Sydney History, Population, Climate, & Facts

The IMAX Theatre, which provides a movie experience with the largest cinema screens in the southern hemisphere in Darling Harbour. Sydney has mainstream movies showing on multi-screen cinema complexes all around Sydney, including the City Centre and Moore Park. Many of the larger cinema complexes offer premium seating and services for a premium price. The Seymour Centre (part of Sydney University just off Broadway on City Road) is a complex of several medium sized theatres hired by many independent and touring productions through the year. It is also the home of the University Revues, usually around August to September, a series of comedy sketch and musical shows put on by the students of each faculty in the University.

Major shopping centres in the area include Westfield Bondi Junction and Westfield Eastgardens. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Take a swing at our very own championship-size tennis court just opposite the hotel.

You must flag down buses with an outstretched hand if you want them to stop for you and you must press the STOP button on board to disembark. They will not automatically stop unless they are signalled to do so. Other extensions to La Perouse, Macarthur or Liverpool aren’t expected to open till at least 2042. At peak times some cruises can be anchored off Taronga Zoo (Athol Buoy, west of Bradleys Head).

Plus, with diverse destinations at its doorstep, Sydney is the perfect base for day trips and weekends away. A city of iconic attractions and brilliant beaches, Sydney is a destination you’ll never forget. Sydney’s earliest migrants brought with them a passion for sport but were restricted by the lack of facilities and equipment. The first organised sports were boxing, wrestling, and horse racing from 1810 in Hyde Park.[373] Horse racing remains popular to this day and events such as the Golden Slipper Stakes attract widespread attention. The first cricket club was formed in 1826 and matches were played within Hyde Park throughout the 1830s and 1840s.[373] Cricket is a favoured sport in summer and big matches have been held at the Sydney Cricket Ground since 1878. The New South Wales Blues compete in the Sheffield Shield league and the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder contest the national Big Bash Twenty20 competition.

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Sydney is also home to Event Cinemas’ first theatre, which opened on George St in 1913, under its former Greater Union brand; the theatre currently operates, and is regarded as one of Australia’s busiest cinema locations. Some areas of south-western and western Sydney have a reputation, generally gained by news reports of motorcycle and other gang related violence. However, if you want to venture out into these areas during the day, there is no exceptional risk. If you’re planning to head way off the tourist trail to some suburban pub or nightclub for a night out, seek some local advice.

A handful of cross-city roads are signposted by alphanumeric code. The airport is signposted from many major routes with an aeroplane symbol. A few trunk routes run to the Eastern Suburbs and to Newtown 24 hours a day.

Even some more distant destinations are walkable if you have the time, fitness and inclination. It’s less than 2 hours to walk through the exclusive eastern suburbs to Bondi Beach, or south through part industrial, part hipster Alexandria to the airport. If you are a fit and experienced urban cyclist, used to riding on multi-lane roads in heavy traffic, then just get on your bike.

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The area has its own alternative style, which makes for great people watching. All of Darling Harbour is like this, there are restaurants of every variety all along the waterfront. East Circular Quay in the City Centre is similar, along with the International Passenger Terminal on the west of Circular Quay – however many of the restaurants in this area are expensive and loved more for the view than the quality of the food. There are (pricey) exceptions, such as Cafe Sydney, Aria and Sailors Thai. Those quintessential Aussie souvenirs – stuffed koalas and kangaroos, various « Australiana » knick-knacks – can be found in any souvenir store around the city, as well as in airport shops. Authentic Aboriginal/indigenous arts and crafts, such as traditional paintings, hand-made didgeridoos, are expensive, and the range in Sydney is much smaller than in Alice Springs.

Explore a range of access services, performances and dedicated programs for people with disabilities. Find the best way to get to the Opera House if you’re walking, driving or travelling by bike, public transport, taxi or rideshare. The Northern Suburbs include several landmarks – Macquarie University, Gladesville Bridge, Ryde Bridge, Macquarie Centre and Curzon Hall in Marsfield. This area includes suburbs in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire, City of Ryde, the Municipality of Hunter’s Hill and parts of the City of Parramatta. Learn business English vocabulary and skills to support your English communication in international business settings. There are options to suit various budgets, including camping and caravanning, B&Bs, classic pubs, motels, heritage guesthouses and farm stays, as well as eco-retreats, luxury hotels and spa resorts.

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• Just about every suburb in Sydney has a restaurant or two, a cafe or coffee shop, and a place that sells takeaway food.
• All long distance (NSW Trainlink and Great Southern Railway) trains to Sydney terminate at Sydney’s Central Station in the south of the CBD area.
• Be prepared to take photographs of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge as you leave Circular Quay.

