NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lucas Heights, New South Wales

Lucas Heights is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 31km south-west of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire. Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Southern Sydney is an informal, term to describe the local government areas and suburbs which form the southern part of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ... Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, Australia. ...

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Lucas Heights

Lucas Heights is located on the Woronora River, which flows north into the Georges River. It is most notable for being the site of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) research establishment originally established by the Australian Atomic Energy Commission and home to the HIFAR research nuclear reactor. HIFAR is soon to be replaced by a more modern OPAL reactor. The decision to build the OPAL at this site has been the subject of criticism from some local residents and anti-nuclear groups. This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. ... Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, Australia. ... Holsworthy is a suburb in the south of Sydney, Australia, and is adjacent to Engadine and Heathcote. ... Holsworthy is a suburb in the south of Sydney, Australia, and is adjacent to Engadine and Heathcote. ... Menai is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, in the local municipality of Sutherland Shire. ... Holsworthy is a suburb in the south of Sydney, Australia, and is adjacent to Engadine and Heathcote. ... Barden Ridge is a suburb in the Sutherland Shire, a shire in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Holsworthy is a suburb in the south of Sydney, Australia, and is adjacent to Engadine and Heathcote. ... Holsworthy is a suburb in the south of Sydney, Australia, and is adjacent to Engadine and Heathcote. ... Engadine is a suburb of Sydney, Australias largest city. ... The Woronora River (also known as The Wonnie) flows North from Helensburg into the Georges River at Como. ... The Georges River is a waterway in the state of New South Wales in Australia. ... The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) is a statutory body of the of the Australian government, formed in 1987 to replace the Australian Atomic Energy Commission. ... The Australian Atomic Energy Commission (AAEC) was a statutory body of the Australian government. ... HIFAR (High Flux Australian Reactor) was Australias first nuclear reactor. ... Core of a small nuclear reactor used for research. ... For other articles with similar names, see Opal (disambiguation). ...

The reactor was recently suggested a possible target for terrorist activities [1]. The area is also visible in detail on Google Maps, which caused some concerns regarding its security. Google, Inc. ... Screenshot of Google Maps showing a route from Toronto to Ottawa on the 400-Series highways. ...

Lucas Heights is the location of a non-nuclear waste management facility, which was for many years a major disposal site for sanitary carters. Some of the full landfills on this site are presently being sequentially redeveloped into a sporting complex containing playing fields for soccer, netball, rugby league and the home of the award winning The Ridge Golf Driving Range Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Netball is a team sport similar to and derived from basketball, and was originally known in its country of origin, the U.S., as womens basketball. It is the pre-eminent womens team sport (both as a spectator and participant sport) in Australia and New Zealand and is... Rugby league is a team sport played by two teams of 17 players, with 13 on the field at any one time and 4 on the bench (reserves). ... Greg Norman on the 18th tee at St Andrews. ...

Lucas Heights is an unusual suburb in that it doesn't contain a residential area. The residential area previously part of Lucas Heights has been renamed Barden Ridge. It was renamed in 1996 to increase the real estate value of the area so it was not instantly associated with the nuclear reactor. Barden Ridge is a suburb in the Sutherland Shire, a shire in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

History

Lucas Heights was named after John Lucas Senior, a flour miller who in 1823 was granted 150 acres on the 'head of unnamed stream into Georges River'. He built a water-driven mill for grinding corn from the Illawarra farms. Small ships sailed up the coast into Botany Bay, Georges River and Woronora River. The Illawarra is the name given to a coastal region of New South Wales immediately south of Sydney. ... For other Botany Bays see Botany Bay (disambiguation) Bicentennial Monument at Botany Bay Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometers south of the central business district. ...

External links

Coordinates: -34.049° 150.975° Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Suburbs and localities within the Sutherland Shire | Southern Sydney | Sydney

Alfords Point | Audley | Bangor | Barden Ridge | Bonnet Bay | Bundeena | Burraneer | Caravan Head | Caringbah | Como | Como West | Cronulla | Dolans Bay | Engadine | Grays Point | Gundamaian | Gymea | Gymea Bay | Heathcote | Illawong | Jannali | Kangaroo Point | Kareela | Kirrawee | Kurnell | Lilli Pilli | Loftus | Lucas Heights | Maianbar | Menai | Miranda | North Engadine | Oyster Bay | Port Hacking | Sandy Point | Sutherland | Sylvania | Sylvania Heights | Sylvania Waters | Taren Point | Warumbul | Waterfall | Woolooware | Woronora | Woronora Heights | Yarrawarrah | Yowie Bay Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, Australia. ... Southern Sydney is an informal, term to describe the local government areas and suburbs which form the southern part of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Alfords Point is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Audley is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Street in Bangor Bangor is a neighbourhood in the Sutherland Shire, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Barden Ridge is a suburb in the Sutherland Shire, a shire in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Bonnet Bay is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bundeena seen from the wharf Bundeena is a village on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, within the Sutherland Shire. ... Burraneer is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... A small locality within the suburb of Oyster Bay, New South Wales. ... Caringbah is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, around 27 km south of the CBD. It is adjacent to Miranda and Woolooware. ... Como is a suburb in Sydney, Australia. ... Slightly west of como and on the North Eastern side of the Head of the Woronora River, Como west is a minor suburb. ... Looking towards Cronulla Beach, with the Cronulla surf life savers club building at the top left Cronulla is a beachside suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Dolans Bay is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Engadine is a suburb of Sydney, Australias largest city. ... Grays Point is an exurb in the vicinity of Sydney, Australia. ... A locality about 2. ... Gymea is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Gymea Bay is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Heathcote is a suburb south of Sydney, Australia, located in the Sutherland Shire, between Engadine and Waterfall. ... Illawong is a neighbourhood in the suburb of Menai located in the Sutherland Shire, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Jannali is a rather small suburb, located in Sydney Australia, NSW. It has a small shops area, 2 primary schools, 1 high school. ... Kangaroo Point is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Kareela is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Kirrawee (, ) is a suburb of Southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Kurnell is a small suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Lilli Pilli is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Loftus is a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Maianbar is a village on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, within the Sutherland Shire. ... Menai is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, in the local municipality of Sutherland Shire. ... Miranda is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, and is adjacent to Gymea and Caringbah. ... North Engadine is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Oyster Bay is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Port Hacking is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Sandy Point is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The suburb of Sutherland is the seat of Sutherland Shire, Australia. ... Sylvania is a suburb in the south of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Sylvania Heights is a locality in the south of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Sylvania Waters is a suburb in the south of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Taren Point is a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... A locality about 1. ... Waterfall is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Woolooware is a suburb in the south of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Woronora is a suburb in the south east of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Woronora Heights is a neighbourhood in Sutherland Shire in the south of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Yarrawarrah is a suburb in the south of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Yowie Bay is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. ...

List of Sydney suburbs

Categories: Pages using obsolete templates | Sydney geography stubs | Suburbs of Sydney | Incomplete Sydney suburbs This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. ... Sydney Opera House, clearly showing the outline of its sails File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...