1990s: Melissa Goddard and Belinda Brennan had their own water amusement park on Captain Cook Drive, Kurnell, in 1990 after Cyclone Nancy dumped more than 400mm of rain on Sydney.
Thirty homes at Kurnell were flooded, some more than once, during Sydney’s wettest February.
1960s: Australia’s first nuclear reactor, at Lucas Heights, was opened by Prime Minister Robert Menzies on Australia Day, 1958, although it did not begin routine, full-strength operation until January, 1960.
In November, 1960, Mr (later Sir Robert) Menzies returned to open the Metallurgy and Engineering Building.
HIFAR (High Flux Australian Reactor) was replaced in 2007 by the the Open Pool Australian Lightwater (OPAL) reactor.
1970s: Wanda Surf Lifesaving Club’s desire to increase fundraising gave birth to the Sutherland to Surf fun run in 1971.
About 50 competitors took part in the first event but by the end of the decade the number had grown to thousands, including some of the state’s top runners.
1980s: Oatley resident Myles Dunphy, who is often called the Father of Australian Conservation, died in 1985.
In 1992, Hurstville Council agreed to a foreshore area of Gungah Bay being named Myles Dunphy Reserve.
2000s: The billion dollar Cooks Cove development project at Arncliffe was unveiled in 2002.
Under the original plans, a technology park was to be built on the site of Kogarah Golf Club, which was to move south and take over Barton Park.
