Bobbin Head Garage was first established back in 1948 by the Liversidge family. 

Here is the earliest photograph of the petrol station when it was under Caltex branding in 1951.

In the 1970s, the Barbara family purchased the land and continued to service North Turramurra and the wider Ku-ring-gai community until April 2019.

Eddie Barbara (-2014) arrived from Malta as a young mechanic.

After running workshops across Western Sydney and on the north coast as well as establishing the Ed Roy Mowers business in Seven Hills, Mr Barbara saw the advertisement for Bobbin Head Garage.

He and his wife Mary bought the garage on Bobbin Head Rd in the 1970s and retained the garage and petrol station’s reputation for good old-fashioned service.

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For many years the life-size kangaroo, known as Shiela, and her baby joey had become something of an “icon” at the Bobbin Head Garage in Turramurra.

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In 2019 the petrol station and mechanical garage changed the hands.

Bobbin Head Garage continues to be a family-run business today.

The mechanical workshop continues to trade under the original name – Bobbin Head Garage. The petrol station side is known as Bobbin Head Petrol station.

Bobbin Head Garage was, is and always will be a true local service station. Thank you for supporting our local family-run business.