Project: Sydney and Surrounds. Photo walk 23. Chatswood, Willoughby

Postcode: 2067

Population: 21194

Chatswood is located 10 kilometres north of the Sydney CBD and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Willoughby.

3 facts about Chatswood:

1. Chatswood was named after Charlotte Harnett, wife of then Mayor of Willoughby and a pioneer of the district, Richard Harnett, and the original "wooded" nature of the area. The moniker derives from her nickname "Chattie" and was shortened from Chattie's Wood to Chatswood.

2. The Willoughby Spring Festival is an annual event in Chatswood, held in September each year. The festival is the second-largest in Lower Northern Sydney and is intended as testimony to a modern, multicultural and prosperous Chatswood. The festival showcases music, theatre, live performances, outdoor events, kids' events and visual arts.

3. In 2015, Chatswood was participating in the Vivid Festival of Light, Music and Ideas which runs from 22-May to 8-June.

References: Wikipedia

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