Waratah (disambiguation)
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The Waratah (Telopea, Proteaceae) is a genus of shrubs native to southeastern Australia.
The following places and institutions are named after the shrub:
- Waratah, New South Wales is a suburb of the city of Newcastle, New South Wales.
- Waratah, Tasmania is a town in northwest Tasmania.
- The Waratah was a steamer that mysteriously disappeared in 1909.
- The New South Wales Waratahs, a Super 14 rugby union team.
- The Waratah Australian Basketball League, a basketball league tournament within New South Wales.
- Waratah motorcycles manufactured in Sydney
- Waratah National Park, the fictional setting for Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.
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