Mount Austin

Professionals Wagga Wagga suburb profiles 10th August, 2012 No Comments

An established residential area and one of Wagga Wagga’s oldest suburbs, Mount Austin is located less than 5km south of the CBD, and is bordered by Tolland, Turvey Park and Willans Hill Reserve. Home to a number of impressive sporting fields, and within close proximity to the Botanical Gardens, Tolland Shopping Centre and numerous schools, Mount Austin provides low cost housing with access to a range of community services.


Neighbouring suburbs

Tolland and Turvey Park

Schools
Henschke Primary School
103 Fernleigh Road, Mount Austin NSW 2650
(02) 6925 1870

Mount Austin High School (Tolland)
Leavenworth Drive, Tolland NSW 2650
(02) 6925 2801

Mount Austin Public School
Bourke Street, Mount Austin NSW 2650
(02) 6925 2481

Main sporting fields/parks
Anderson Oval – Glenfield Road, Mount Austin NSW 2650
A lit sports ground with permanent Aussie Rules fields and goal posts, as well as a synthetic cricket pitch, change room and toilet facilities. The oval is often used by Southern NSW AFL, Wagga Wagga & District Cricket Association and the Wagga Wagga Softball Association.

French Fields – Walteela Avenue, Mount Austin NSW 2650
The French Fields sports grounds is predominantly used by the Wagga Wagga Softball Association and Soccer Wagga Wagga. The upper field features a softball diamond and the middle field has lights, toilet and change room facilities and canteen.

Harris Park – Monash Street, Mount Austin NSW 2650
A home venue for local senior rugby, Harris Park also features first grade cricket facilities including a turf wicket and synthetic nets. Other features include a playground, storage shed, change rooms and amenities block.

Places of note

  • Wagga Wagga Botanical Gardens (nearby)
  • Wiradjuri walking track
  • Haven Retirement Village

Did you know…

  • Anderson Park was named after George Power “Geordie” Anderson, a Collingwood footballer and long-time local resident of Wagga Wagga
  • Mount Austin High School is actually located in Tolland