Wilton is a town of the

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, Australia in the

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. It is located around 80 km south west of the

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, within close proximity of

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. It is an

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of Greater Sydney under development, which includes the new estate of Bingara Gorge.

History

After a process that had its origins in the 1970s an intergovernmental group suggested in 1986 that Wilton and

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were preferred sites for a potential second airport of Sydney in the Sydney Basin. The federal government under

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selected

. In April 2012 the then federal Minister for Transport,

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and

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CEO Alan Joyce endorsed the suitability of Wilton as a location for a potential second airport of Sydney. On 8 May 2012, with the site selection process still stalled, Anthony Albanese announced further investigations into the Wilton site. The NSW Premier

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opposed the use of Wilton as an airport. In April 2014 Prime Minister

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confirmed approval for the location of Sydney's second airport at Badgerys Creek. As early as in the

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began the development of Bingara Gorge in Wilton. As of early 2023, Wilton has an estimated population of 5,000; its urban planning is divided among four developers, each having signed a Voluntary Planning Agreement to provide infrastructure "at no cost to government". It is expected to grow into a region with a population of 55,000 by 2040.

Amenities

As an exurb under development, Wilton has limited amenities available to its residents. Apart from a

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, it has a

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, which includes pizza, and opposite thereof is a BP service station. The Bingara Gorge development includes a

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pizza shop, a Woolworths store, a medical centre and pharmacy, a liquor store, two cafes and a Chinese restaurant. Wilton is just located off Picton Road, which diverges off the

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. A bus route operated by Picton Buslines, 901, runs through Wilton thrice daily, connects it to

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and Douglas Park railway station.

Heritage listings

''Wilton Park'' on Wilton Park Road is a heritage-listed farm.

Sport

Hannaford Oval is home to Wollondilly Redbacks Junior Australian Football Club and Wollondilly Knights Senior Australian Football Club. Wilton is also home to the Sydney Skydivers.Sydney Skydive
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References

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