Bonnet Bay, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Bonnet Bay
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption = Twilight Inlet, Bonnet Bay
lga = Sutherland Shire
postcode = 2226
est = 1969
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Miranda
fedgov = Hughes
near-nw = Illawong
near-n = Illawong
near-ne = Como
near-w = Bangor
near-e = Jannali
near-sw = Woronora
near-s = Sutherland
near-se = Jannali
dist1 = 29
dir1 = south
location1= Sydney CBD

Bonnet Bay is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bonnet Bay is located 29 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. The postcode is 2226, which it shares with neighbouring Jannali and Como. Bonnet Bay is located on the eastern bank of the Woronora River, which flows north into the Georges River.

History

The original name proposed for the area was Kirkby. A cave in the area was known as 'The Bonnet' because it was shaped like an old woman's bonnet and this was adopted for the name of the bay on the Georges River. The Geographical Names Board decided to name the area Bonnet Bay in 1969. [ [http://www.sutherland.nsw.gov.au/ssc/rwpattach.nsf/viewasattachmentPersonal/shire_placenames_20041008.pdf/$file/shire_placenames_20041008.pdf History of Sutherland Shire Placenames] ]

Landmarks

Burnum Burnum Reserve lies between Bonnet Bay, Como, Jannali, Sutherland and Woronora. It extends for about two kilometres. The reserve effectively surrounds Bonnet Bay, with the only two roads leading into the suburb, cutting through it. Burnum Burnum Reserve hosts some plants that are almost extinct and are protected. However, it also represents a constant fire threat to Bonnet Bay, most notably manifesting in the 1994 Como bushfires. The reserve was originally known as "Jannali Reserve" but the name was changed in 2005 to commemorate Burnum Burnum, the prominent aboriginal Sutherland Shire resident. A small plaque details his famous speech in England at Australia's bicentenary in 1988.

A noteworthy feature of this suburb is that most of the streets are named after American Presidents. Washington Drive snakes its way through the length of the suburb.

Commercial area

Bonnet Bay is mostly residential, with a small shopping centre located in Kennedy Crescent, known as the Bonnet Bay Shopping Village.Bonnet Bay Public School is located on Tudar Road.

Recreation

Bonnet Bay has a boat ramp, a number of picnic and recreational areas, including a cricket oval, soccer oval, two netball courts and two baseball fields.

Events

Bonnet Bay is well-known in southern Sydney for its extensive displays of Christmas decorations and lights during the festive season. Johnson Close and Eisenhower Place were the focal points of the light show, but since both are cul-de-sacs, local authorities have requested residents to limit their displays in these streets.

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