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xp

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o v

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diffe

ren

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er-c

ity

va

lleys a

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the

ir wa

terw

ays:

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e C

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ks

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er V

alle

y is

pa

rt of S

yd

ne

y’s

mu

lticu

ltura

l h

ea

rtlan

d. A

ltho

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h th

e a

rea

is d

en

se

ly p

op

ula

ted

, the

rive

r fro

nta

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pro

vid

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lco

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ree

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pa

ce

, flan

ke

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in s

ectio

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an

gro

ve

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ind

ige

no

us v

eg

eta

tion

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re

the

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il run

s o

n a

sh

are

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icycle

pa

th th

rou

gh

attra

ctiv

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pa

rkla

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s a

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pla

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lds, c

lose

to th

e riv

er.

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e W

olli C

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alle

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clu

de

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a o

f rem

na

nt

bu

sh

lan

d o

f the

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lli Cre

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ark

, with

rug

ge

d

sa

nd

sto

ne

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rpm

en

ts. A

co

mb

ina

tion

of n

ativ

e h

ea

th a

nd

fo

rest p

rovid

es s

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lter fo

r ma

ny n

ativ

e b

irds, in

se

cts

an

d

liza

rds. T

he

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s a

lon

g e

asy b

ush

tracks a

nd

acro

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giv

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to B

exle

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via

the v

alle

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f the

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iver a

nd W

olli C

reek

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A th

irteen-k

ilom

etre

walk

in S

ydney’s

inner S

ou

th-W

est

Ma

ny h

ours

of w

ork

by

co

mm

unity v

olu

nte

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g

o in

to m

ain

tain

ing a

nd

imp

rovin

g the T

rail

and

its e

nvironm

ent.

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ase d

on’t m

ake

th

eir w

ork

hard

er.

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ke y

our

rubbis

h

with

you a

nd leave

the

pla

nts

as y

ou

fin

d t

hem

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ided

Walk

s a

long v

arious s

ections o

f th

e T

rail

are

availa

ble

. F

or

info

rmation o

n t

hese c

on

tact th

e

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reserv

ation S

ocie

ty a

nd R

ive

rlife

In

terp

retive T

ours

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ucati

on

Reso

urc

es h

ave b

een c

rea

ted

so

th

at

the T

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alle

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rail

can b

e u

sed a

s a

n o

utd

oo

r cla

ssro

om

. Teachers

’ note

s a

nd a

ctivity s

he

ets

cover

both

the n

atu

ral and b

uilt

environ

me

nts

an

d a

w

ide r

ange o

f is

sues,

inclu

din

g b

iodiv

ers

ity a

nd

his

torical th

em

es.

For

info

rmation o

n t

he

se

co

nta

ct

the C

ooks R

iver

Valle

y A

ssocia

tion o

r th

e W

olli

C

reek P

reserv

ation S

ocie

ty o

r access t

he

ma

teria

ls

onlin

e a

t w

ww

.wolli

cre

ek.o

rg.a

u/r

esourc

es.

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lun

teers

an

d n

ew

mem

bers

are

we

lco

me

d b

y

all

the T

wo V

alle

y T

rail

gro

ups.

See c

onta

ct d

eta

ils

overleaf.

Wo

lli

Cre

ek R

eg

ion

al

Park

is u

nder

the

m

anagem

ent

of

the N

ational P

ark

s a

nd W

ildlif

e

Serv

ice (

part

of

the D

epart

ment

of

Enviro

nm

en

t

and C

limate

Change).

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ogs m

ust

be o

n a

leash a

nd d

roppin

gs c

olle

cte

d

and r

em

oved

•N

o b

icycle

s o

r m

oto

rised v

ehic

les a

llow

ed

•P

lease k

eep o

n t

he t

rack

•D

o n

ot

cut,

rem

ove o

r tr

am

ple

any p

lan

ts, e

ve

n

weeds

•H

elp

by r

em

ovin

g litte

r on o

r adja

cent to

th

e T

rail

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ne

fis

hin

’ - A

da

m M

orisse

y

Dart

er-

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n O

’Brien

Volu

nte

er

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bs

colle

cting litte

r -

Cooks R

iver

Volu

nte

er

bush r

egene

rato

rs r

esto

ring b

ushla

nd

Wolli

Cre

ek

On t

he t

rack -

Deb L

ittle

Co

rrid

ors

of

Gre

en

The W

olli

Cre

ek s

ection o

f th

e T

wo V

alle

y T

rail

already f

orm

s a

vital vegeta

tion c

orr

idor,

of

regio

nal

sig

nific

ance.

