Warriewood - Warringah Mall - Warwick Farm - Waterfall - Waterloo - Watsons Bay
- Wattle Grove - Waverley - Waverton - Wedderburn - Wentworthville - Werrington
- Werrington County - Werrington Downs - West Hoxton - West Killara - West
Lindfield - West Pennant Hills - West Pymble - West Ryde - Westleigh - Westmead
- Wetherill Park - Whalan - Whale Beach - Wheeler Heights - Wilberforce - Wiley
Park - Willmot - Willoughby - Windsor - Wingala - Winston Hills - Wollstonecraft
- Woodbine - Woodpark - Woollahra - Woolloomooloo - Woolooware - Woolwich -
Woronora - Woronora Heights
X
Y
Yagoona - Yarrawarrah - Yennora - Yowie Bay
Z
Zetland
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