What’s in Kogarah?

For those who are mulling over the possibility of purchasing or renting a property in Kogarah but aren’t too sure about the area, let this blog help you decide.  We know we’ve done a blog previously about Kogarah, but we assure you, this is different. This blog provides some knowledge on Kogarah’s features, services, community areas etc.

Starting with the shopping centre in Kogarah, along Regent Street you can tell that Kogarah is a fantastic area to live. There are plenty of shops for all your necessities and wants filled with friendly staff. Starting from the corner of Gladstone Street and Regent Street, the shopping centre continues on for 600metres till the corner of Railway Parade and Gray Street.

Finding your way around in Kogarah with public transport is effortless. With busses continuously running day in and out, through the back streets and along the main road, stopping at all the major and minor stops, there’s almost no need to drive. The Kogarah train tracks run along the New Illawarra and Waterfall train line, which leads to Hurstville or Rockdale, depending which direction you go, which are two major suburbs in the St George area.

Kogarah High School opened in 1876 as a public school featuring a teacher’s residence. The new train station at the time brought much popularity to the area giving students easier access to the school and the school an increased amount of enrolments. In 1892 the school was redesigned to accommodate students doing secondary work. In 1909 the school functioned in three sections, an infants, primary and girl’s intermediate High School.

Kogarah Council hosts an annual music festival and this year’s will be “the 9^th Annual Music in the Park” being held on Sunday 18^th of March at Oatley Memorial Gardens. It’s a free event always with great success featuring a line up of performers of all sorts of jazz styles. Not only is there entertainment but there’s also a barbeque lunch available, offering soft drinks and coffee. This year’s festival will be even more eventful with Oatley Wines providing a selection of wine.

Information sourced from:
http://www.kogarah.nsw.gov.au/www/html/1238-news.asp?n=1243
http://www.kogarah-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/
and using the services of:
http://www.131500.com.au/plan-your-trip