Bankstown

Worth seeing in and around Bankstown

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Lakemba Mosque

   The Lakemba Mosque, also known as the Masjid Ali Bin Abi Talib and officially the Imam Ali bin Abi Taleb Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located at 71-75 Wangee Road, Lakemba, in suburban Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is Australia's largest mosque.

   3.7 km · mosque in Australia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Dunc Gray Velodrome

   Dunc Gray Velodrome is a velodrome located at Bass Hill approximately five kilometres north west of the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. The cycling venue for the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Dunc Gray Velodrome was opened on 28 November 1999 with an opening ceremony which included performances by local talent Darren Sharp and other community groups.

   3.6 km · Velodrome in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Al-Rasool Al-A'dham Mosque

   The Al-Rasool Al-A'dham Mosque is a Shia Islam mosque located in Bankstown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The mosque is supervised by Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein al-Ansari.

   500 m · mosque in Australia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Punchbowl Mosque

   Punchbowl Mosque is a mosque located in the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl, in the state of New South Wales, Australia designed by Greek-Australian architect Angelo Candalepas. The building features a large central dome and 102 smaller concrete domes decorated with Islamic calligraphy depicting the 99 names of Allah.

   2.3 km · mosque in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Bankstown Oval

   Bankstown Oval is a multi-purpose stadium located in Bankstown, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches and has been used by New South Wales, particularly for one day matches.

   500 m · multi-purpose stadium in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Bankstown Reservoir

   Bankstown Reservoir is a heritage-protected water tower and a local landmark situated in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. Located 22 kilometres west of Sydney CBD, the reservoir is elevated and was built on reinforced concrete piers, which is one of the oldest of this type that is still in use.

   1.5 km · Water tower in Bankstown, Sydney, NSW · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Bankstown City Library and Information Service

   Bankstown City Library and Information Service was a library service in Sydney. Bankstown situated in the south-west of Sydney, Australia.

   200 m · library system in New South Wales · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Centro Bankstown

   Bankstown Central is a shopping centre in the suburb of Bankstown in South Western Sydney.

   400 m · shopping mall in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Roselands Shopping Centre

   HomeCo. Roselands is a shopping centre in the suburb of Roselands in South Western Sydney, Australia.

   3.7 km · shopping mall in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    McLeod Reserve

    McLeod Reserve is a park situated along the Hume Highway in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia.

    1.2 km · park in Australia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Chipping Norton Lake

   Sydney's largest undammed artificial lake, Chipping Norton Lake is surrounded by beautiful parks, picnic facilities and play equipment.

2. 02
   Fairfield City Museum & Gallery

   It showcases the diverse ethnic heritage of Fairfield City with an all-embracing program of exhibitions and activities catering for the community.

3. 03
   Lions Lookout

   A park near Elizabeth Drive in Mount Pritchard that provides panoramic views of Sydney.

From Wikivoyage: Bankstown, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Campsie Food Festival The Cabramatta Moon Festival is held every year on the weekend of the spring equinox (generally in September), during which the suburb welcomes over 90,000 visitors and celebrates with moon cakes, lion dances and fireworks. Fairfield Showground – A multi-purpose venue popular for multicultural festivals, horse racing, carnivals, markets and club meets attracting as many as 20,000 people.

From Wikivoyage: Bankstown, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

The southwest of Sydney is home to a great many multicultural restaurants and while cheaper and generally better than those in the city, they can get equally busy during the weekends.

1. 01
   Albee's Kitchen

   It used to be a total hole-in-the-wall restaurant that wouldn't have looked out of place in Malaysia, but has been renovated and expanded.

2. 02
   Se Jong Korean BBQ Buffet

   An all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ restaurant, with quite a wide selection of food.

3. 03
   Dong Ba

   Serves Bun Bo Hue, a spicy noodle soup, which is a change from the beef pho more commonly found all around Sydney.

4. 04
   Pho Tau Bay

   One of the best pho to be found in Sydney.

5. 05
   Tan Viet Noodle House

   Crispy chicken, served with noodles or tomato rice.

From Wikivoyage: Bankstown, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Bankstown

Airports

Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 13 km · Newcastle (NTL), 145 km

Stations

Bankstown railway station, 0 m · Birrong railway station, 2.9 km · Wiley Park railway station, 3 km · Yagoona railway station, 1.6 km · Lakemba railway station, 3.8 km

• Williamtown → Bankstown

  144 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · A$21–28
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• Gold Coast → Bankstown

  696 km · quickest by air, 5h 16m · A$230–350
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• Melbourne → Bankstown

  698 km · quickest by air, 5h 18m · A$240–350
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