Wolli Creek Regional Park

This article is about the nature reserve. For the suburb, see Wolli Creek, New South Wales. For the watercourse, see Wolli Creek.

Wolli Creek Regional Park
Sandstone Outcrop along Two Valley Trail.
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TypeNature reserve
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nearest cityRockdale
Coordinates33°56′S 151°08′E / 33.933°S 151.133°E / -33.933; 151.133[1]
Area50 hectares (120 acres)
Operated byNSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
StatusOpen
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Wolli Creek Regional Park

The Wolli Creek Regional Park is a 50 hectares (120 acres) regional park,[2] located adjacent to Wolli Creek within the Wolli Creek Valley, between Bexley North and Tempe in south-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The park was announced by the Government of New South Wales in 1998 as a result of sustained community campaigning for the area to be preserved and for the M5 East Freeway to go underground.[2] Whilst some of the park has been formed and management handed over from local government authorities to the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service, including the 8.9 hectares (22 acres) Girrahween Park,[2] Turrella Reserve, and some privately held land that was compulsorily acquired,[3] some areas of the originally planned park remain in the hands of government agencies including Sydney Water and Roads & Maritime Services.[2]

When complete, the planned nature reserve will offer easy public transport access, family picnic areas, extensive views and bushland, rugged sandstone escarpments with walking tracks, a mixture of parkland, heathland, and woodland forest, and great birdwatching in close proximity to heavily developed residential and industrial landscape.[4]

To get there, visitors can get there by bike or public transport. It is close to Turella and Bardwell Park stations.[5] Visitors can also go there by:

Take Hannam Street, Loftus Street, or Reede Street towards the East Hills railway line from Turrella. Cross the footbridge to Turrella Reserve from here.[5]

Head north on Hartill-Law Ave from Bardwell Park, then turn right into Fauna Street. Follow the signs to the Girrahween picnic spot.[5]

Take Hocking Avenue off of Homer Street in Earlwood, then the first left onto Banks Road. Turn right onto Arncliffe Road and head towards Turrella Reserve after 300 metres.[5]

  1. ^ "Wolli Creek Regional Park". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c d "Regional park". Wolli Creek Preservation Society Inc. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ^ Vella, Joanne (14 September 2010). "Land rezoned for Wolli Creek regional park". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Inner south-west Sydney's precious greenspace". Wolli Creek Preservation Society. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d "Wolli Creek Regional Park | Visitor info". NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 16 November 2021.