Loftus, New South Wales

Loftus
Sydney, New South Wales

Sydney Tramway Museum

Postcode(s)

2232

Location

29 km (18 mi) south of Sydney CBD

Suburbs around Loftus:
Woronora Heights	Woronora	Sutherland
Lucas Heights	Loftus	Kirrawee
Engadine	Yarrawarrah	The Royal National Park

Loftus Reserve

Loftus is a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Loftus is 29 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire.

Loftus is a residential suburb with a bushland atmosphere, adjacent to the Royal National Park that flanks Sydney's south-eastern boundary. The western border is formed by Loftus and Fahy Creeks. Prince Edward Park and Woronora Cemetery form the northern border.

History

Loftus was named after Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus, governor of New South Wales between 1878 and 1885. The Illawarra railway line to Sutherland was completed in 1885. The next station south was Loftus Junction, which opened on 9 March 1886. The name was changed to Loftus ten years later and in 1979 the station moved to the present site.

The Tramway Museum at Loftus was created in 1950, in a large tram yard shed beside the rail tracks that ran across the Princes Highway into the Royal National Park. During the latter years of World War II this had been an army camp site, with the national park used as a training ground. The public school opened in January 1953. The official post office opened in July 1953 but closed in 1980.^[1]

Transport

The Princes Highway runs along the eastern border. Loftus railway station is on the Sydney Trains Illawarra line and serves as an interchange for Transdev NSW bus services to the area. Loftus is also home to the Sydney Tramway Museum and a tramline runs from the museum to the Royal National Park. The tramline was originally a train branch line to Audley station within Royal National Park.

Schools

Loftus Public School is located in National Avenue. The Southern Sydney Institute of TAFE, Loftus Campus and the University of Wollongong, Loftus Campus are located next to the railway station. Camp Wonawong is a youth camp located beside Loftus Creek.

Services

Loftus Rural Fire Service is situated opposite Loftus train station and protects the bush interface of Loftus, Yarrawarrah, Sutherland, Jannali, Como and the Royal National Park.

Sport and recreation

Loftus has various social and sporting clubs which include:

Loftus Yarrawarrah Rovers Football Club
Loftus Zircons Netball Club
1st Loftus Scouts
West Shire Combined Venturer Unit
Loftus Underground Organisation (LUGOS)

Notable Residents

Adam Hills, comedian

References

↑ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

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Coordinates: 34°02′47″S 151°02′50″E / 34.0465°S 151.0471°E / -34.0465; 151.0471

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

Suburbs	Alfords Point Bangor Barden Ridge Bundeena Bonnet Bay Burraneer Caringbah Caringbah South Como Cronulla Dolans Bay Engadine Grays Point Greenhills Beach Gymea Gymea Bay Heathcote Illawong Jannali Kangaroo Point Kareela Kirrawee Kurnell Lilli Pilli Loftus Lucas Heights Maianbar Menai Miranda Oyster Bay Port Hacking Sandy Point Sutherland Sylvania Sylvania Waters Taren Point Waterfall Woolooware Woronora Woronora Heights Yarrawarrah Yowie Bay

Localities	Audley Bate Bay Caravan Head Como West Cronulla Beach Cronulla sand dunes Elouera Beach Garie Beach Gundamaian Gunnamatta Bay North Cronulla Beach North Engadine Royal National Park Shelly Beach Sylvania Heights Towra Point Wanda Beach Warumbul Wattamolla

List of Sydney suburbs

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