Wilton, New South Wales

Wilton is a small town of the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia in the Wollondilly Shire. The town is located around 80 km south west of Sydney CBD. It is home to a population of 3080 and includes the new estate of Bingara Gorge. It is located within close proximity of Cataract Dam. Furthermore, the town is just located off Picton Road which diverges off the Hume Highway to Wollongong. Wilton has a take away, which includes pizza, and opposite thereof is a Shell service station. The Bingara Gorge development includes a Domino's pizza shop, an IGA store, a medical centre & pharmacy, a liquor store, 2 cafes and a Chinese restaurant.

Wilton
New South Wales
Sydney Skydivers
Wilton
Coordinates34°14′S 150°42′E
Population3,080 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2571
Location
LGA(s)Wollondilly Shire
RegionMacarthur
State electorate(s)Wollondilly
Federal Division(s)Hume
Localities around Wilton:
Douglas Park Appin
Maldon Wilton Cataract
Pheasants Nest

History

After a process that had its origins in the 1970s an intergovernmental group suggested in 1986 that Wilton and Badgerys Creek were preferred sites for a potential second airport of Sydney in the Sydney Basin. The federal government under Bob Hawke selected Badgerys Creek.[2] In April 2012 the then federal Minister for Transport, Anthony Albanese and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce endorsed the suitability of Wilton as a location for a potential second airport of Sydney.[3][4] On 8 May 2012, with the site selection process still stalled Anthony Albanese, announced further investigations into the Wilton site.[5] The NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell opposed the use of Wilton as an airport. In April 2014 Prime Minister Tony Abbott confirmed approval for the location of Sydney's second airport at Badgerys Creek.

Heritage listings

Wilton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Sport

Hannaford Oval is home to Wollondilly White Waratahs Rugby Union Club in the winter. In the summer the oval is used by Camden District Cricket Association Wilton is home to the Sydney Skydivers.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wilton (NSW)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. Laird, Philip (2001). Where We Are Now. Back on Track. UNSW Press. p. 30. ISBN 0-86840-411-X.
  3. Clennell, Andrew (23 April 2012). "Ignore the Premier and build second airport at Badgerys Creek, says Qantas CEO Alan Joyce". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. Taylor, Lenore (12 April 2012). "Albanese kick-starts airport at Wilton". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. "Airport study to look at Wilton". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 9 May 2012.
  6. "Wilton Park". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00257. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  7. Sydney Skydive

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