Wirrimbirra Sanctuary | |
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Persoonia bargoensis, Wirrimbirra Sanctuary, north of Bargo, New South Wales | |
Location | Off the Hume Highway at 1305 Remembrance Drive, Bargo, Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 34°15′52″S 150°34′47″E / 34.2645°S 150.5796°E |
Area | 95 hectares (230 acres) |
Built | 1962– |
Built for | Stead Foundation |
Owner | National Trust of Australia (NSW) |
Official name | Wirrimbirra Sanctuary |
Type | State heritage (landscape) |
Designated | 1 March 2002 |
Reference no. | 1508 |
Type | Flora species site or area |
Category | Landscape - Natural |
Builders | Stead Foundation |
The Wirrimbirra Sanctuary is a heritage-listed fauna sanctuary, native plant nursery, education centre and flora sanctuary located off the Hume Highway at 1305 Remembrance Drive, in outer south-western Sydney in the settlement of Bargo in the Wollondilly Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1962 by the Stead Foundation. The property is owned by the National Trust of Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 1 March 2002.[1]