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  Homebush, New South Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Homebush is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located in the municipality of Strathfield.
Homebush lies at the southern end of Homebush Bay, an inlet of the Parramatta River.
The Sydney Olympic Park was constructed on the shores of Homebush Bay for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Homebush   (210 words)

  
 Homebush Bay, New South Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Homebush Bay is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, adjacent to the newly developed suburb of Newington.
Homebush Bay was previously a swamp, heavily contaminated with heavy metals, and the environment there was significantly cleaned up in the building of the stadium complex.
New rail access to cater for large crowds to the stadium was built, and is accessible from the Strathfield-Lidcombe (Western) line.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Homebush_Bay,_New_South_Wales   (125 words)

  
 Sticky Mud Movement at Homebush Bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Homebush Bay in Sydney (right next to the Sydney Olympic Park) has been a badly polluted hotspot due to its historical industrial and dumping activities.
The pollution in Homebush Bay may even be in the process of being buried by new sediments being flushed into the estuary from the catchment.
Homebush Bay is very shallow and storms could stir the "sticky muds" up off the bottom, introducing them to the water column.
www.ansto.gov.au /info/scienceweek/dw.html   (293 words)

  
 NSW SoE97 - Chapter 5: Sustainability - Case Study: Homebush Bay Olympic Site - Habitats & biodiversity
The creeks and wetlands of the Homebush Bay area have been contaminated by leachate from past waste disposal practices and flows modified by the use of concrete channels for creeks.
Of the 81 bird species recorded at Homebush Bay (Straw 1996a), 23% depend on the Eucalyptus woodland for food and shelter, notably white-plumed honeyeaters, (Lichenostomus chrysops), superb fairy wrens (Malurus cyaneus), Willie wagtails (Rhipidura leucophrys) and finches (Poephila spp.
The Homebush Bay site, located at the lower end of a catchment, also needs to be managed from a whole-of-catchment perspective and the OCA is involving the community, local government and others in this process.
www.epa.nsw.gov.au /soe/97/ch5/9_3.htm   (926 words)

  
 STATS
Homebush Bay is 12 kilometres from the Sydney Harbour Bridge and flows into the Parramatta River.
Earlier studies of Homebush Bay highlighted the extent of the contamination and a fishing ban is in place.
Homebush Bay is one of the most polluted waterways in the world.
archive.greenpeace.org /toxics/html/content/ast2info.html   (832 words)

  
 Homebush Bay Hotels and Accomodation in Homebush Bay - Lowest Rates are Guaranteed with Cheaper than Hotels
Many rooms in Homebush Bay come with free extras, so when you compare offers look out for those special deals.Bookings are instantly available inside 20 days, and are paid in full on arrival, with a small booking fee to reserve your room.
However, for booking peak periods in Homebush Bay, for holiday periods such as Christmas in Homebush Bay, School holidays in Homebush Bay, New Year accommodation in Homebush Bay, or Winter or Summer holidays it is wise to get the best prices on hotels by booking ahead at contracted rates.
Homebush Bay travel brochures are available from the travel office, with information such as Homebush Bay maps, Homebush Bay tourist information, Homebush Bay travel agents, Homebush Bay tourist guides and bus, ferry and transport timetables.
www.cheaperthanhotels.com /Australia/Sydney/Homebush_Bay   (1524 words)

  
 GREENPEACE EXPOSES AND REMOVES TOXIC WASTE AT OLYMPIC SITE
"Homebush Bay is one of the five most polluted waterways in the world and the second highest for pollution by phthalates - chemicals used to soften PVC," said Dr Luscombe.
"Homebush Bay is the only place in Australia where it is illegal to fish because it is so polluted.
Homebush Bay is also heavily polluted with toxic heavy metals including lead, cobalt, arsenic and mercury.
archive.greenpeace.org /pressreleases/toxics/1998oct15.html   (489 words)

