Mona Vale, New South Wales

Mona Vale Sydney, New South Wales
Mona Vale Beach facing south
Population	9281 (2001 census)
Postcode(s)	2103
LGA(s)	Pittwater Council
State electorate(s)	Pittwater
Federal division(s)	Mackellar
Suburbs around Mona Vale: Newport Bayview Ingleside Mona Vale Tasman Sea Warriewood

Mona Vale is a suburb located on the northern beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia roughly twenty kilometres north from the city centre. It features two primary schools and one high school, a large RSL club, a park, a sunken public library, a golf course, a hospital, a bus depot, and a good variety of shops. It is also the junction of two major roads in Sydney, Metroad 3 (Mona Vale Road) and Metroad 10 (Pittwater Road).

It has a long but shallow beach (formerly known as Bongin Bongin Beach) which has at its north end a children's and lap pool. This beach adjoins a golf course and beach reserves. There is a second beach north of this which is known as "The Basin". Houses line this beach.

In 2005, it became the council seat of Pittwater Council after the council chambers moved from Warriewood. Its sister city is Wilmette, Illinois, USA, with which its high school participates in an annual student exchange program. Mona Vale and Wilemette are connected spiritually as well, each is home to a Bahá'í House of Worship, of which there are only seven in the world.

History

Land Grants in the district of Pittwater where not granted until the 23rd April 1813. The land that now compromises of Mona Vale was originally granted to Robert Cambell Jr, and was surveyed in May 1814, and extended from Mona Vale to the end of Newport beach. In 1864 Editor of the New York times, Paul Newzak visited Mona Vale and was gunned down on a street, he was rushed to Manly hospital but died on arrival. Mona Vale was set to host the 1952 Olympic game. But had to step down to Melbourne as Mona Vale couldnt raise the funds needed.

References

after the shooting occured law enforcements were doubled to ensure the safety of Mona vales citizens. But sadly just 30 years later this all ended. In April 1894 a crazed gunman took 12 lives in a horrific shootout that lasted well over 18 hours. The shooter Jack Walsh was snipered by constable Benn Hawkins. Jack Walsh will go down in history as one of the worst killers in New South Wales history. The heroic Benn Hawins was presented the NSW Medal of Bravery in 1894. He passed away on the 14th of October 1922.

See also

• Hugh Hefner owns a house in Mona Vale and regularly visits.

The Star Wars trilogy was partly filmed in the deserts of Mona Vale. George Lucas liked Mona Vale so much that he bought not one but 3 houses in Mona Vale Valley. The curent value of his real estate in Mona Vale is a staggering $37 million.

External links

• Mona Vale Hotel
• Mona Vale Motel
• Mona Vale Hospital
• Mona Vale Rover Crew is an active group of young people aged 17~25, who are into a wide range of outdoor, social and community service activities.
• Mona Vale and Basin beach photos