har aw al , ▁Gand ang ara ▁and ▁D har ug ▁people , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁v antage ▁point ▁during ▁the ▁pre - contact ▁era ▁en abling ▁country ▁to ▁be ▁observed ▁and ▁monitor ed . ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁early ▁eng agement , ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁conflict , ▁between ▁European ▁sett lers ▁and ▁Ab original ▁pe op les . ▁The ▁" v ista " ▁from ▁the ▁high ▁ground ▁provides ▁a ▁cor rid or ▁sout heast ▁to ▁the ▁Georges ▁River ▁across ▁rem nant ▁native ▁veget ation ▁and ▁river ine ▁environment . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁available ▁for ▁t ours ▁by ▁appointment ▁only . ▁ ▁Description ▁▁ ▁Col ling wood ▁House ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁block ▁of ▁elev ated ▁land ▁that ▁is ▁trunc ated ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁( due ▁to ▁resident ial ▁sub div ision ) ▁but ▁has ▁some ▁rem nant ▁garden ▁and ▁open ▁space ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁The ▁open ▁space ▁provides ▁v istas ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁from ▁the ▁road way ▁and ▁retain s ▁its ▁historic ▁link ▁with ▁Liverpool ▁Road . ▁ ▁The ▁complex ▁s its ▁in ▁garden ▁with ▁some ▁m ature ▁trees , ▁including ▁very ▁tall ▁and ▁wide ▁le mon - sc ented ▁g ums ▁( C ory mb ia ▁cit ri od ora ), ▁forest ▁red ▁g ums ▁( E u cal y pt us ▁ter etic orn is ), ▁a ▁younger ▁but ▁m ature ▁h oney ▁loc ust ▁( G led its ia ▁tri ac anth os ), ▁br ush ▁box ▁( L oph ost emon ▁con fert