Oatley Point Reserve is a reserve located in the
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
suburb of
Oatley.
It has panoramic views of
Georges River
The Georges River, also known as Tucoerah River, is an intermediate tide-dominated Ria, drowned valley estuary, that is located in Sydney, Australia. The Georges River is located south and south-west from the Sydney central business district, w ...
and
Oatley Bay, as well as some of the highest quality remnant coastal forest in the
Municipality of Kogarah. It is home to a colony of
sugar glider
The sugar glider (''Petaurus breviceps'') is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum. The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such as sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much lik ...
s,
ringtailed possums and
dusky antechinus. It has a rocky tip/point—a popular spot for fishing.
See also
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Oatley Pleasure Grounds
Oatley Pleasure Grounds is a bush park located in Oatley, New South Wales. The whole park is .
History
A private park was started by Harry Linmark before 1934. A band, weekly on Sunday, previously held entertaining shows at the park. Chinese N ...
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Oatley Park
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Moore Reserve
Moore Reserve is a 14.2 hectare park surrounded by the Sydney suburbs of Oatley, Mortdale and Hurstville Grove. It is a public space in the Georges River Council.
Originally part of the north west arm, Moore Reserve was created in the 1960s ...
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Parks in Sydney
Sydney is well endowed with open spaces and has many natural areas. Many of these exist even within the compact Sydney CBD, city centre. These include the Chinese Garden of Friendship and Hyde Park, Sydney, Hyde Park (which is named after Lond ...
References
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Parks in Sydney