Audley is a locality on the outskirts of

southern Sydney Southern Sydney is the southern metropolitan area of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Southern Sydney includes the suburbs in the local government areas of Georges River Council and part of Bayside Council (collectively know ...

, in the state of

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, Australia. It is located in the

Royal National Park The Royal National Park is a protected national park that is located in Sutherland Shire in the Australian state of New South Wales, just south of Sydney. The national park is about south of the Sydney central business district near the loca ...

and is part of the

Sutherland Shire Sutherland Shire is a local government area in the southern region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland Shire comprises an area of and as at the had an estimated population of . Sutherland Shire is colloquially ...

Geography

Kangaroo Creek joins the

Hacking River The Hacking River is a watercourse that is located in the Southern Sydney region of New South Wales in Australia. For thousands of years traditional owners called the river Deeban, however the colonial settlers renamed the river after Henry Ha ...

at Audley. A causeway crosses the river here, which is subject to flooding and occasional road closure for travellers into the Royal National Park, and communities at Bundeena/Maianbar. Audley features extensive picnic areas, boat hire facilities, a bike track and a visitor's centre. Audley is also the location of the administrative headquarters for the Royal National Park.

History

The area was surveyed by Lord George Edward Audley in 1863–64, where he set up camp. He later married Emily, second daughter of Major Sir Thomas Mitchell, the Surveyor-General.

Floodgate Floodgates, also called stop gates, are adjustable gates used to control water flow in flood barriers, reservoir, river, stream, or levee systems. They may be designed to set spillway crest heights in dams, to adjust flow rates in sluices a ...

s were constructed in Audley in 1900. Audley developed into a small village of amusements, surrounded by 'pleasure gardens'. It was popular with holiday-makers and honeymooners who could stay at the Allambie House guesthouse. A dance hall was built here in the 1940s, which still stands today.

Heritage listings

Audley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Sir Bertram Stevens & Audley Road:

Audley historic recreational complex Audley historic recreational complex is a heritage-listed recreation area at Sir Bertram Stevens & Audley Road, Audley, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1879. The property is owned by the Office of Environment a ...

Gallery

Image:2007 0810klklk0024.JPG, The Hacking River, at Audley. Image:2007 0810klklk0025.JPG, The boat shed Image:2007 0810klklk0038.JPG Image:2007 0810klklk0022.JPG, Picnic area

References

Sydney localities Sutherland Shire {{Sydney-geo-stub