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60-594: North Turramurra is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . North Turramurra is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district , in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council . Turramurra and South Turramurra are separate suburbs. Turramurra is an Aboriginal word which is thought to mean either big hill , high place , or small watercourse . Early settlers referred to

120-872: A Sydney or local level, however, landmarks are more plentiful and include: The Lane Cove Azalea Beds, Blues Point Tower, Eden Gardens, the Balmoral Rotunda , the Stanton Library in North Sydney, Lane Cove Plaza, Zenith Towers at Chatswood, Northpoint Tower in North Sydney, Cammeray suspension bridge at Cammeray, Echo Point Park in Roseville Chase , the Royal North Shore Hospital, the Hornsby Water Clock , and 'The Forum' in St Leonards. The region

180-580: A bat reserve leading to Middle Harbour. The "Upper North Shore" usually refers to all suburbs within the local government area of Ku-ring-gai , and a small area of Hornsby Shire , situated between Lane Cove National Park and Ku-ring-gai National Park, or suburbs between Boundary Street, Roseville and the M1 Motorway in Wahroonga . It is located to the north-west of the Sydney CBD . It roughly corresponds with

240-530: A joint venture known as Red Bus CDC NSW to bid on a renewed Sydney Outer Metropolitan Bus Region 7 contract, where Red Bus was the incumbent operator. A new eight-year contract was awarded to the joint venture in July 2023. On 6 July 2024, the new contract commenced and Red Bus Services was rebranded Red Bus CDC NSW. Effective from the same day, the Sloane family (owners of Red Bus) sold Red Bus and its 50% shareholding in

300-552: A month and features over 40 events including live music/entertainment, exhibitions, cultural celebrations, business events and many more community activities. The highlight is the annual Willoughby Street Fair where the Chatswood CBD is taken over by market stalls, performers, dancers and musicians. The StreetFair features the Willoughby Street Parade which included over 1,000 participants in 2007. The local newspapers are

360-719: A number of bus companies in Australia, some in New South Wales such as Forest Coach Lines . However, until 2023, the majority of the New South Wales operations were not rebranded, unlike its Victorian counterparts which had been rebranded to CDC in 2014. CDC NSW became the largest commuter bus operator in 2018/2019, with the acquisition of Forest Coach Lines , Coastal Liner and Blanch's Bus Company in that period. In March 2022, ComfortDelGro Australia announced it intended to rebrand all of its operations in New South Wales under

420-452: A number of speciality stores and cafés. Chatswood is one of the largest retail precincts in Sydney, and has a large amount of high density residential buildings. It is home to large shopping centres such as Westfield Chatswood and Chatswood Chase . Adjacent to Lane Cove National Park, Macquarie Park is home to one of Sydney's largest shopping centres, Macquarie Centre . Macquarie Park also has

480-632: A substantial amount of high density residential buildings and office space. St Leonards is another large commercial area featuring mostly office space and apartments. The Lower North Shore has many unique landmarks such as: The Sydney Harbour Bridge, Taronga Zoo in Mosman, Admiralty House (Sydney residence of the Governor-General of Australia ), Kirribilli House (Sydney residence of the Prime Minister of Australia ), Luna Park , and Balmoral Beach . At

540-513: Is a region within Northern Sydney , in New South Wales , Australia, generally referring to suburbs located on the northern side of Sydney Harbour up to Wahroonga , and suburbs between Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River . The term "North Shore", used to describe this region of Sydney is customary, not legal or administrative, and is often subjective. The region now referred to as

600-536: Is home to hundreds of parks and reserves, including Sydney Harbour National Park and the Lane Cove National Park . Major local sports grounds include North Sydney Oval , the region's largest in capacity, and Chatswood Oval . The North Shore holds a number of festivals/events throughout the year, including: Tartan Day at Lane Cove, the Guringgai Festival honouring northern Sydney's Aboriginal people,

660-475: Is located to the north of the Sydney Harbour Bridge , between Lane Cove River and Middle Harbour and as far north as Boundary Street, Roseville , or all suburbs within the local government areas of Mosman Council , City of Willoughby , Municipality of Lane Cove , North Sydney Council , Municipality of Hunter's Hill and some suburbs of City of Ryde . The Lower North Shore roughly corresponds with

