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

Beverley Park

Situated between Kogarah, Monterey, Ramsgate and Kogarah Bay, is Beverley Park. Known for its 18 hole golf course, Beverley Park is a beautiful suburb containing many historic single storey bungalows.

Before the first settlers came to Beverley Park, the area was lived in by the Aboriginal members of the Gameygal clan (pronounced Kameygal). In the south of Beverley Park is a wetland haven where wildlife forages and feeds near the mangroves and tidal waters. For many years, before Beverley Park was developed it was prone to flooding and was used for market gardening.

-Just one of the photos we have in the office relating back to Beverley Park-

The land in Beverley Park was first owned by the Crown, (The Queen) and was granted to Matthew Carroll seeing as he was one of the first settlers to take the land in the Kogarah area. Development of the area began during the Great Depression in the 1930’s and funding for the project was granted in 1937. The first auction on the Beverley Park Estate took place on 17 February 1940, when 159 lots were sold. Reclamation, drainage and subdivision of the land was completed by the start of World War II.

In 1887 Kogarah Municipal Council came up with the idea to develop a public park in the Kogarah Bay area. Unfortunately this proposal was rejected by the Colonial Government several times due to lack of funds. In 1905, Local Mayor DJ O’Brien proposed that a shortcut be built between Rocky Point Road at Ramsgate and Kogarah Road (now Princes Highway) as well as having 30 acres of land being reclaimed to create a park.

-Beverley Park Golf Course-

Beverley Park’s Golf Club was built on land that was originally designated for a sporting complex, the reason the Golf Club was built rather than the sporting complex remains unknown. On the 14^th of June 1941, the first nine holes opened at Beverley Park Golf Club, organised by a member of Kogarah, William Currey, and the second nine holes were opened two years later. The Beverley Park Golf Club even owns its own cafe/restaurant, called “the 19^th” which serves quality food & meal deals. 

The National Trust of Australia (New South Wales) nominated part of Beverley Park as a conservation area in 1988. The reason being that Beverley Park is valued as a rare example of 1930’s subdivision composed mostly of Californian bungalows and also for its quality of streetscapes.

-Beverley Park's Sunny Side house, Princes Highway, Beverley Park, Sydney, Australia. -

If anyone is looking to purchase, sell or rent in the Beverley Park area, our team will be more than happy to assist you with any questions or queries you may have. Please feel free to contact our PRDnationwide on 9529 4666.

Information sourced from:

Beverley Park Golf Club Website: http://bpgc.com.au

Dictionary of Sydney Website: http://www.dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/beverley_park

Sans Souci In All It's Glory

The words “Sans Souci” in French mean, ‘’without care’’. Although Sans Souci is more commonly known in New South Wales for its beautiful waters and lovely scenery. It’s 25 minutes away from the Sydney CBD and is home to 8574 people.

With Sans Souci being more residentially orientated, its main shopping areas are located on Rocky Point Road, and another located at the intersection of Clareville Avenue and Russell Avenue. For those who like to read, there is a library on Russell Avenue. There are also a selection of retail shops near the library and two public schools within the area.

Sans Souci’s development started in the 1830’s with Catherine Cooper being the first to have received 100 acres of land where she built a home with her husband, Robert Cooper Jr. Later on, Catherine & Robert Cooper operated a distillery in Rocky Point which was then called Charlotte Point.

Regardless of the fact that Sans Souci means ‘without care’ in French, the suburb was actually named from a grand house built on Rocky Point Road, bought in 1853 by Thomas Holt; who later sold it & moved to Marrickville. William Rust who bought the house turned it into a successful hotel, despite its isolation.

There are five soccer fields and play grounds in Sans Souci along with a sailing, motor boat, yacht club & leisure centre.

If someone is looking to sell, purchase or rent in Sans Souci, our team would be more than happy to assist you with any questions or queries you may have. Please feel free to contact our PRDnationwide team on 9529 4666.

The Promenade, Sans Souci

Information & Facts from:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_Souci,_New_South_Wales

http://www.rockdale.nsw.gov.au/Pages/Rockdale_Sub_SansSouci.aspx



Ramsgate Beach

Something you probably didn’t know about Ramsgate Beach is that it was named after a seaside resort in England. It’s mostly a residential area with only one main road (Ramsgate Road) for all your shopping needs and the RSL Club is on the same road too.

Ramsgate Road has all the retailing and necessary business places of any town or shopping centre in one road. All along the road is a selection of businesses such as food stores, a Coles supermarket, doctors surgeries, real estate agents, banks, a Franklins store and even several restaurants.

The mesmerising sunset from Ramsgate Beach

Ramsgate Beach began to grow as a suburb in the late 1800’s when only the wealthy could afford to live so close to the water. However this has changed in the last 50 years as new dwellings have been built especially apartments, bringing up the popularity and population of Ramsgate Beach. According to Realestate.com.au Ramsgate Beach received a 77/100 rating & 4 stars based on street and suburb reviews in Ramsgate Beach, which were written by the locals. The current population for Ramsgate Beach according to the 2006 Census is 1435 people.

