Location
The Pyrmont-Ultimo peninsula was once a vital component of Sydney’s industrial waterfront, with wharves, shipbuilding yards, factories and woolstores. As industry moved out, the population declined and the area became rundown, but in recent years it has experienced a building boom and an influx of residents and office workers.
Ultimo was formerly the setting for a sandstone quarry and a vast power station, now the Powerhouse Museum, but this leafy suburb, home to a large Chinese community, now contains parks, historic pubs and terraced houses, the ABC Centre, TAFE and the University of Technology.
Leisure
Swimming Pools
Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre, Ultimo
The Centre is due to open early 2006
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Victoria Park Pool, Camperdown
Tel: 02 9298 3090
Fax: 02 9298 3092
City Road, Corner of Parramatta Road
Camperdown NSW 2050
(Limited free 2 hour parking is available, located off City Road)
Gyms
Pyrmont Community Centre
Tel: 02 9298 3130 or 02 9298 3134
Email: pyrmontcc@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Fax: 02 9298 3131
Children’s Services
Tel: 02 9298 3132
Corner of John and Mount Street
Pyrmont NSW 2009
Entertainment
Museums, Galleries & Attractions
o ABC Ultimo Centre
o Maritime Heritage Centre
o Powerhouse Museum
o Star City Casino
o Sydney Fish Market
o UTS Gallery
Movies
o Hoyts Broadway
o Reading Cinemas
Theatres & Performance Venues
o Eugene Goossens Hall
o Lyric Theatre at Star City
Shopping
The area’s shopping is concentrated on Harris Street, where there are everyday stores such as a bottle shop, deli, patisserie and convenience and hardware stores, and the nearby Broadway Shopping Centre.
Other options include the Sydney Fish Market for seafood, bread, deli goods, liquor and fruit and vegetables, and the fine produce of the Good Living Growers’ Market. This takes place at Pyrmont Bay Park (Pirrama Road) from 7–11am on the first Saturday of every month.
Parks
James Watkinson Reserve
Mill Street
Pyrmont NSW 2009
Overlooking Jones Bay Wharf, James Watkinson Reserve is located below the Ways Terraces in Pyrmont. Features include:
• a playground
• barbeques
• grassed areas
• public seating
• water bubbler.
Pyrmont Bay Park
Pirrama Road
Pyrmont NSW 2009
Pyrmont Bay Park is managed by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority.
For More Information or Bookings
Tel: 02 9240 8500
Fax: 02 9240 8855
Pyrmont Point Park
Pirrama Road
Pyrmont NSW 2009
Expansive water views. Features include:
• 5 free barbeques
• shade structures
• grassed areas
• public seating
• boardwalk
• childrens playground
• toilet facilities.
Restaurants
Astral
Level 17 80 Pyrmont Street Pyrmont, NSW
Phone: (02) 9777 9000
Grain, tea, rice & noodles
Shop 14/55 Harris Street Pyrmont, NSW
Phone: (02) 9518 5666
The Little Snail
50 Murray Road Pyrmont, NSW
Phone: (02) 9212 7512
Al Porto
Level 3/80 Pyrmont Street Pyrmont, NSW
Phone: 1800 700 700
Aqua Jazz – Vagabond Cruises
37 Bank Street Pyrmont, NSW
Phone: (02) 9660 0388
Flying Fish Restaurant
19-21 Pirrama Road Pyrmont, NSW
Phone: (02) 9518 6677
