South Turramurra 2074

I pushed the button on my randomised suburb chooser device today, and up popped South Turramurra. And it's not a bad place for a visit either.

It must be one of Sydney's most liveable suburbs in fact.



There's a very pleasant little shopping strip. There are parks and pockets of carefully protected woodland habitat.

There's St Andrews Uniting Church, home of STEP (South Turramurra Environment Protection). As well as producing a multitude of extremely professional books and maps, and holding frequent excellent educational events, STEP was largely responsible for preventing much of the neighbouring bushland from becoming motorway corridors and housing estates. More here:  STEP

South Turramurra has an average income nearly twice the national average, and a median house price of approximately $1.7 million.

The Lane Cove National Park forms the southern boundary of the suburb. I strolled down there with a view to getting some pictures of the bush and of the Great North Walk, which passes by there. But what's this? It's closed today for a hazard reduction burn.




A very pleasant lady from National Parks was guarding the park entrance, and happily explained all about the fire and where I couldn't go.

I posed her for a photo, asking her to look a bit fierce. "I can't do fierce", she said!