Narraweena, New South Wales
Narraweena is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Narraweena is 18 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.
Narraweena has two primary schools; Narraweena Public School and St John the Apostle Narraweena Catholic School.
History
Narraweena is an Aboriginal name meaning a quiet place in the hills. The suburb developed after World War II, when the land was subdivided, Narraweena Post Office opening on 1 April 1953.Italian people from Pazzano since the 1980s have organised an annual Santo Salvatore's fiest, with a statue very similar to the original that is taken from the Catholic church of Narraweena around the suburb and back.
It is also home to a notable community of settlers from Gizzeria, Calabria and their descendants.
Transport
Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates five bus routes through the suburb of Narraweena:- 160X: Dee Why to Chatswood
- 166: Frenchs Forest to Manly
- 174X: Narraweena to City Wynyard
- 178: Cromer Heights to Warringah Mall
- 179: Wheeler Heights to Warringah Mall
- 193: Austlink to Warringah Mall