| Waratah Park | |
|---|---|
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| Location | 13 Namba Road, Duffys Forest, Northern Beaches Council, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°40′34″S 151°10′51″E / 33.6762°S 151.1809°E |
| Etymology | |
| Owned by | Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council |
| Official name | Waratah Park; Skippy the bush kangaroo - television set; TV set; Duffy's Forrest |
| Type | State heritage (landscape) |
| Designated | 27 February 2015 |
| Reference no. | 1944 |
| Type | Cultural Feature |
| Category | Landscape - Cultural |
Waratah Park is a heritage-listed former Aboriginal land and fauna sanctuary and now Aboriginal title claim at 13 Namba Road, Duffys Forest in the Northern Beaches Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is also known for serving as the fictional Waratah National Park, the filming location for the Australian television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (produced from 1967 to 1969), when the area was still undeveloped Crown land. After the series ended, the Crown land remained mostly undeveloped, with the government granting management of the area to a series of operators until August 2014, when the government passed full ownership of the land to the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 27 February 2015.[1]
- ^ "Waratah Park". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01944. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
