Manly Vale

Manly Vale is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council, in the Northern Beaches region.

Manly Vale
Sydney, New South Wales
Population6,160 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2093
Location17 km (11 mi) north-east of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Northern Beaches Council
State electorate(s)Manly
Federal Division(s)Warringah
Suburbs around Manly Vale:
North Manly North Manly Queenscliff
Allambie Heights Manly Vale Manly
North Balgowlah Balgowlah Fairlight

Manly Vale is predominantly a residential suburb with commercial land use on Condamine Street, containing small patches of light industrial. It also contains multiple Retirement Villages and Aged Care facilities.

History

Manly Vale Post Office opened on 3 April 1950 and closed in 1994.[2]

Heritage listings

Manly Vale has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,160 people in Manly Vale. 60.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.5%, New Zealand 2.2%, China 1.9% and Brazil 1.7%. 70.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.9% and Portuguese 1.8%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 37.3%, Catholic 23.4% and Anglican 14.0%.[1]

Parks and recreation

The suburb contains many recreational facilities including parks such as Passmore Reserve and playing fields at Millers Reserve and David Thomas Reserve. Manly Dam is on the western edge of Manly Vale. There are also a number of small reserves, for example King Street Reserve. Manly Vale FC (soccer) are based at David Thomas Reserve.

Landcare activities

Landcare activities became important in Manly Vale with the creation of the "Return of the Mermaids" Project. The project consists of regularly involving volunteers to collect rubbish, remove weeds and plant local native species in the Mermaid Pool on Manly Creek.[4]

The Pool was originally an intact sandy beach with a sparkling waterfall. It became polluted due to illegal dumping and urban development. Invasive and noxious weed started to take over the area.

This project was convened under the auspices of the Save Manly Dam Catchment Committee. The SMDCC was established to fight a controversial development in the head waters of Manly Dam by British Motorway constructor Wimpey in conjunction with local firm, Ardel.[5] When bushland was lost to this housing development, the Mermaid Pool Project was initiated to compensate for the destruction.

The "Return of the Mermaids" project aims at rehabilitating the Mermaid Pool as much as possible to its pristine state. The project won the People’s Choice Award for the 2011 NSW Landcare Awards.[6] It was also a winner of the 2011 SMCMA Community Group Environment Award.

Schools

The suburb contains three schools, Manly Vale Public School, St Kieran’s Primary School and Mackellar Girls Campus, as well as a child care centre operated by the Child Care Group.

Avenue of Honour

King St, Manly Vale has been planted with endemic native trees and shrubs by the local community under the direction of the Save Manly Dam Catchment Committee. The avenue, leading to the entrance of Manly Warringah War Memorial Park, pays tribute to the service of Merchant Seamen in Worlds War 1 and World War 2. It has been officially declared an "Avenue of Honour". A stone memorial has additionally been placed in King Reserve.[7][8]

Notable residents

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Manly Vale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. "Manly Dam". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01327. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://isp.ans.com.au/~kenhiggs/manlydam/Ardel_Development/ardel_development.html
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.avenuesofhonour.org/
  8. http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw.gov.au/content/king-st-avenue-honour

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