Apparently there are a couple of kick arse golf courses on there too.

Oh yeah, they're actually rather large although bugger all people live there, one is well regarded for it's dairy.

Definitely my designated zombie apocalypse holdout.

Up until around 10 minutes ago, after hastily searching Google, I had not idea there were islands in between Victoria and Tasmania. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Had never really considered the thought. :lol:

Tasmania.

They fucked up when they thought they put the border in a line where there aren't any islands before Federation, but there was one tiny 85 metre wide islet that was later found to be further north of where they thought it was, right on the border. It'll take a referendum to change the Constitution to let them be able to adjust the border, so we're stuck with my favourite pub trivia question. :lol:



Edited by paladisious: 19/7/2016 08:30:30 PM

NSW, SA & ???

Boundary Islet, historically known as North East Islet, part of the Hogan Island Group, is a two-hectare (4.9-acre) islet that straddles the border of the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania.
The islet is Tasmania's only land boundary, and at 85 metres (279 ft) long, it is the shortest land border between any Australian state or territory.
It is located at latitude 39°12′ S, about 56 kilometres (35 mi) east of the southernmost point of mainland Victoria. The boundary between Victoria and Tasmania is a parallel similarly at latitude 39°12′. The position of the island was surveyed in 1801 by Captain John Black, who erred in placing the islet further north than it is. It was later found that the border at 39°12′ S actually passed through the islet.

There's confusion on where Newcastle & Central Coast start and stop too.

What makes it easy for us is home phone numbers - Newy uses 49 to start, and Coast uses 43.

I officially use the roundabout at the corner of Morisset golf club as my start/stop point.

Also NNSW's most southern club is Morisset. Anything south of that is Central Coast Football.

There's still debate on where the line is and where the grey areas are, but we have some pretty conclusive indicators to tell us the divide.

Nah, once you go north of Parramatta for me. :lol:.

Theoretically, you could use the Northern train line. So West Ryde is probably the marker there. Although I dont see West Ryde as West. Once you hit Ermington is probably fair.

Victoria has land borders with three other states.

I've always said at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Once you start climbing when you pass over the Nepean. In the North, same goes for at the start of the Bells Line of Road in Richmond. Going South, around Camden.

These are the official boundaries of the Sydney Metropolitan Area. According to this, Springwood in the lower reaches of the Mountains is now considered Sydney, but it doesn't stretch far past Liverpool. For some reason, Kemps Creek and out to Luddenham & Mulgoa and anywhere around that isn't being counted. I know there's not a lot out there except for small farms and Batfink but obviously it's not 'metropolitan' enough. Once they stick the airport there, that'll change.

Interested in Sydneysiders perceptions of where "Western Sydney" starts on the north side.

Lane Cove Rd? Pennant Hills Rd? Old Windsor Rd?

Catherine Hill Bay is the border on the coast right? Surfed there as a kid, near the pier.

There's confusion on where Newcastle & Central Coast start and stop too.

What makes it easy for us is home phone numbers - Newy uses 49 to start, and Coast uses 43.

I officially use the roundabout at the corner of Morisset golf club as my start/stop point.

Also NNSW's most southern club is Morisset. Anything south of that is Central Coast Football.

There's still debate on where the line is and where the grey areas are, but we have some pretty conclusive indicators to tell us the divide.

something i would be interested in is where does western sydney end? when does it cease to become sydney?

something i would be interested in is where does western sydney end? when does it cease to become sydney?

That's actually a good way of looking at it. Then extend that line roughly as the crow flies down to Bankstown, and then down to the Sutherland Shire.

When I lived in the Eastern suburbs it was anything west of Anzac Pde.

I assume that's still correct.

Ask mcjules :-"

I've always gone off the understanding that Strathfield, where the northern train line takes a right hand turn, marks the end of the inner west, after which starts western Sydney.

Where Western Sydney actaully starts is one of the oldest debate's in the city.

So one bloke has got the data and he reckons he's nailed it.

Blogger Colin Ross created a map where users could draw in their own version of where Western Sydney starts. He then grouped them all together and created a map that is the definitive version of who is a Westie.

Suburbs Listed In This Version of Western Sydney Include:
Greystanes
Huntingwood
Blacktown
Cecil Park
Merrylands
Guildford
North St Marys
Cambridge Park
Cabramatta
Mount Druitt
Hoxton
Fairfield
Yennora
Erskine Park and more. See the map below.



Where is Western Sydney Photo: Colin Ross
http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/stuff/pub-talk/2016/7/where-is-western-sydney/

It seems the general consensus is that that Western Sydney starts from around Greenacre.

If you want to contribute to the survey with your own opinion visit www.wherewest.com/