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.
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| Sydney suburbs near Revesby Heights (City of Bankstown) |
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| Condell Park | Bankstown | Punchbowl |
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| Padstow | Padstow Heights | Peakhurst |
It is quiet but humble suburb that celebrates Anzac Day as a proud tradition of gratitude at the Revesby Heights Ex-Service Men's club.
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[edit] Bush Cleanup
Each month, groups get together to help clear weeds from the local bush-land. The longest running regular group at 'The River Reserve' on Sandakan Road.
[edit] De La Salle College, Revesby Heights
De La Salle College Revesby Heights is the only school in Revesby Heights, though there are other schools nearby. The school is a Catholic High School for boys. De La Salle College celebrated 50 years on August 4th, 2006. This year the school moved from 7-10 education to 7-11 education and in 2007 will be 7-12 education which means students can sit the Higher School Certificate at the school.
[edit] History
Revesby was named in 1913 in honour of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), the famous botanist who sailed with Captain James Cook in the Endeavour, when he to 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] External links
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- 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 |
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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 |
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