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720-535: The 2021 census , North Turramurra recorded a population of 4,194. Of these: The suburb is characterized by a close-knit community and has a strong community group known as NTAG (North Turramurra Action Group), which is one of the most active and successful community groups in the Ku-ring-gai area. A survey performed in 2019 by ABS analysis group in the Chinese city of Chongqing maintained that North Turramurra had become

780-654: The Ballina , Lennox Head , Byron Bay and Mullumbimby areas of Northern NSW out of depots in Ballina and Billinudgel . Since 2010, it also owned Brunswick Valley Coaches, while retaining the latter's brand. Blanch's Bus Company and Brunswick Valley Coaches were acquired by ComfortDelGro in April 2019. Both brands were phased out and replaced by the CDC NSW brand in January 2024. At the time,

840-1221: The Central Coast Bears , in Perth , or as simply “Bears”. In Rugby union , the area is represented in the Shute Shield by the Northern Suburbs Rugby Club , and the Gordon Rugby Football Club Throughout history and on all three levels of politics (federal, state and local), the North Shore has been a stronghold for the Liberal Party , the main centre-right , liberal conservative party in Australia. However, in recent years, teal independents ( centrist or centre-left independents who are economically liberal , but environmentally and socially progressive , most of whom are women, whose campaigns are mostly funded by Climate 200 , an organisation founded and headed by businessman Simon Holmes à Court that advocates for climate action) have won gained support in

900-507: The Hills District . It was one of the first companies to be bought by ComfortDelGro Cabcharge in 2005. In August 2013, Hillsbus successfully tendered to operate the Region 4 services for another five years from August 2014. The Hillsbus brand was phased out and replaced by the CDC NSW brand in 2023. Blanch's Bus Company, established in 1976, operated scheduled route and school bus services in

960-558: The Parish of Willoughby , a cadastral unit used for land title purposes. In 2016, the NSW government proposed merging three of the four lower north shore councils (Mosman, Willoughby, and North Sydney councils). In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the North Sydney, Willoughby and Mosman local government areas. The other lower north shore council, Lane Cove,

1020-542: The Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. This led to the commencement of the development of suburbs on the North Shore. Four of the five local government areas that form the Lower North Shore (the City of Willoughby and the municipalities of Mosman, Lane Cove and North Sydney) were created from the Parish of Willoughby , a cadastral unit used for land titles that was created in the early years of European settlement. "North Sydney"

1080-657: The Sydney Observer , Hornsby and Upper North Shore Advocate , The North Shore Times , The Mosman Daily , Northern District Times and the North Shores' local lifestyle publication Northside . The North Shore is represented by Rugby League club, the North Sydney Bears , some residents (Particularly younger generations) in this area also subscribe their loyalty to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (Based on

1140-466: The CDC NSW brand. Following it successfully tendering to continue operating regions 4 and 14 in Sydney , ComfortDelGro Australia announced that its Forest Coach Lines (Sydney only) and Hillsbus subsidiaries would both be rebranded when the new contracts commence in April and May 2023. This was followed by the rebranding of Blanch's Bus Company and Brunswick Valley Coaches on 29 January 2024. In February 2023, CDC NSW and Red Bus Services set up

1200-517: The Great Sphinx of Egypt was carved out of sandstone in the 1920s by William Shirley, a returned soldier, in memory of fallen comrades. The suburb is a popular starting point for many bush walkers as it has easy access to Bobbin Head , the upper reaches of Cowan Creek and St Ives Chase . North Turramurra lies on a narrow spur between two creeks (Lovers Jump Creek and Cowan Creek) that flow eventually to

1260-672: The Moocooboola Festival at Hunters Hill, the Mosman Festival, Lane Cove's Cammeraygal Festival, and Chinese New Year at Chatswood. Mosman, North Sydney, Willoughby also hold an annual art prize. All local government areas in the region and around the country celebrate Australia Day, which is on 26 January. The Willoughby Spring Festival is held throughout the Willoughby local government area, in September each year. The festival lasts for

