Berowra Waters is an outer
suburb of
Northern Sydney
Northern Sydney is a large metropolitan area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the north shore of Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River. The region embraces suburbs in Sydney’s north-east, north and inner north west. Northern Sydney is ...
, in the state of
New South Wales
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Australia. Berowra is located 40 kilometres north of the
Sydney central business district, in the
local government area of
Hornsby Shire
Hornsby Shire is a local government area situated in Northern Sydney ( Upper North Shore), as well as parts of the Hills District, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The shire stretches from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to the ...
. Berowra Waters is north-west of the suburbs of
Berowra Heights and west of
Berowra.
Berowra Waters is located on
Berowra Creek, a tributary of the
Hawkesbury River
The Hawkesbury River, or Hawkesbury-Nepean River, is a river located northwest of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its associated main tributary, the Nepean River, almost encircle the metropolitan region of Sydney.
...
. The
Berowra Waters Ferry, a toll-free car ferry, connects the east bank to the west bank with winding roads ascending uphill on both sides.
Notable residents include Australian actress
Cate Blanchett and her husband
Andrew Upton
Andrew Upton (born 1 February 1966) is an Australian playwright, screenwriter and director. He has adapted the works of Gorky, Chekhov, Ibsen and others for London's Royal National Theatre and the Sydney Theatre Company. He wrote the original p ...
.
History
It was thought that Berowra was an
Aboriginal word that means ''place of many winds''.
[''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia , page 27] However, it actually means 'place of many shells' referring to the many shell middens on Berowra Creek.
Transport
A free three-lane
punt, which operates
24/7
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, connects the two sides of
Berowra Waters. The road on the eastern side has several
hairpin bends
A hairpin turn (also hairpin bend or hairpin corner) is a bend in a road with a very acute inner angle, making it necessary for an oncoming vehicle to turn about 180° to continue on the road. It is named for its resemblance to a bent metal hai ...
.
Landmarks
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Berowra Waters Inn was designed by architect
Glenn Murcutt
Glenn Marcus Murcutt AO (born 25 July 1936) is an Australian architect and winner of the 1992 Alvar Aalto Medal, the 2002 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the 2009 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and the 2021 Praemium Imperiale. Gle ...
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Waterview Restaurantand Berowra Waters Marina.
References
External links
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C-By-SA
Suburbs of Sydney
Marinas in Australia
Hornsby Shire
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