Editing Municipality of Strathfield (section)

==Geography==

The Strathfield Council area is located at 33°52'10" South, 151°5'59" East (-33.8717, 151.0899). It covers a total area of approximately {{convert|14.1|km2}} and includes the suburbs of [[Strathfield, New South Wales|Strathfield]], [[Strathfield South, New South Wales|Strathfield South]], [[Homebush, New South Wales|Homebush]], [[Homebush West, New South Wales|Homebush West]], [[Flemington, New South Wales|Flemington]] and parts of [[Greenacre, New South Wales|Greenacre]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=7100&region=SI |title=Department of Local Government - Regions |access-date=4 October 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040908000441/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/DLG/DLGHome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=7100&region=SI |archive-date=8 September 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Homebush Bay Drive bounds Strathfield Council to the north, Powells Creek, The Boulevarde and Coronation Parade bounds it to the east, Punchbowl Road and Juno Parade form the southern border and Roberts Road, Chullora rail yards, [[Rookwood Cemetery]] and the [[Sydney Olympic Park]] Rail line bound the Municipality to the west.

Similarly to other parts of the [[Inner West]], the geography of the Municipality of Strathfield is characterised by the catchments of the [[Parramatta River]] to the north, and the [[Cooks River]] to the south. Smaller creeks flow towards these two rivers through the municipality, although most of them are now canalised. The two largest are [[Powells Creek (Sydney)|Powells Creek]] and [[Saleyards Creek]], which join and eventually flow to the [[Parramatta River]]. The [[Cooks River]] itself is a minor waterway as it flows through the municipality, and is canalised in the eastern part of the municipality. In this area, the [[Hume Highway]], which runs through the south of the municipality, approximates the ridgeline between the two catchments.