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1320-460: The NSW government proposed merging Ku-ring-gai Council and Hornsby Council. In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers on the North Shore following backlash from members of the community and court proceedings. The "Lower North Shore" usually refers to the land that

1380-455: The North Shore is accessible to railway transport with the North Shore railway line providing rail services between the Sydney central business district , North Sydney and Hornsby via Chatswood . The Sydney Metro Northwest serves the suburbs of Chatswood, North Ryde , Macquarie Park , Macquarie University and Epping before continuing to Tallawong in the Hills District , replacing

1440-472: The North Shore roughly corresponds with the cadastral parishes (used for land title purposes) of the Willoughby (in the south) and Gordon (in the north). However, these boundaries are not fixed, and those suburbs that sit close to the boundary between, for example, the cadastral Parish of Gordon and the neighbouring Parish of Manly Cove in the east, may be identified in different contexts as part of either

1500-503: The North Shore was home to a number a clans of the Eora . These included the Cammeraygal people whose traditional lands were located within what are now the Lower North Shore local government areas of North Sydney , Willoughby , Mosman , Manly and Warringah local government areas . The Cammeraygal people lived in the area until the 1820s and are recorded as being in the northern parts of

1560-449: The Region 1 services operating out of St Marys and Windsor passing to Busways , while the Region 3 services operated by Bonnyrigg and Girraween passing to Transit Systems Sydney , both in October 2013. As a result, Westbus ceased to operate routes, with remaining bus fleet transferred to other ComfortDelGro Cabcharge subsidiaries. Hillsbus was a bus operator which operated bus services in

1620-559: The Sydney area, with an average of 1,400 millimetres (55 in) per year. The inland parts of the North Shore are somewhat cooler than other areas of the surrounding Sydney basin in the winter months, particularly the CBD , and the further inland the area (particularly the Upper North Shore), the cooler the weather. This list is not exhaustive. The North Shore is not strictly defined by government authorities. The suburbs and localities of

1680-650: The Sydney region for approximately 5,800 years. The Lower North Shore suburb of Cammeray takes its name from the clan, although the Cameragal clan was centred around, Kayyeemy, or Manly Cove . Other clans included: After the British establishment of Sydney in 1788, settlement on the North Shore of the harbour was quite limited. One of the first settlers was James Milson who lived in the vicinity of Jeffrey Street in Kirribilli , directly opposite Sydney Cove . The north shore

1740-655: The Upper North Shore region or the Northern Beaches region. The entirety of the Lane Cove National Park and its adjoining suburbs to the north are generally regarded as part of the North Shore region, such as the suburbs of Thornleigh , Pennant Hills and Beecroft . Likewise, while the Municipality of Hunters Hill is west of the Lane Cove River and in the Parish of Hunters Hill , the suburbs in that parish along

1800-544: The area as Eastern Road until the name Turramurra was adopted when the railway station was built in 1890. Eastern Road was an area of orchards. Samuel King, born in 1828 in County Donegal Ireland, arrived in Sydney in 1853. With his wife Ann, he established several orchards along Bobbin Head Road and at North Turramurra and was a noted church and community supporter. Eccleston du Faur secured the name Turramurra. Du Faur

1860-464: The area. However, on the state level, the Liberal Party has managed to hold off challenges from teal candidates. Similar trends are present in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and on the Northern Beaches , as well as in some parts of Melbourne . Like the rest of the Sydney basin, the North Shore has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ). Turramurra receives one of the highest rainfalls in

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1920-626: The branding phased out and replaced by the CDC NSW brand. Forest Coach Lines was acquired by ComfortDelGro in August 2018. In October 2021, CDC merged its newly acquired school bus business from KA & VK Stubbs Pty Ltd into its Forest Coach Lines business in Narrabri and Wee Waa. Red Bus CDC NSW is a bus operator which operates in the Central Coast region. Since 2024, Red Bus CDC NSW have formed Outer Sydney Metropolitan Bus Region 7 . Red Bus CDC NSW