  
 Homebush Hotels and Accomodation in Homebush - Lowest Rates are Guaranteed with Cheaper than Hotels
Many rooms in Homebush come with free extras, so when you compare offers look out for those special deals.Bookings are instantly available inside 20 days, and are paid in full on arrival, with a small booking fee to reserve your room.
However, for booking peak periods in Homebush, for holiday periods such as Christmas in Homebush, School holidays in Homebush, New Year accommodation in Homebush, or Winter or Summer holidays it is wise to get the best prices on hotels by booking ahead at contracted rates.
Homebush travel brochures are available from the travel office, with information such as Homebush maps, Homebush tourist information, Homebush travel agents, Homebush tourist guides and bus, ferry and transport timetables.
www.cheaperthanhotels.com /Australia/Sydney/Homebush   (1351 words)

  
 Homebush Bay West Master Plan
The master plan is a step in the planning process between SREP 24, SEPP 56, Homebush Bay West DCP and development of the site.
The purpose of the master plan is to guide the orderly development of the site known as Homebush Bay West-Wentworth Point in a manner that reflects the overarching environmental planning requirements and that will see the development of a vibrant and efficient maritime and mixed use area.
Homebush Bay West Master Plan Maritime Assessment (December 2002).
www.waterways.nsw.gov.au /homebushmasterplan.html   (841 words)

  
 Darleon Apartments at Mariners Cove.: Homebush Bay., Self-Contained Apartment. holiday accommodation
NSW > Sydney > Homebush > Darleon Apartments at Mariners Cove.
Darleon Apartments are located in the "Mariners Cove" resort styled residential development in the new focus centre of Sydney (Olympic Park) at Homebush Bay.
The information displayed about this holiday property located at Homebush Sydney NSW has been provided by outside parties and is included on this website in good faith.
www.stayz.com.au /4022   (302 words)

  
 Homebush Bay, Parramatta, Sydney Region, NSW Unspecifieds @ Cracker - Australia's Free Classifieds Community
HOMEBUSH BAY $320 103 MYKONOS Homebush Bay, New South Wales (NSW)
HOMEBUSH BAY $340 732 "POSITANO" Homebush Bay, New South Wales (NSW)
HOMEBUSH BAY $350 Homebush Bay, New South Wales (NSW)
realestate.cracker.com.au /real-estate/nsw/sydney+region/parramatta/homebush+bay/commercial/62.html   (454 words)

  
 NSW State Sports Centre, Homebush
The State Sports Centre is a major addition to the sporting facilities available in the Sydney metropolitan area and was the first stage of a phased development for the 40 hectare site at Homebush, NSW.
It was originally intended to be developed for the proposed 1988 Sydney Olympic Games, but upon withdrawal of the bid was funded under a joint Federal/State financial agreement to develop international standard sports facilities.
Externally the masts and cables are expressed as part of the complete composition although the complete structure is hidden.
www.arch.usyd.edu.au /kcdc/caut/html/NSWSSC/front.htm   (775 words)

  
 Homebush Accommodation - Mum's House
If you can drive to Homebush Bay Wharf, the Rivercat ferry commute to the City is quite magical.
The Sydney Olympic Park at Homebush was the site of the 2000 Olympics, and now is a hub for many sporting, and other, events.
Homebush West has many Chinese/Vietnamese restaurants, a recently-opened Sri Lankan/Indian take-away, and a bottle shop.
www.ozstays.com /5446   (2389 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Homebush Bay means the area specified for the time being in Schedule 1.
(2) In this section, Homebush Bay Masterplan means the masterplan that is the subject of the Homebush Bay Masterplan Report published by the Authority in September 1995.
(4) The Authority may prohibit persons from entering Homebush Bay or any part of Homebush Bay during the conduct of a particular activity that is promoted, organised or conducted by the Authority, or by any person with the approval of the Authority, if they are in possession of liquor.
www.cat.org.au /aoa/documents/homebush.html   (7040 words)

  
 Toxic Campaign - Hotspots   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Since the earliest days of Sydney’s industrial development, Homebush Bay has contained some of Australia’s most polluting industries.
The NSW government had been aware of contamination problems in Homebush Bay since at least 1987, when it told chemical giant Union Carbide to clean up the mess it made.
See our Homebush Bay Case Study for more information.
www.greenpeace.org.au /toxics/hotspots/homebush.html   (313 words)

