Garrison Point

This article is about Garrison Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. For Garrison Point on the Isle of Sheppey in the UK, see Garrison Point Fort.

Garrison Point is a promontory and a historically significant urban park that is situated in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. A peninsula within Mirambeena Regional Park, the parkland is located near the junction of Georges River and Prospect Creek, and may be accessed off Henry Lawson Drive in the South Western Sydney suburb of Georges Hall, in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown.^[1]

Garrison Point
Promontory
Georges River as seen from Garrison Point
Garrison Point Location in greater metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates: 33°54′26″S 150°58′23″E
Offshore water bodies	Georges River and Prospect Creek
Geology	Quaternary alluvium
Area
• Total	13.7 ha (34 acres)

History

In 1795 Matthew Flinders, George Bass, and the boy servant William Martin, explored the Georges River to land at what is now Garrison Point and discover the what is now part of City of Canterbury-Bankstown.The Garrison Point beach is also the site where voyagers Bass and Flinders first landed and declared the area as Bankstown. The area is so named because in Bankstown's early history, a garrison of soldiers was stationed here to ensure the safety of Major George Johnston as he conducted a census in the area.^[1][2]

Geography

Garrison Point is a low lying, flat riverside peninsula located where the Georges River meets the tributary of Prospect Creek. The peninsula features shaded trees and it is bounded by Prospect Creek to the north and east, and Dhurawal Bay (Georges River) to the west. River-flat eucalypt forest is the main ecozone near the waterways on the peninsula. A remnant patch of the Cumberland Plain Woodland exists in the park's eastern end.^[1]

Features

The park features pedestrian and cycleways, picnic shelters, BBQs, children's playgrounds, large car parking and bus access, toilet block, a wharf and a performance stage. Widely used by the public, Garrison Point is the most known of the reserves, especially for larger groups and for people with disabilities. It is a popular festive site for community events where it is exceedingly used by large groups of people. Though there is poor accessibility at the timber boardwalk near the waterway. Recently, park furniture has been installed at the site. The park is also the local focus of annual Australia Day celebrations in the Bankstown area.^[1]

See also

• Parks in Sydney