Kogarah Community Centre

Kogarah Community Centre is located on the corner of Railway Parade and Belgrade Street, Kogarah. The turreted building was built in 1892 and was originally the site of the Kogarah Post Office until 1974.

Brighton-Le-Sands sculpture

A statue of 1896 Greek gold medallist Spyros Louis stands in Cook Park at Brighton-Le-Sands, on the shore of Botany Bay. The sculptor was Pavlos Kougioumtzis. Brighton-Le-Sands is a centre of the Greek community in Sydney and features many Greek businesses and restaurants.

Dolls Point, Primrose House

Historic Historic Primrose House at Dolls Point is now the Royal South Sydney Community Health Centre.

Kogarah Bay

A small reserve at the end of Wharf Road, in the southern suburb of Kogarah Bay.

Wolli Creek flats

The blocks of flats being built in Wolli Creek are all starting to look the same.

Wolli Creek flats

Apartments at Wolli Creek. View from Wentworth Park at Undercliffe.

Wolli Creek, St Magdalen

St Magdalen's Chapel is a neo-Gothic style chapel at Wolli Creek which is now deconsecrated and has been restored as part of the Discovery Point redevelopment. The Sisters of the Good Samaritan built it in 1888 and it is believed to be designed by Sheerin & Hennessy, a firm of Sydney architects. The sisters bought the Greenbank estate in 1884 for a charitable refuge for women.

Wolli Creek, Tempe House

Tempe House sits on the southern shore of the Cooks River in the southern suburb of Wolli Creek. It was designed by John Verge and built by Alexander Brodie Spark in 1836. It has a Georgian feel and regarded as one of the great houses of Sydney. It was named after the 'Vale of Tempe', a beautiful valley in ancient Greek legend set at the foot of Mount Olympus in Greece.

Kogarah library

The public library at Kogarah sits behind Kogarah Town Square.

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