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I only watched it once but they looked outside, almost through bush and stuff. Just thought it looked good and I should take the kids for a visit.
 

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That's pretty cool.... was trying to pick the streets. Looks like Cronulla Public School, but the rest is hard. Scary that the surfie chicks are someone's mum (or grandma) :)

One of the streets is Fernleigh Avenue in South Caringbah / Dolans Bay... another is Water Street which is likewise in South Caringbah / Burraneer Bay.

There is another scene which is down on the Cronulla side of Gunnamatta Bay near Darook Park.

And yes you are correct about it being Cronulla Primary with the old Flame Trees down at Tonkin Park.

If you have a look in that scene you'll also notice a blonde boy wearing the original De La Salle jersey as well.
 

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The Royal National Park is the perfect nature escape...right on Sydney's doorstep - NEWS.com.au

The Royal National Park is the perfect nature escape...right on Sydney's doorstep
Kara Murphy
April 16, 2010 12:12PM

I'VE just survived a harrowing encounter with a wobbegong. Just kidding . . . sort of (everyone in my group - self included - survived).

But the "encounter", which merely involved paddling alongside a metre-long carpet shark near the banks of the Hacking River, within 16,300ha Royal National Park, was hardly harrowing.

All humans present were seated inside kayaks, refraining from poking or otherwise touching the wobbie with hands or paddles.

In fact, we all feel fortunate to have come across this bottom-dwelling shark, especially since Bruce Sigal, our tour guide and co-owner (with wife, Marnie) of Bundeena Kayaks, says he's never seen one in this area before.

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Other highlights on this three-hour kayak tour include paddling close to shore along the river's South West Arm, observing the park's funky eroded shapes of creamy Hawkesbury sandstone, looking for birds (241 species have been sighted here), dipping a Byron Bay biscuit into a fresh cup of coffee at Costens Point, and the sheer joy of being in the place I've wistfully spotted more than once from a Sydneybound economy class seat: Australia's oldest national park, the second oldest (next to Wyoming's Yellowstone) national park in the world.

Former NSW premier Sir John Robertson (1816-1891) recognised the need for a park where Sydneysiders could escape the pressures of urban living.The park, traditional country of the Dharawal people, was gazetted in 1879 as The National Park and renamed Royal National Park in 1955 following the Queen's visit to Australia. It's still a fantastic place to lose your city blues, royal or otherwise.

Following the on-water experience, I hoof it from the Bonnie Vale picnic area, on the outskirts of Bundeena, to Passionfruit Cafe, where Royal Coast Walks' guide Ian Wells is waiting. Ian, originally from Sutherland Shire, has travelled, worked and trekked around the world, and is delighted to once again call the shire home.

About a year ago, at the urging of his first unofficial trekking clients (i.e. friends and family), he set up a business offering single and multi-day walking and camping through the park, focusing on the 26km Coast Track, which stretches along cliffs, beaches and escarpments from Bundeena southwest to Otford.

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At the time of writing this, TripAdvisor.com ranked Ian's walking tours No.4 of 399 attractions in Sydney, and it's easy to see why.

For one, the scenery is absolutely stunning, with lofty headlands, an incredible hermit cave from the 1930s with walls still intact, Aboriginal rock engravings (not part of the Coast Track but included on many of Ian's walks) and a set of dazzling white sandstone cliffs (known as The Balcony, The White Cliffs of Marley, or Wedding Cake Rock), 64m above the ocean.

You'll take in all these sights on Ian's 12-21km day walk; if you join his 28km two-day adventure, you'll make camp at Wattamolla, a prime whale-watching spot, continue on past other whale-watching vantages and heritage-listed 1930s shack communities and earn the right to brag that you've completed this Sydney walking gem in its entirety.

One of the main things that would entice me to tag along on Ian's version of the entire Coast Track is that his clients only have to carry their own snacks (provided), clothes and water.

Since the track is blessed with access points, Ian's support crew transfer the supplied camping equipment, any belongings you think you might need, as well as provisions for an evening meal fit for a queen - marinated leg of lamb (a vegetarian option is available), grilled vegie skewers, salad, beer and wine.

Alcoholic libations aren't included on day walks, but a hessian shoulder bag, stuffed with water, trail mix, fresh fruit and an energy bar, is.

By late afternoon, I'm drunk on sunshine, happily exhausted from the day's adventures.

The ferry back to Cronulla chugs past Burraneer's tiny palaces as I reflect on the park's rugged beauty, calm and relative proximity to Sydney.

A plane overhead delivers me back to the world and I smile, realising that the next time I find myself occupying one of those decisively common window seats in skies over Sydney, I'll gaze down towards the park's dramatic cliffs and recall my encounter with sharks and royalty.

Source: http://www.news.com.au/travel/australia/the-royal-national-park-is-the-perfect-nature-escape-at-sydneys-doorstep/story-e6frfq89-1225854503829
 

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Recently saw one of my family's old Super 8 movies of us driving over the old, old Woronora Bridge (i.e. the one-lane bridge that was replaced by the current low bridge) around 1980. Will have to try to Youtube it one day.
 

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The original Shire reality show. Best bit is at 6:50 when they discuss the Sharks :)

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