Soft washing for Little Wobby's river houses

What does a Little Wobby house on tank water need before a wash?

In the Second World War the Commonwealth Military Forces put up several shoreline buildings here for artillery batteries, and two of them were turned into houses after the war and still stand. A 1970s plan for the State government to buy and demolish the shoreline homes never went ahead. Most of today's few residences are holiday homes, with the 4 square kilometre bushland reserve of the Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Centre behind them.

There is no town water or sewer, only telephone and electricity, so roofs feed water tanks and waste goes to septic tanks. Before booking, read how a roof that supplies a tank is treated. Buildings converted after the war date from the decades when, according to SafeWork NSW, asbestos cement sheeting was in common use, and high-pressure water must never touch asbestos, so walls get a gentle low-pressure wash. Mention the boat-only access when you ask for a quote.

Key figures

1.5 km

strip of Hawkesbury shoreline, with no roads

2

wartime battery buildings still standing as homes

Sources

• Wikipedia, Little Wobby
• SafeWork NSW, Asbestos
• NSW Spatial Services, Administrative Boundaries (postcode, council, distance, neighbours)