ic ▁al pine ▁ski ing ▁ven ues ▁Category : S ki ▁areas ▁and ▁resort s ▁in ▁Norway ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁O pp land <0x0A> </s> ▁Wood cro ft ▁is ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Sydney , ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia . ▁Wood cro ft ▁is ▁located ▁ 4 2 ▁kilometres ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁central ▁business ▁district , ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Black town ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Western ▁Sydney ▁region . ▁ ▁History ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Wood cro ft ▁was ▁the ▁State ▁Br ick works ▁in ▁Do ons ide ▁( and ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Tim ber works ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁estate ▁agents ▁and ▁developers ▁L J ▁Hook er . ▁After ▁re zon ing , ▁resident ial ▁construction ▁comm enced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁Wood cro ft ▁was ▁formally ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁sub urb ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁area ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁mod est ▁independent ▁ret ail ▁m all ▁on ▁Richmond ▁Road . ▁Services ▁include ▁a ▁service ▁station , ▁super market , ▁doctor ' s ▁surg ery , ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁independent ▁and ▁franch ise ▁fast ▁food ▁out lets . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁such ▁as ▁disabled ▁to ile ts , ▁parent ing ▁rooms , ▁and ▁children '