Liberty Grove, New South Wales
Liberty Grove Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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Liberty Grove highrises | |||||||||||||
Population | 2,041 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
Established | 1998 | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2138 | ||||||||||||
Location | 16 km (10 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Canada Bay | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Drummoyne | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Reid | ||||||||||||
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Liberty Grove is a suburb in the Inner West[1] of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Liberty Grove is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay.
Liberty Grove is located in between Homebush Bay Drive to the west and the Main Northern Line railway to the east. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Rhodes to the north and Concord West to the east and south and shares the same postcode of 2138.
The Liberty Grove [2] development won the 1999 Urban Development Institute of Australia award for excellence.[3]
Amenities
The Liberty Grove complex contains swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball court, gymnasium, village green and parks, function room, convenience store and entrances to Rhodes and Concord West. Rhodes Waterside shopping centre is 100m from the northern entrance.
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Basketball Court
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Barbecues near the main pool
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Eliza Park, in the southern end of Liberty Grove
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A family playing cricket on the Village Green
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A game of touch football in Bradley Reserve, the northern park
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The convenience store next to the Village Green and near the western vehicle entrance
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The pool at the southern end of Bradley Reserve
Transport
Vehicle access to Liberty Grove is available from Homebush Bay Drive and Oulton Ave.
The northern (vehicle) entrance is a ten-minute walk to Rhodes railway station and the southern (pedestrian) entrance is a ten-minute walk to Concord West railway station and Bicentennial Park.
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The east pedestrian entrance to the railway line and Queen Street, Concord West
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The north vehicle entrance, travelling either north or south on Homebush Bay drive
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The large map by the western entrance.
Settlers Road Liberty Grove is accessible from the east by bicycle and foot from an underpass on Queen St Concord West between Castlestead Street and Coonong Road. It is also accessible in the north by bicycle and foot from Rhodes and Concord West at Oulton Avenue. From the south it may be accessed by cyclists and pedestrians at Concord Avenue off King Street, which leads to Concord West, North Strathfield and Olympic Park.
References
- ↑ Australian Suburb Guide: Sydney Inner West Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ Liberty Grove
- ↑ Urban Development Institute of Australia
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