InAustralia,Lower North Shore refers to the northern suburbs ofSydney adjoining Sydney Harbour. The three bodies of water that surround the Lower North Shore areLane Cove River on its western border,Sydney Harbour on its south side, andMiddle Harbour on its east. The Lower North Shore borders theUpper North Shore when the Lane Cover River and Middle Harbour are at their closest.
Lower North Shore encompasses suburbs belonging to thelocal government areas ofMunicipality of Mosman,City of Willoughby,Municipality of Lane Cove, andNorth Sydney Council. The Lower North Shore, in this narrow sense, roughly corresponds with theParish of Willoughby, a cadastral unit used for land title purposes.
When the regional name is used in a wider sense, the suburbs ofHunters Hill,Gladesville,Woolwich andHuntleys Point, which lie west of the Lane Cove River, are sometimes also considered part of the Lower North Shore,[1] although more often the termNorth Shore applies to the suburbs between Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River.
The Lower North Shore suburbs adjacent to the water areLongueville,Northwood,Neutral Bay,Greenwich,Waverton,Wollstonecraft,Mosman,Cremorne,Lane Cove,Lavender Bay,McMahons Point,Milsons Point,Cammeray,North Sydney,Chatswood,Artarmon,Willoughby,Crows Nest,Riverview,Castlecrag andNorthbridge.
The region is home to hundreds of parks and reserves, includingSydney Harbour National Park and theLane Cove National Park. Local sportsgrounds includeNorth Sydney Oval, the region's largest in capacity, followed byChatswood Oval.Major waterways in the region includePort Jackson, the Lane Cove River, theParramatta River, Middle Harbour and the many creek systems that branch out from these main aquatic lifelines.[citation needed]
The Lower North Shore is the location ofKirribilli House andAdmiralty House, the official residences in Sydney of thePrime Minister of Australia andGovernor-General of Australia respectively.
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