  
 Interactive map of Sydney Olympic Site - Homebush Bay
Homebush Bay Olympic Site Tour ph 9714 7958 - catch a train to the site enquire at the railway station about which station to change at (Usually Strathfield).
Homebush Bay is the location for many of the venues for the Olympics staged between the 15th of September and 1st of October 2000.
New environmental technology such as Photovoltaic Solar Cells are being used to power the Olympic Village and power lighting around the Homebush Bay venues.
www.ltl.com.au /Maps/webmaps/Olympics/olympicsite.htm   (358 words)

  
 NSW SoE97 - Chapter 5: Sustainability - Case Study: Homebush Bay Olympic Site - Background
The Olympic Site at Homebush Bay, a 660 ha site 16 km west of Sydney's CBD (map 5.4) provides a useful case study because it demonstrates an ambitious urban clean up project and a commitment to applying ecologically sustainable development (ESD) principles in the development and management of a large parcel of land.
Before European settlement, the Homebush Bay area consisted of extensive tidal wetlands and open woodlands.
While there are many environmental issues to be considered in the development of the site, this case study focuses on three of the most important issues at this stage of development: land contamination; habitats and biodiversity; and resource use.
www.epa.nsw.gov.au /soe/97/ch5/9_1.htm   (679 words)

  
 Homebush  Reunion
I have been asked to give a short run down on the History of Homebush and by request of a few members of the Squires Clan to let them know a little about their Ancestors, but before I do this let me thank all of you for your attendance here today.
Other Mines at Homebush were the Working Miners No. 2, The Phoenix, The North Homebush, The Golden Lake and the Excelsior or Wilson and Shiels.
At 16 years of age he started working the Mines and worked in most of the Mines at Homebush and also went to West Australia and worked at Kalgoolie and at Gaffney’s Creek in Gippsland then returned to Homebush and worked at the Excelsior Mine for the rest of his remaining life.
home.vicnet.net.au /~adhs/homebush/Vincent_Squires_rememebers_homebush__reuniona.htm   (538 words)

  
 wsacaucus.org: Homebush Delight - I came, I saw, I bought the t-shirt(s)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Homebush Delight - I came, I saw, I bought the t-shirt(s)
Today's Unions NSW bash at Homebush was a treat.
There were 50,000 people there, from babies to oldies, and while it was politically fairly low key, the subtext lent a wonderful feeling of community.
www.wsacaucus.org /archives/2005/08/homebush_deligh.html   (1529 words)

  
 The World Today Archive - The other Homebush
And just quietly, the locals in the tiny sugar cane town near Mackay in North Queensland reckon the city slickers can have the crowds, the congestion and the inflated cost of living all to themselves.
PETER LEWIS: Like a lot of good ideas, Mark Agliori's poem was hatched over a few beers last time he was in Homebush spinning bush yarns for school kids.
MARK AGLIORI: I did a show at the General Gordon Hotel two years ago when I was there at the invitation of a great principal for a little outback school called Chris Clancy, and after I did the show we were joking about the fact that there was another Homebush in Australia.
www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/stories/s176770.htm   (793 words)

  
 Micrographia Article: A Ciliate and a Crustacean from Homebush Bay, Sydney.
The two specimens pictured on this page, a loricate ciliate protozoan and a small isopod crustacean, were collected at Homebush Bay, Sydney, at locations accessible from the boardwalks which give members of the public access to the mudflats and mangrove swamps which characterize the area.
The ciliate turns out to be Folliculina spp., and was identified in a recent (22/01/2003) email from Wim van Egmond, a Netherlands-based microscopist who responded constructively to Micrographia's request for help in naming these creatures.
This small crustacean was found amongst the algae fringing the shallow open waters of Homebush Bay, close to the marshy shores.
www.micrographia.com /articlz/artmicgr/artmic/homebu01.htm   (591 words)

