Auburn, Botanic Gardens, Japanese Gardens Lake

The Japanese Gardens Lake is located in Auburn Botanic Gardens, on the corner of Chiswick Road and Chisholm Road, in the western suburb of Auburn.

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Undercliffe, billabong

Looking across a billabong or oxbow lake, along the Cooks River from the boardwalk in Gough Whitlam Park, in the inner west suburb of Undercliffe.
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Auburn, Botanic Gardens, Japanese Gardens Lake

The entrance to the Japanese Gardens Lake in Auburn Botanic Gardens, in the western suburb of Auburn. The botanic gardens were established in 1977 and cover an area of 9.7 hectares (24 acres).
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Auburn, Botanic Gardens, Japanese Gardens Lake

The Japanese Gardens Lake is located in Auburn Botanic Gardens, in the western suburb of Auburn. The botanic gardens were established in 1977 and cover an area of 9.7 hectares (24 acres).

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Newington Nature Reserve, Wanngal Wetland

Newington Nature Reserve is located along the Parramatta River in the western suburb of Sydney Olympic Park. This 48 hectare nature reserve was part of the Newington Royal Australian Navy Armament Depot before it became part of the Parklands of Sydney Olympic Park in September 2000. It is comprised of the Wanngal Wetland and the Wanngal Woodland.

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Auburn, Botanic Gardens, Tea House

This traditional tea house is on the edge of the Japanese Gardens Lake in Auburn Botanic Gardens, in the western suburb of Auburn. The botanic gardens were established in 1977 and cover an area of 9.7 hectares (24 acres).

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Auburn, Botanic Gardens, Japanese Gardens Lake

These geese are in the Japanese Gardens Lake in Auburn Botanic Gardens, in the western suburb of Auburn. The botanic gardens were established in 1977 and cover an area of 9.7 hectares (24 acres). The Japanese Gardens are one of the main attractions.

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Auburn, Botanic Gardens, lake

This lake is part of the Australian Native Gardens, located in Auburn Botanic Gardens, in the western suburb of Auburn. The botanic gardens were established in 1977 and cover an area of 9.7 hectares (24 acres).

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Auburn, Botanic Gardens, Japanese Gardens Lake

The Japanese Gardens Lake is located in Auburn Botanic Gardens, in the western suburb of Auburn. The botanic gardens were established in 1977 and cover an area of 9.7 hectares (24 acres). The Japanese Gardens are one of the main attractions.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Centennial Park, sculpture

This sculpture of forged steel reeds stands amongst natural reeds beside the Duck Pond in Centennial Park. It is part of the award winning Wetland Interpretive Maze, which contains sculptures by Jane Cavanough created in 1998 from recycled materials.

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Holroyd, brickworks

The lake in the middle of Holroyd Gardens Park was created by filling an old clay brickpit in the western suburb of Holroyd. The old Goodlet and Smith Brickworks that were located here, were founded in 1884 and ceased operating in 1989. They were redeveloped as part of the Holroyd Gardens Estate in 2004. The remaining heritage brickwork kilns and associated buildings (left) sit alongside the new residential flats (right).

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Camperdown, Lake Northam

Lake Northam is a small lake in Victoria Park, which is located in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. The clock towers and globes above the old Grace Brothers department store buildings (top) and the tower above Market City can be seen in the distance. We've had a lot of rain recently which has certainly made the parks and gardens a lot greener. You can see the difference between these photos which were taken on the weekend and the shot of the fountain from a few weeks ago here.

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Camperdown, monument

A monument sits in the middle of a fountain, in the middle of an island, in the middle of Lake Northam, in the middle of Victoria Park, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. Erected in 1967, the monument is a replica of the yacht Barrenjoey, to honour William H. Northam and his crew who became gold medal winners in the 5.5 metre yachting event at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

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Chipping Norton Lake

Chipping Norton Lake is part of the Georges River, in the south western suburb of Chipping Norton. After farming activities declined in this area, the rich topsoil and underlying sand was mined. The dangerous pits and eroded riverbanks left behind were rehabilitated into parklands in 1977. This view is from Homestead Park and the little sandy foreshore here is called Grand Flaneur Beach. It's unusual to think of this as a beach, considering it is part of the Georges River and being located so far inland, at about 20 kilometres from Botany Bay and the coast.

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Georges Hall, Lake Gillawarna

Lake Gillawarna sits in the Mirambeena Regional Park, in the southwestern suburb of Georges Hall. It's a popular spot for Australian White Ibis.

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Bicentennial Park, Lake Belvedere

The picturesque Lake Belvedere at Bicentennial Park, in the western suburb of Homebush Bay, was previously a rubbish tip. 
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