Such v

egeta

tion c

orr

idors

are

im

port

ant

for

the s

urv

ival of

native p

lants

because t

hey p

rovid

e

the c

ontinuous o

r clo

sely

spaced t

ree c

over

needed

by n

ative insects

and b

irds,

whic

h in t

urn

polli

nate

m

any o

f th

e p

lants

and s

pre

ad t

heir s

eeds.

Gaps r

em

ain

alo

ng W

olli

Cre

ek,

nota

bly

at T

urr

ella

R

eserv

e.

Majo

r fu

ndin

g f

rom

the A

ustr

alia

n

Govern

ment’s N

atu

ral

Heri

tag

e F

un

d v

ia t

he

Syd

ney M

etr

op

oli

tan

Catc

hm

en

t M

an

ag

em

en

t A

uth

ori

ty,

contr

ibutions b

y N

PW

S a

nd C

an

terb

ury

C

ity C

ou

ncil s

taff,

and w

ork

by v

olu

nte

ers

fro

m

WC

PS

and e

lsew

here

, enable

majo

r pla

ntings t

o b

e

made t

o c

lose g

aps u

sin

g local seed s

ourc

es.

Sim

ilar

work

is u

nderw

ay in p

art

s o

f th

e C

ooks R

iver

section,

part

icula

rly a

t R

osedale

Reserv

e,

where

the

Mu

dcra

bs a

re r

egula

r pla

nte

rs.

Because o

f th

eir e

xte

nt

and c

ontinuity,

the f

ore

shore

s of

the t

wo w

ate

rways a

re k

ey e

lem

ents

in c

reating a

'G

reen W

eb' t

o lin

k u

p t

he v

arious isola

ted p

ockets

of

rem

nant

bushla

nd in t

he w

ider

Cooks R

iver

catc

hm

ent.

Re

d-b

row

ed

Fin

ch

- V

ore

n O

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n

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A

B C

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K

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2

3

4

5

6

7

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6

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325 327 328 329 3306243

6244

6245

6246

6247

6244

200m intervals 1 km grid (MGA coords)

The Two Valley TrailCooks River and Wolli Creek

Walking Tracks

LEGEND

Bushland

Open space

Two Valley Trail

Shared walking/cycle track

Route on streets

Formed walking track

Route across parkland

Railway station

Bus stop

Toilets (with approx. times)

Watercourse; bridge

Lookout

Point of interest

Bush regeneration under way

Native revegetation sites

*

#

Mapping by Geoff Whale

G.Whale@unsw.edu.au

26-Mar-2008

Illoura Park

SJ Harrison Reserve

Slade Rd

Reserve

Johnston St

bush *

Turrella

Reserve #

Nannygoat

Hill *

Coolibah

Reserve

Girrahween

Park *

Hughes

Park

Pat O'Connor

Reserve

Ewen

Park

Wills

Ground

Beaman

Park

Stafford

Walk

Steel

Park

Gough Whitlam

Park

Mackey

Park

Waterworth Park

Wolli

Bluff

Stotts Reserve

Yatama Park

Croydon

Park

Picken Oval

Rosedale

Reserve #Sando

Reserve

Flockhart

ParkBrowns

Reserve

Little

Tasker

Park

Tasker Park

Ice Rink

& Pool

Canterbury

Velodrome

Tempe

Recreation

Reserve

Cahill Park

laneway

along

canal

site of

Bexley (1820)

Marrickville

Golf

Course

Canterbury Park

Racecourse

Kogarah

Golf Course

Bardwell Valley

Golf Course

EARLWOOD

BEXLEY NORTH

BARDWELL PARK

BARDWELL

VALLEY

TURRELLA

WOLLI

CREEK

TEMPE

SYDENHAM

MARRICKVILLE

DULWICH HILL

HURLSTONE PARK

CANTERBURY

CAMPSIE

BELMORE

KINGSGROVE

UNDERCLIFFE

SWOOS

SWOOS

Wolli Section

Waterworth Track

Undercliffe Track

Jackson Track

Girrahween Track

Bray Wetlands Track

Illoura Track

Bexley North Track

24/7

irreg.