1980-480: The bushland to Bobbin Head. In 1895 he built a house on 25 acres (100,000 m) at the Chase Gates. After his death in 1915, part of this property became Lady Davidson Home, a convalescent hospital, later Lady Davidson Hospital. North Turramurra became a separate suburb from Turramurra when it was officially gazetted as on 5 August 1994. North Turramurra is home to the sphinx war memorial. This 1.5 m high replica of

2040-493: The cadastral Parish of Gordon. Sometimes, all suburbs adjoining the upper section of Lane Cove National Park are considered part of the Upper North Shore. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics data collected from the Australian census of 2016 , the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council, which makes up almost the entirety of the Upper North Shore region, is the wealthiest local government area in Australia. In 2015,

2100-439: The company to ComfortDelGro Australia. The CDC NSW brand began to appear in early 2017 as an umbrella branding of ComfortDelGro Australia's operations in New South Wales, which at the time consisted of Hillsbus , Blue Mountains Transit, Hunter Valley Buses , QCity Transit , Transborder Express and Charterplus. The logo was introduced on its website in April 2017. In following few years since, ComfortDelGro Australia acquired

2160-530: The first three New South Wales bus companies to be acquired by ComfortDelgro Cabcharge in 2005. Westbus was a bus operator who operated bus services in Western Sydney . It was one of the first companies to be bought by ComfortDelGro Cabcharge in 2005. Until its cessation, Westbus' services were part of Sydney Bus Regions 1 and 3 . In 2012, these regions were put out to tender by Transport for NSW . Westbus' bids to retain both regions were not successful, with

2220-580: The fleet consists of 48 buses. The following CDC NSW operations have their own separate branding or name. Hunter Valley Buses is a bus operator who operates bus, coach and charter services in the Central Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales . Previously known as Blue Ribbon, it was one of the first companies to be bought by ComfortDelGro Cabcharge in 2005. Since 2008, Hunter Valley Buses' services have formed Outer Sydney Metropolitan Bus Regions 2 and 4 . In August 2018, its service area expanded to include Outer Sydney Metropolitan Bus Region 11 after

2280-473: The harbour and the rivers on either side. Parks and areas of sclerophyll forest are present throughout the area. The Lane Cove National Park, Garigal National Park and Sydney Harbour National Park contain remnant bushland along the Lane Cove River, Middle Harbour and Sydney Harbour respectively. Bushwalking , abseiling and bouldering opportunities can be found around Lindfield and North Turramurra . Gordon has one of Sydney's largest bat colonies in

2340-728: The harbourside suburbs with Circular Quay in the central business district. CDC NSW provide frequent bus services to the Upper North Shore. Buses on the Lower North Shore are mainly operated by the Busways out of Willoughby Bus Depot . Significant commercial and retail centres on the North Shore include North Sydney, Crows Nest , Chatswood, St Leonards, Neutral Bay, St Ives and Hornsby. The North Shore's largest commercial centres are at North Sydney and Chatswood. A number of international companies have their Australian or Asia–Pacific Headquarters in this part of Sydney. North Sydney does not have any of Sydney's major shopping centres, however, it has

2400-405: The joint venture to CDC NSW, with Red Bus CDC NSW fully owned by CDC NSW. Within Sydney , CDC NSW operates bus services in two bus regions: In November 2022, it was announced that CDC NSW retained Regions 4 and 14, including Region 12 which was consolidated into Region 14. The Hillsbus and Forest Coach Lines (only the Sydney operations) brands were phased out in favour of the CDC NSW brand, with

2460-542: The last recorded snow fall was in 1836. North Turramurra gets rain all year round with the most in February (231.9mm). On 6 February 2010, North Turramurra received 180mm of rain in one day; almost a month of rain in a day and the most rain recorded since 1990. On 12/13 February 2010, North Turramurra received 60mm in a night and on 13 February 2010 80mm of rain was recorded in North Turramurra. The highest recorded temperature

