Illawarra Travel

The Illawarra is a coastal region in the state of New South Wales, Australia, immediately to the south of Sydney.

Wollongong is a city in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, a state of Australia some 70km south of the state capital Sydney. It is the third largest city in the state behind Sydney and Newcastle and is thinly wedged on a coastal plain between an escarpment and the Pacific Ocean.

Things to See at the Illawarra

• Beaches - The Wollongong coastline offers 17 sparkling surf beaches that are patrolled by lifesavers from September to June.

• Bulli Pass Lookout - Spectacular views over Wollongong and up and down the coast are available from the lookouts at the top of the Bulli Pass.

• Mount Keira Lookout - More spectacular views from the top, as well as some walks and views of the hang-gliders launching.

• Nan Tien Temple -  a branch temple of Fo Guang Shan and the biggest Buddhist Temple in the Southern Hemisphere. "Nan Tien" in Chinese means "Paradise of the South".

• BHP Australian Historical Flying Museum, Illawarra Regional Airport(intersection of the Princes Highway (F6) and the Illawarra Highway). A project was started to build an exhibition facility for the aircraft of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society who have an existing base there. HARS recently completed it major hanger, part of an ongoing project.

• Wollongong Botanical Gardens
• Australia's Industry World -  The Port Kembla Steelworks is located 80 kilometres south of Sydney in the heart of Port Kembla, an industrial suburb in the Greater City of Wollongong, A fully integrated plant with steelmaking capacity of 5 million tonnes a year, the Steelworks is situated on an area of 800 hectares and directly employs up to 6000 people.
• Minnamurra Rainforest at Budderoo National Park- Visitors centre and boardwalks through sub-tropical rainforest. Go early in the morning for the best chance at seeing wildlife such as lyre birds and wombats.
• Science Centre and Planetarium  -Two-storey museum with lots of stuff to do for kids aged 1 to 15

• Cockatoo Run - The Cockatoo Run is a vintage train that climbs through the Morton National Park Rainforest to Robertson and Moss Vale.

• The Royal National Park is located in on the southern fringe of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia around 35km south from the city centre. The Royal National Park is the second oldest national park in the world. It is easily accessible from Sydney and is popular for picnics, walking and other recreation.