Lilli Pilli is a small

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, in the state of

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. Lilli Pilli is located 26 kilometres south of the

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, in the

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of the

Sutherland Shire Sutherland Shire is a local government area (LGA) in the southern region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland Shire is located approximately south-southwest of the Sydney CBD, and comprises an area of . As at the ...

History

Lilli Pilli was named for the lilly pilly, the native myrtle that grew on the point. Thomas Holt (1811–88) owned most of the land that stretched from Sutherland to Cronulla, including land on the point. In 1840, parish maps also showed that of land on the point were owned by Francis Mitchell. The public school opened in 1957, and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007.

Geography

Lilli Pilli is located on the north shore of the

Port Hacking Port Hacking Estuary ( Aboriginal Tharawal language: ''Deeban''), an open youthful tide dominated, drowned valley estuary, is located in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia approximately south of Sydney central business district. Po ...

estuary. The only adjacent suburbs are Caringbah South,

and

Dolans Bay The Dolans Bay is a cove on the Burraneer Bay adjacent to the lower estuarine Hacking River of Port Hacking in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features With a catchment that drains a small number of th ...

. The villages of

Maianbar Maianbar is a village on the outskirts of southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 29 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. It is part of the Sutherland Shire. Maianbar is adjacent to the village of Bu ...

and

Bundeena Bundeena is a village and suburb on the outskirts of southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bundeena is located south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Local government in Australia, local govern ...

are located on the opposite bank of Port Hacking. Lilli Pilli is surrounded by Gannons Bay, Little Turriel Bay, Port Hacking River and Great Turriel Bay. Lilli Pilli Point is situated at the end of Lilli Pilli Point Road, off Port Hacking Road. Lilli Pilli Point Bushland Reserve overlooks

Royal National Park The Royal National Park is a state park, protected national park that is located in the Sutherland Shire local government area in Southern Sydney and in the City of Wollongong local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Au ...

. This bushland reserve is a great secluded picnic area that is often protected from the wind. A rock ledge runs along the northern point up to Speed Alley. Many fishing spots can be found here, all the way to Little Turriell Bay.

Transport

U-Go Mobility U-Go Mobility is a bus company in Sydney, Australia, that operates services in Region 10, which serves South Western Sydney, and Sutherland Shire. It is a 50:50 joint venture between UGL and Go-Ahead Group. History On 22 December 2022, U-Go Mo ...

operates bus route 977 from Lilli Pilli Point to

Caringbah Caringbah is a suburb in Southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Caringbah is south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Sutherland Shire. Caringbah once stretched from Woolooware Bay o ...

and

Westfield Miranda Westfield Miranda (also known as Miranda Fair) is a large shopping centre in the suburb of Miranda in Sutherland Shire of Sydney. History Miranda Fair was officially opened on 16 March 1964 by the Premier of New South Wales, Bob Heffron, in fr ...

Schools

* Lilli Pilli Primary School is on Lilli Pilli Point Road. * Lilli Pilli Kindergarten is located nearby in Caringbah. The school has many sporting achievements, including the winning of the PSSA Soccer Division One Cup in 2008.

Sport and recreation

Lilli Pilli is home to the Lilli Pilli Football Club. Their homeground is Lilli Pilli Oval but other fields are also used such as Caringbah Oval, Solander Fields, Captain Cook Oval and Breen Park. Lilli Pilli is also home to 1st Lilli Pilli Sea Scouts. In 2019, upgrades commenced to Lilli Pilli Oval's facilities, including an upgraded playing surface and clubhouse Image: Port_Hacking_estuary_1.JPG, Port Hacking estuary at Lilli Pilli Image: Port_Hacking_estuary_2.JPG, Port Hacking estuary at Lilli Pilli Image: Lilli Pilli house.JPG, house on Lilli Pilli Point

References

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