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2520-751: The lower Blue Mountains . In 1999, it expanded with the purchase of Katoomba-Leura Bus Service, followed in 2002 by Blue Mountains Bus Co. On 1 December 2014, CDC formally took over the operations of Blue Mountains Bus Company and rebranded it as Blue Mountains Transit. As of September 2024, Blue Mountains Transit operates 75 buses. In September 2012, CDC purchased Deane's Transit Group which comprised Deane's Buslines which operates local services in Queanbeyan and into Canberra , and Transborder Express which runs services between Yass , Murrumbateman , Hall and Canberra. Both brands also operate school services within their service region. On 8 July 2013, Deane's Buslines

2580-573: The nearby Northern Beaches area ), as North Sydney were excluded from the NRL after the 1999 season , but formed a joint venture with Manly to create the Northern Eagles , however, this only lasted 3 seasons and the licence was reverted to Manly Warringah , effectively leaving the North Shore without NRL representation. However, there have been on going efforts to return the Bears to the top flight , either as

2640-706: The new contracts for Regions 4 and 14 commencing in April and May 2023 respectively. As a result of Region 12 consolidating into Region 14, CDC NSW also took over services from Transdev NSW . CDC NSW operates the following services: As of September 2024, CDC NSW in Sydney (excluding CDC Charter's St Mary's depot) operates 782 buses (including 2 electric buses) across seven depots: Outside of Sydney, CDC NSW also operates scheduled route, school bus and coach services in Northern NSW out of depots in Ballina and Billinudgel . Its service areas include Ballina , Lennox Head , Byron Bay and Mullumbimby . As of September 2024,

2700-676: The northern shore of the Parramatta River are sometimes referred (especially in commercial contexts) as part of the Lower North Shore. Most of the North Shore suburbs are part of the Hornsby Plateau , a large sandstone plateau overlaid by a system of ridges and gullies. The Plateau begins north of the Port Jackson and runs up until the Hawkesbury River . Thus much of the North Shore is hilly with many steep valleys running down into

2760-449: The previous Epping to Chatswood railway line after almost 10 years of service. The remaining Sydney Metro City & Southwest stage to the Lower North Shore and Bankstown , is projected to be completed in 2024. The completed metro line will provide rapid transit between North West Sydney and South West Sydney via the Lower North Shore. Many bus routes also serve the area, particularly the lower North Shore, and ferries connect many of

2820-551: The purchase of Coastal Liner . CDC Charter is CDC's bus charter division for its Sydney and Blue Mountains operations. Initially established as Charterplus in 2008 to centralise the charter operations between the Hillsbus depots, this was expanded to the Westbus depots in 2009. It organises charters for the CDC group, CDC rail bus workings, as well as CDC's special event commitments. Charterplus

2880-521: The region generally known as North Shore are: CDC NSW The CDC NSW operations do not include CDC Broken Hill , even though the operation is located in New South Wales. Together with CDC Mildura, they are managed by CDC Victoria . However, CDC NSW includes CDC Canberra , which is actually based in the neighbouring New South Wales city of Queanbeyan despite its name. In 2016, Singaporean company ComfortDelGro bought out ComfortDelGro Cabcharge from its joint venture partner Cabcharge and renamed

2940-965: The region's southernmost extent. The main road routes on the North Shore are Military Road , the Pacific Highway , the Warringah Expressway as well as parts of the Pennant Hills Road , Ryde Road , Epping Road and Mona Vale Road . Smaller but major arterial roads on the Upper North Shore include the Eastern Arterial Road/Archbold Road at St Ives, East Killara and East Lindfield, the Comenarra Parkway at Thornleigh, Wahroonga, Turramurra, South Turramurra and West Pymble, as well as Lady Game Drive at West Pymble, Gordon, Killara, Lindfield and West Chastwood, providing access to major commercial hubs such as Chatswood. Much of

3000-402: The sea through the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park on the northern outskirts of the city. The suburb is the northern boundary of the Ku-ring-gai Council . The heavily forested valleys pose a bush-fire threat each summer, but residents are amazed with common sightings of a wide variety of peculiar and beautiful native wildlife around them. You often see wallabies hopping around backyards. At