In 1812 Patrick Moore was granted 60 acres of land which he later used part of to make Scarborough Park in the 1830’s. The Hon. Thomas Holt named the park after the coastal town of Scarborough, Yorkshire, and the First Fleet convict ship which was briefly anchored in Botany Bay in 1788.

Public transport is available through bus services provided by the Sydney buses company and the Veolia bus company.

If someone is looking to sell, purchase or rent in Ramsgate Beach, our team will be more than happy to assist you with any questions or queries you may have. Please feel free to contact our PRDnationwide team on 9529 4666.

http://www.realestate.com.au/buy/in-ramsgate+beach%2c+nsw+2217%3b+/list-1*
This rating is aggregated from scores submitted by users – it does not reflect the opinion or view of realestate.com.au*http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?locationLastSearchTerm=Ramsgate+Beach&locationSearchTerm=Ramsgate+Beach&newarea=SSC11835&submitbutton=View+QuickStats+%3E&mapdisplay=on&collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC11835&geography=&method=Place+of+Usual+Residence&productlabel=&producttype=QuickStats&topic=&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&breadcrumb=PL&topholder=0&leftholder=0&currentaction=104&action=401&textversion=false&subaction=1^http://www.rockdale.nsw.gov.au/Pages/Rockdale_Sub_Ramsgate.aspx**

Kogarah Bay

On the northern shore of the Georges River lies Kogarah Bay, located just 16km’s south of the Sydney CBD with a population of 1849 people. It’s one of those pleasant suburbs where the air is fresh and everything you need or want is only moments away.

Kogarah Bay is a suburb named from an aboriginal word meaning “rushes” or “place of reeds”. First spelt as ‘coggera’ or ‘cogerah’ it was later changed to Kogarah when the Railway line was built during the 1880’s.

With just one church and two parks, Kogarah still maintains its reputation as a good and proper suburb filled with a lovely community, scenic views, and a history worth knowing.

During the 1840’s Kogarah and Kogarah Bay truly started to develop when a dam was constructed at Cooks River. Settlers began purchasing small blocks of land to build gardens, orchards and vineyards. Several of these landowners became influential prominent members of the community – Peter Moore, Matthew Carroll, Joseph William George Blake, William Carss and Edmond English.

Soon after the railway was built, businesses had started relocating themselves to be closer to the station in the hopes of gaining more profit. In 1886 Railway Parade grew from having only two houses, to containing a hotel, bank, butcher, 3 real estate agents, post office and a variety of other businesses.

Kogarah Bay, Wharf Road

Kogarah Bay may be somewhat smaller than other suburbs but is large in potential. It has one church, two parks, a sailing club and yacht club.

Kogarah Bay still maintains its reputation as a good and proper suburb filled with a lovely community, scenic views, and a history worth knowing.

If someone is looking to sell, purchase or rent in Kogarah Bay, our team will be more than happy to assist you with any questions or queries you may have. Please feel free to contact PRDnationwide team on 9529 4666.

Information sourced from:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kogarah_Bay,_New_South_Wales

*http://www.kogarah.nsw.gov.au/www/html/1268-history-of-kogarah.asp

Interior Designs

Hello everyone,

2012 has started as a refreshing year to everyone. With 2011 finally finishing, we can all start anew & what better way to do this than to redecorate? It’s always given people that feeling of change that we need every once in a while & as we’ve found, generally the best designs to go with are bright & colourful, simple & minimalist or calm & “cruisy”. 

The bright and colourful styles when used correctly can and usually do create an atmosphere of class mixed with a dash of excitement for owners and visitors when entering a room. Bright colours are good for making smaller rooms appear bigger and vice versa.

Simple & minimalist styles tend to be very spacious & without clutter. This makes the room look larger than it actually is as well as modern. The painting styles are typically light colours with shades of white, grey, green, blue, and more. Using light colours can also make a small room look larger just as bright colours can. A handy tip for those designing their home or a particular room in this design is that all electronics such as blu-ray players & TV’s etc. be streamlined & have a space between them as well as the furniture standing on short legs so that you can just see the floor underneath; this helps to improve the spaciousness of the room.

The colours in a calm & “cruisy” sort of design are light as well, similar to the simple & minimalist style, but are used a bit more in furniture & home accessories such as pillows & throw rugs. Looking through interior design books, the colour used most for this is a cool blue colour with white. Cool colours are quite popular with the calm & “cruisy” designs because they create a relaxed atmosphere in the room.

Our team will be more than happy to assist you with any questions or queries you may have. Please feel free to contact PRDnationwide team on 9529 466 or 9502 2066.

*Photos from Google Images

Article made with help from

http://www.interiordesignideas.com.au/interior-decorating-colour-ideas/

http://www.interiordesigningg.com/interior/simple-interior-design-ideas/