St George, New South Wales
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St. George Area (also known as St. George District or St. George Region) is an unofficial name applied to a group of southern suburbs in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area includes all the suburbs in the local government areas of the City of Hurstville, the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah. The eastern boundary of the district is Lady Robinson Beach on Botany Bay.
St. George Parish was one of the original parishes within Cumberland County. There were eight other parishes named after saints; but St. George and St. James are the only ones which are widely known today.
The regional identity was reinforced by the creation in 1949 of a federal electorate, the Division of St George, in the area. The Division was abolished in 1993. The area's identity is maintained mostly through the St George Illawarra Dragons who play in the National Rugby League, and the St. George Bank.
[edit] Suburbs in the St George area
[edit] Commercial Areas
The biggest commercial areas in the St George area are located at Hurstville, Kogarah and Rockdale. Hurstville is the largest central business district in southern Sydney and features a large shopping centre called Westfield Hurstville.
[edit] St George name
Several major local institutions have 'St. George' in their title:
- St. George Asian Business Association.
- St. George Bank
- St George Cabs
- St George College, TAFE NSW Sydney Institute
- St George Community College
- St George Crows AFC
- St. George Girls High School
- St George Christian School
- St. George Hospital
- St George Illawarra Dragons (rugby league Team)
- St George Motor Boat Club
- St George Rowing Club
- St George Sailing Club
- St. George Soccer Football Association
- St George & Sutherland Shire Leader newspaper
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