7 days

7am-4pm

24/7

24/7

Mon-Sat

8am-4pm

Mon-Fri

6am-10pm

Bus routes

412 423

471 472

499

Bus route

412

Bus route

423

Bus routes

445 471

472 487

Bus routes

494 499

Bus routes

400 487

492 494

499

Bus routes

400

472 499

Bus route

471

Route 400 bus

Bexley Nth to Campsie

20 min service daily

Stops shown as

COOKSRIV

ER

Cup and Saucer

Cre

ek

Woll

i

Creek

Wol

li

Creek

Bardwell Ck

M5 EAST MOTORWAY

BE

XL

EY

RO

AD

CANTERBURY ROAD

PR

INC

ES

HIG

HW

AY

MARSH S

T

NEW CANTERBURYROAD

BE

AM

ISH

ST

William St

Ju

nee C

r

Dunkirk Ave

Jarrett St

Poole St

Lu

nd

y A

ve

Wo

olc

ott

St

Permanent Ave

Fore St

Broughton

St

Homer St

War

del

l Rd

Ward

ell Rd

Bayview Ave

Unwin

s Brid

ge Rd

Fro

st S

t

Homer S

t

Malle

y A

ve

Bra

y

Ave

Hartill-LawAve

Clarke St

Marrickville

Road

Illawarra

Rd

Brig

hton A

ve

Seventh Ave

Slade Rd

Darley Rd

This leaflet sponsored by:Some points of interestA. The Sugar House was originally built as a sugar mill in 1840-42, and converted to residential units from 2002.B. The Boat Harbour was built in 1964 for use by Sea Cadets, but silted up within five years.C. Ewen Park is a popular picnic area, situated on one of the most beautiful bends in the river.D. Decaying steel piling along some sections of the river is due to be replaced from 2008 onwards.E. The South-West Ocean Outfall Sewer (SWOOS) was built in 1896; the decorative brickwork is heritage listed.F. ‘Gardens of the World’ was constructed in 2006 by the City of Canterbury as a multicultural celebration.G. Flood zone, constructed by the City of Canterbury in 2007/8 to reduce erosion and promote native saltmarsh growth.#H. River Canoe Club. The 1976 building replaced an older wooden boatshed built much earlier and occupied by the Club in 1955.

I. Canterbury Velodrome opened in 1982, but there appears to have been a cycling venue here since at least the 1930s.J. Wolli Bluff is a prominent landmark and the eastern end of Wolli

Creek Regional Park.*K. Jackson Place’s historic stone cottages from the 1920s are heri-

tage listed and built into an old quarry.* L. The M5E tunnel ventilation stack pumps out unfiltered emis-sions from 100,000 vehicle movements a day (2007).M. The weir below Turrella Reserve created a fresh water reservoir for market gardens on the flats. A fishway was due for construction in 2008 to increase fish spawning access.N. Bray Avenue wetland was created as a billabong when the creek

was straightened under Hartill-Law Avenue in 1949.*#O. Paperbark Creek: channel reconstructed in 2007.

Uncrossable in heavy rain.*#P. Bexley Road bridge over the creek (built 1930s) is subject to flash flooding in heavy rain.

Two Valley TrailWalk Planner

3.2km

Distance from Campsie

3.2km

Distance from Bexley North

Trail access point

COOKS RIVER

COOKS RIVER

WOLLI CREEK

CUP & S

AUCER

CREEK

to Strathfield

Picken Oval

Canterbury Park Racecourse

Canterbury Rd Canterbury station

3.2km

10.3km

Wardell Rd

5.2km

8.3km

BeamanPark

Illawarra RdHomer St

6.7km

6.8km

Tempe stationBayviewAve

8.2km

5.3km

to Botany BayWolliBluff

Turrella station

3.0km

NannygoatHill

Earlwoodshops

Bardwell Park stationHartill-Law

Ave 1.6km

IllouraPark

Bex

ley

No

rth

to

Can

terb

ury

via

Cu

p &

Sau

cer

Cre

ek:

3.5k

m (

no

t to

sca

le)

CAMPSIE

BEXLEY NORTH

13.5km

13.5km

Early morning conversation - Liz Millen

Clouds - Tanja Pobrajac

Spoonbill wading - Liz Millen

Printed 0308 by Planet Press Bankstown

Superb Fairy-wren singing -Paul Byrnes

Winter Mist - Paul Byrnes

Credited

photographs

taken from the

Two Valley Trail

Photographic

Exhibition 2008