Revesby Heights, New South Wales

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Revesby Heights is a suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 23km south west of the Sydney central business district in the City of Bankstown.

Revesby Heights is located on the northern bank of the Georges River. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Picnic Point, Revesby, Padstow and Padstow Heights.

1 History
2 Transport
3 Bush Cleanup
4 De La Salle College, Revesby Heights
5 External links

[edit] History

Revesby was named in 1913 in honour of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), the famous botanist who sailed with Captain James Cook on the Endeavour, when he discovered the east coast of Australia in 1770. Banks had inherited his father’s estate of Revesby Abbey, in Lincolnshire England, so he was known as the Squire of Revesby. He is also commemorated in the Sir Joseph Banks High School in Turvey Street.

[edit] Transport

Revesby Heights is served by bus route 926 linking the suburb with Revesby, Bankstown Hospital, Condell Park and Bankstown. The service is operated by Veolia Transport based on a route originally operated by McVicar's Bus Service.

[edit] Bush Cleanup

Each month, groups get together to help clear weeds from the local bushland. The longest-running regular group meets at The River Reserve on Sandakan Road.

[edit] De La Salle College, Revesby Heights

This school provides quality education for boys in Years 7-12.

[edit] External links

Coordinates: -33.96806° 151.01773°

Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.

Suburbs and localities within the City of Bankstown \| South-western Sydney \| Sydney
Bankstown \| Bass Hill \| Birrong \| Chester Hill \| Chullora \| Condell Park \| East Hills \| Georges Hall \| Greenacre \| Milperra \| Mount Lewis \| Padstow \| Padstow Heights \| Panania \| Picnic Point \| Potts Hill \| Punchbowl \| Revesby \| Revesby Heights \| Sefton \| Villawood \| Yagoona
List of Sydney suburbs