Banksmeadow is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of

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, Australia. Banksmeadow is located 11 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the

Bayside Council Bayside Council is a local government in New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Sydney, around part of Botany Bay, to south of the CBD. It includes suburbs of South Sydney and the St George area separated by the Cooks River. It compris ...

. Banksmeadow sits on the northern shore of

Botany Bay Botany Bay (Dharawal: ''Kamay''), an open oceanic embayment, is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, south of the Sydney central business district. Its source is the confluence of the Georges River at Taren Point and the Cook ...

History

Banksmeadow is named in honour of naturalist Sir Joseph Banks, who travelled to Australia with

Captain James Cook James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and ...

in 1770. Botany Bay is where they first landed ashore on 29 April 1770, when navigating around Australia on the Endeavour. During the early 1970s, there was extensive land reclamation in Botany Bay, creating a foreshore beach, the golf course and the large container port facilities of Patricks and Hutchison.

Land use

There is no residential land in Banksmeadow. It is a largely industrial area with commercial and industrial developments associated with nearby

Port Botany Port Botany is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Port Botany is located 12 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick. Port Bo ...

. This includes a number of oil terminals, the Sydenham-Botany Goods Railway and a large

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Limited chemical facility.

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has a factory in Banksmeadow.

Landmarks

Foreshore Beach (also known as Botany Beach) runs along the shore of

. Part of the sandy public beach has been lost in recent years due to the expansion of port facilities by the Sydney Ports Corporation. A rock seawall along a large part of the beach has greatly restricted its use as a public beach. Water quality is poor and the beach is subject to major erosion. Sydney Ports are constructing two groynes to protect what remains of the beach. The area includes Banksmeadow Park and Botany Golf Club.

Schools

Banksmeadow Public School Banksmeadow is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Banksmeadow is located 11 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Bayside Council. Banksmeadow sits on the ...

is located at the corner of Wiggins and Trevelyan Streets, Botany. It was established in 1881.Banksmeadow Public School
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References

External links

Bayside CouncilBanksmeadow Suburb Map
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