3060-504: The southeast by Middle Harbour, and in the northeast by Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park . East and north of this boundary are the Northern Beaches region and to the west is the general Northern Sydney region. Local government areas within the North Shore include City of Willoughby , Municipality of Lane Cove , North Sydney Council , Municipality of Mosman , Ku-ring-gai Council , Municipality of Hunter's Hill , and some suburbs of City of Ryde and Hornsby Shire . In this conception,

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3120-517: The suburb of choice for aspiring property investors due to the proximity to untouched woodlands and previous high capital growth. There is a shopping village in North Turramurra on Bobbin Head Road which has a supermarket, bakery, vet, restaurants, post office, newsagent and other facilities such as dentist, pathology and liquor store. North Turramurra is home to two schools: North Turramurra has warm, humid summers and cool-to-cold winters. North Turramurra has not been below freezing point for years and

3180-498: Was 46 °C on 14 January 1939. -5 is an unofficial record low in 1836. The nearest railway station is Turramurra . Buses to North Turramurra are operated by CDC NSW from Turramurra train station. CDC NSW bus route 577 runs through North Turramurra. Burns Road creates a boundary with Turramurra , to the south. 33°43′34″S 151°08′50″E  /  33.72615°S 151.14712°E  / -33.72615; 151.14712 Upper North Shore (Sydney) The North Shore

3240-401: Was born in England in 1832 and was recognised in Sydney as a supporter of the arts and sciences. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1875 and was an early bush conservationist. Most importantly, Du Faur secured the land for the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park from the government of the day. The Chase was declared in 1894. Du Faur personally funded and made a road through

3300-403: Was formerly known as St. Leonards . The "North Shore" is a term used to describe a region of Northern Sydney . It is a customary term, not administrative or legal, and its boundaries are not definitive. Generally, the "North Shore" includes the peninsula north of Sydney Harbour and is bounded in the west by the Lane Cove River/National Park, in the north west by the M1 motorway to Newcastle, in

3360-436: Was initially formed as a joint venture with Red Bus, who was the incumbent operator for Region 7 prior to 2024, and as part of a new bus contract, the joint venture was to take over Red Bus as the operator for Region 7 in July 2024. Effective from the start of the contract, CDC NSW acquired Red Bus Service and gained full ownership of the operation. While CDC NSW was only established in 2017, Westbus and Hillsbus were two of

3420-412: Was more rugged than the southern shore and western areas of the harbour and had limited agricultural potential. The early activities in the area included tree felling, boatbuilding and some orchard farming in the limited areas of good soil. The North Shore railway line was built in the 1890s. Access to the Sydney CBD , located on the southern shore of the harbour remained difficult until the completion of

3480-453: Was rebranded as Qcity Transit . In January 2023, Qcity Transit and Transborder Express were rebranded as CDC Canberra. As of September 2024, the CDC Canberra fleet consists of 152 buses. Forest Coach Lines is a bus and coach operator which operates in the Mid North Coast, and North West Slopes regions in New South Wales . Until 2023, Forest Coach Lines also operated buses in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney in Sydney Bus Region 14 , with

3540-564: Was renamed CDC Travel in November 2018. Originally based at Bonnyrigg, all Sydney CDC Charter vehicles are now based at the St Marys depot with some vehicles based in the Blue Mountains. In early 2023, CDC Travel was renamed CDC Charter. As of September 2024, CDC Charter operates 73 buses transferred from both the New South Wales and Victorian operations. In August 2014, CDC purchased Blue Mountains Bus Company with 101 buses. It operated depots in Emu Plains , Leura and Valley Heights . Founded in 1951 as Pearce Omnibus, it operated services in

3600-470: Was similarly proposed to be merged with nearby Hunters Hill and Ryde councils, but that plan was also eventually abandoned. The Lower North Shore suburbs adjacent to Sydney Harbour include Mosman , Cremorne Point , Neutral Bay , Kirribilli , Milsons Point , Lavender Bay , McMahons Point , Waverton , Wollstonecraft , Woolwich and Greenwich . Port Jackson , including the Parramatta River , Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbour, and Middle Harbour, defines

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