  
 Homebush House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Nestled into the hillside of the majestic Wellington Harbour, Homebush House exudes a mediterranean ambiance with unobstructed panoramic views of Wellington Harbour and surrounding areas.
The newly refurbished stately house offers untimely elegance with large living areas, rich hardwood floors, French doors, Italian tiled bathrooms and elegant gas fireplaces.
The spectacular views are captured from every angle throughout the house accentuating Homebush at every level.
www.wellingtonnz.com /Accommodation/HomebushHouse   (236 words)

  
 SYDNEY OLYMPIC TRAIN STATION, HOMEBUSH
It has to be of a world class stature with demonstrated design excellence and become a recognisable building of which the public would be proud.
They were able to install two trusses per week, while the precast lining to the station box is installed in parallel to the creation of the roof.
ACSE Seminar (1997) The New Sydney Showgrounds and exhibition halls at Homebush bay, The Association of Constulting Structural Engineers of NEw Sotuh Wales (The Structural Branch of the NSW branch division of the Association of Consulting Engineers Australia) Friday August 29, 1997
www.arch.usyd.edu.au /kcdc/caut/html/OS/OlympicStation.html   (2166 words)

  
 Homebush Real Estate @ Cracker - Australia's Free Classifieds Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
There are 129 results matching located in Homebush.
HOMEBUSH - Air conditioned office space Single rooms $100 p.w.
Click here to see the rest of the located in Homebush or refine your search using our Quick Search box (top right).
realestate.cracker.com.au /real-estate/Homebush/16.html   (247 words)

  
 Homebush Bay Hotels, Sydney - Check-in Australian - Hotels & Accommodation in Homebush Bay, Sydney
Homebush Bay Hotels, Sydney - Check-in Australian - Hotels & Accommodation in Homebush Bay, Sydney
You're only 20 minutes from the centre of Sydney, at the Metro Inn Ryde, in one of the city's most lively and interesting suburbs.The Metro Inn has 39 comfortable and affordable 3 1/2 star guest room.
All our apartments have been built for long term accommodation, and as such are extremely generous in size.
www.check-in.com.au /Sydney/Homebush_Bay_hotels.htm   (240 words)

  
 Homebush Abattoir Corporation
The Homebush Abattoir Corporation replaced the Metropolitan Meat Industry Board under the terms of the Meat Industry (Further Amendment) Act of 1978.
The Homebush Abattoir Corporation was one of a number of trading enterprises affected.
These files relate to a variety of matters such as Australian war-time meat supplies; minutes; a history of the abattoirs; relinquishing of export licences; press statements; engineering equipment; statistics; financial statements; engineering specifications; procedure and rules of slaughter; contract conditions for the meat market; and the re-organization of the abattoir area.
www.records.nsw.gov.au /cguide/hj/hac.htm   (876 words)

  
 Homebush Abattoir Corporation
This is a plan of a cottage to be built at Homebush Abattoir and shows a side elevation, a ground plan and two designs for a front elevation.
With the exception of 35 colour prints and 20 colour transparencies the photographs are all fl and white prints.
This series contains the following records: statistical graphs recording the weekly live weighing of cattle at Homebush saleyards, 1968-September 1969, showing percentage weighed and progressive totals; monthly price movements for stock slaughtered, 1931-53; monthly statistics of stock slaughtered, 1937-81; tabulations for stock slaughtered at Homebush and country abattoirs, 1968-82; the slaughtering of all stock, i.e.
www.records.nsw.gov.au /cguide/hj/hac00001.htm   (651 words)

  
 Restaurants in Homebush NSW Australia Restaurant Reviews
All lanes were jammed by freight trucks in both directions near Homebush Bay.
to a 22,000 pallet facility in the Olympic Precinct at Homebush in Sydney...
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription)Guts and glory in miniatureSydney Morning Herald (subscription), Australia - Nov 11, 2005Last week, out at Homebush Bay, they held the NSW Primary School Athletics Championships and one of the young students from Badgery's Creek Public School, Jamy...
www.diningguide411.com /restaurants/Australia/NSW/Homebush   (382 words)

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