| 9398 3000 Sebastian CourtThe Development: Sebastian Court is located on the corner of Balfour Sreet and Ranford Road and on the western fringe of Southern River bordering Forrestdale. It is also a stones throw from the new Southern River Shopping Centre. The Southern River locality was only formally declared in the late 1960s but was an area with its own local identity long beforehand, with the Southern River Progress Association being formed in the 1930s. Named after the main watercourse flowing through it, the Southern River area had been subject to European agricultural practices since the 1830s. However the land was so marginal and often waterlogged that few ventures flourished. Through most of the European occupation years of the 19th century, the land was leased for grazing, rather than being settled and lived on by the landowners. By the 1920s and 30s a number of small farms, market gardens and orchards were operating in the area. More profitable ventures to develop included a dairy, duck farm, nursery, and stud farms for horses and goats. Massive urban development in the early 21st century has seen the Southern River area become subdivided and urbanised with planned centres on Bletchley Park Stud farm, while sensitively preserving much of the wetland areas for public recreation. Sutherlands Park, a large sporting complex provides a focus for cricket and football for the Southern River, Thornlie and Gosnells districts. Lot Details: Click to download the Sebastian Court Plan below. |