Thanks to Sydney’s (or rather, Australia’s) multicultural mix, « modern Australian » is usually characterised by a fusion of cuisines. Think entrees spiced with a Thai-inspired chilli dressing, mains with a hint of a Chinese-style ginger-based marinade or sunny Tuscan flavours- all in the same menu. Many of Australia’s celebrity chefs are of ethnic backgrounds, and many have trained overseas, bringing with them a world of experience back home.

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It closed after 128 years of continuous publication.[365] Sydney heralded Australia’s first newspaper, the Sydney Gazette, published until 1842. The Centennial Parklands is the largest park in the City of Sydney, comprising 189 ha (470 acres). ‘Northern Sydney’ may also include the suburbs in the Upper North Shore, Lower North Shore and the Northern Beaches. The Kurnell peninsula, near Botany Bay, is the site of the first landfall on the eastern coastline made by Lt. (later Captain) James Cook in 1770. La Perouse, a historic suburb named after the French navigator Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741–88), is notable for its old military outpost at Bare Island and the Botany Bay National Park.

Additional services operate late Friday and Saturday night to the Northern Beaches and to the North West. ‘Single Trip’ Opal tickets are available at many top-up machines for trains and ferries. Fares are 20% more expensive than a reloadable Opal or contactless card and you get none of the caps and discounts that are on offer. You need to buy a ticket for every trip you make (i.e. you need to buy a second ticket at the start of a return journey), so these are best avoided unless you are making a limited number of trips.

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Cyclists are permitted just about everywhere on Sydney’s roads, except for some freeway tunnels where bicycle signs will usually direct you to the alternative route. Kerbside lanes are often narrow, so ride assertively, be seen, and take the full lane when you know there is insufficient room to be passed. Bikes are permitted in bus lanes (like the city streets), but not bus only lanes (like the harbour bridge, and T-ways). Parking in many major suburban centres and beaches can be a matter of spending time cruising and searching for parking spots. Usually parking within easy walking distance of these centres has a time limit restriction – often 2-3 hours.

There are two main bus termination points in the CBD, at Wynyard and Circular Quay. These two points are separated by a one-stop commuter train trip. You will need to make this trip if connecting from buses arriving from north of the harbour bridge to buses heading east or west, or vice versa. There are bus information centres at Wynyard and Circular Quay. During peak hours some buses from the south and west terminate at Town Hall to avoid congestion in the CBD. However if you would rather use an Opal card (you have children, or don’t have a contactless credit/debit card) you can obtain a free reloadable Opal smartcard at most newsagents and convenience stores or wherever you see the logo.

The best way to remove the pain is to run the affected area under the hottest water you can stand. Sometimes small transparent jellyfish appear in the harbour and estuaries. You can usually avoid any groups of them, but they are mostly harmless. More rarely larger purple jellyfish are in the harbour and other estuaries. If you see these in the estuaries, best to stay out of their way.

Bicycles can be taken on all trains, ferries and the metro for no cost. But catching a train in the CBD or close to the city in the peak may mean waiting for several services to find one you will fit. Check trackwork schedules on weekends, when buses replace trains and make taking bicycles more challenging.

Bankstown is also the fourth busiest airport in Australia by the number of aircraft movements.[438] Port Botany has surpassed Port Jackson as the city’s major shipping port. Cruise ship terminals are located at Sydney Cove and White Bay. At all of Sydney’s public transport stations/stops, you will see a lollipop sign with a single capitalised letter and a coloured background that indicates the type of transport service available (i.e. train, bus, light rail or ferry). The sign « T » in orange means train, « M » in teal means metro, « B » in blue means bus », F » in green means ferry and « L » in red means light rail (Tram). You may find that many bus stops still don’t have the blue « B » signage as they are still being progressively upgraded. Some bus stops also might say « T-way », referring to a name for bus rapid transit (BRT) lines.

Travellers can transfer to Sydney Trains, the light rail, city buses, and taxis. It is also easy to transfer to other long distance trains and coaches. There is short term metered parking so you can meet the trains on the platform. There are ATMs, a small choice of food outlets, cafes open until late, and a railway heritage society display and bookshop in the terminal. Whereas most of the houses in the suburbs are one-story bungalows built of brick or wood, numerous buildings in the central business district—where land costs are much higher—are tall multistory structures.

If you are travelling on business, there may be business style accommodation near to where you are working, and there is usually no need to stay in the city. There are options around the commercial areas at the airport in Southern Sydney, around Macquarie Park in the North West, and at Parramatta. For those who are after authentic multicultural culinary experiences, there are unique « food districts » scattered around the greater city. The range of food available is huge and isn’t necessarily expensive. It is usually possible to find a restaurant of any nationality, specialising in almost any cuisine. In the east of the city, Victoria Street in Darlinghurst and Crown Street in Surry Hills (between Oxford and Cleveland Streets) has a large range of funky cafes, small bars, pubs, patisseries and restaurants.