[5], South Turramurra became a separate suburb from Turramurra on 5 August 1994. [4] Early settlers referred to the area as Eastern Road until the name Turramurra was adopted when the railway station was built in 1897. The environmental community group STEP Inc, which was formed in South Turramurra in 1978 has grown to be a powerful force for the environment in northern Sydney. Buses to South Turramurra operate from Turramurra train station. South Turramurra is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. Since the 1990s, Labor has usually been lucky to get 20 percent of the primary vote. Census data shows that:[1]. The club consists of: The strong community support for the anti-freeway campaigners resulted in the protection of the bushland at the foot of the suburb of South Turramurra as part of the Lane Cove River National Park. Barry O'Farrell transferred to Ku-ring-gai in 1999 after his seat of Northcott was abolished, and held it when he became Premier after leading the Coalition to a massive landslide victory in the 2011 state election. I am going overseas. Turramurra and North Turramurra are separate suburbs. South Turramurra is a leafy suburb, surrounded by the upper section of the Lane Cove National Park. Electoral results for the district of Ku-ring-gai, Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Ku-ring-gai, "(A bit late but a) Post-2016 Federal Election Pendulum plus Results Summary", "The Hon. [citation needed], During the early 1990s a community organisation (Coalition Against Lane Cove Valley Freeways) was formed to oppose plans for the construction of the B2/B3 extension, designed to connect the M2 motorway in North Epping with the Pacific Highway. Electorate results below reflect electorates that will be in place at the next federal election. Home You can: Where a locality has no Federal Electorate, it is a generic region name. South Turramurra is surrounded on the other three sides by the Lane Cove National Park. Maddison retired in 1980 and future Premiers of New South Wales Nick Greiner won the seat at a by-election. Electorate results below reflect electorates that will be in place at the next federal election. The electorate covers the suburbs and parts of the suburbs of Gordon, Hornsby, Killara, Lindfield, Normanhurst, North Turramurra, North Wahroonga, Pymble, South Turramurra, Thornleigh, Turramurra, Wahroonga, Waitara, Warrawee, and West Pymble. The area is home to the Kissing Point Sports Club. The seat is almost entirely within the equally safe federal seat of Bradfield, often one of the safest federal Liberal seats in the country.[2]. Coordinates: 33°45′17″S 151°06′47″E / 33.7546°S 151.1130°E / -33.7546; 151.1130, Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Contemporary Federation home, Kissing Point Road, Gregorys Sydney Street Directory, Gregorys Publishing Company, 2007, The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon, Angus and Robertsons, 1990, Geographical Names Board of New South Wales, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Turramurra&oldid=969581105, Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2011 ID different from Wikidata, Geographic Names Register of NSW different from Wikidata, Geographic Names Register of NSW same as Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Field of Dreams, Kissing Point Road near Vernon Street, Sir David Martin Oval (Auluba Oval), Auluba Road (Home of Kissing Point Sports Club), This page was last edited on 26 July 2020, at 09:07.