An Extraordinary Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday 10 June 2025 in the Council Chambers, Level 1A, 1 Pope Street, Ryde and online commencing at 6.00pm.
West Ryde Library will be closed from 15 May until early July for major refurbishment. All other branches will be open as usual during the closure period. A reopening date will be announced once it is confirmed.
Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest is a tall open forest found on shale and shale enriched sandstone soils. Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest consists of a mid-section of shrubs and small trees, with a grassy ground cover.
The canopy consists mainly of turpentine, red mahogany and various Ironbark species. This vegetation community has a mean annual rainfall between 900 and 1250 mm.
Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest is listed as an critically endangered ecological community under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 and a critically endangered ecological community under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Saline Wetlands
Sandstone Geology
Shale Geology