Wolli Creek

Wolli Creek, New South Wales is a suburb of Sydney with the same name

View of Wolli Creek from the weir at Henderson Street, Turrella.

Wolli Creek flows into the Cooks River, near Tempe

Wolli Creek is an urban waterway of southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The sub-catchment is 22 km².

Wolli Creek rises at Beverly Hills, at Beverly Hills Park. It is a lined channel between Kingsgrove Road, Kingsgrove and Bexley Road, Bexley North where it then enters the Wolli Creek Valley. The Wolli Creek Valley contains the largest bushland in inner south-west Sydney. Wolli Creek feeds into the Cooks River near the suburbs of Wolli Creek and Tempe. The Wolli Creek Valley is the only bushland of any size left in inner south-west Sydney. It is also the only large, high-quality open space that remains in a heavily developed residential and industrial region. The Wolli Creek Valley is unique in offering:

• easy public transport access
• beautiful family picnic areas
• extensive views
• extensive bushland
• rugged sandstone escarpments
• walking tracks
• parkland, heathland & woodland forest
• great birdwatching
• 60ha regional park under development.

Bird observation in the Wolli Valley

The Wolli Valley's diversity of habitat and strategic location are reflected in the wide range of bird species to be found there. Records show that 176 species of birds have been recorded in the area between 1940 and 1999.

Wolli Creek, looking toward the South Western Ocean Outfall Sewer (SWOOS)

See also Wolli Creek Preservation Society

References

• Rankin, N. (2006) Birds of Wolli Valley. Wolli Creek Preservation Society Inc. Sydney, Australia.