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Wollongong New South Wales
Population:	263,535 [1] (9th)
• Density:	385.3/km² (997.9/sq mi)
Postcode:	2500
Coordinates:	34°25′59″S 150°52′59″E / -34.43306, 150.88306Coordinates: 34°25′59″S 150°52′59″E / -34.43306, 150.88306
Elevation:	5 m (16 ft)
Area:	684 km² (264.1sq mi)
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Location:	84 km (52 mi) S of Sydney
LGA:	City of Wollongong City of Shellharbour Municipality of Kiama
Region:	Illawarra

Wollongong (pronounced /ˈwʊləŋgɒŋ/) is the 3rd largest city in the state of New South Wales, Australia, after Sydney and Newcastle. It is also a Local Government Area administered by the Wollongong City Council. It is located in the Illawarra region of the east coast of Australia, 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of Sydney which can be reached through a scenic coastal road and rail route which takes between 90 and 120 minutes and via main roads, taking between 70 and 90 minutes. The Wollongong metropolitan area has a population of 263,535 and is administered by the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama councils^[1][2], while the urban area extending from Clifton to Shell Cove has a population of 234,482^[3][4]. “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Map of Local Government Areas in New South Wales Types of LGAs in New South Wales The Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ... Wollongong City Council is a Local Government Area on the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Shellharbour City Council administers Shellharbour, New South Wales, a city of about 60,000 people. ... The Municipality of Kiama is is a Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales, Australia in the Illawarra region. ... This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. ... Lookout from the Illawarra Escarpment above Wombarra over the northern Illawarra plain viewing Austinmer, Thirroul, Bulli, Wollongong up to Port Kembla in the far. ... NSW redirects here. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Wollongong City Council is a Local Government Area on the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Lookout from the Illawarra Escarpment above Wombarra over the northern Illawarra plain viewing Austinmer, Thirroul, Bulli, Wollongong up to Port Kembla in the far. ... Wollongong City Council is a Local Government Area on the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Shellharbour City Council administers Shellharbour, New South Wales, a city of about 60,000 people. ... The Municipality of Kiama is is a Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales, Australia in the Illawarra region. ... View of Clifton from the Escarpment in the northern Illawarra. ...

The name Wollongong is believed to mean "sound of the sea" in the local Aboriginal language, although other explanations have been offered, such as "great feast of fish".^[5] Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ...

Known affectionately as "the Gong", Wollongong is a city with a long history of mining and industry, having coal mines, steelworks and an industrial port. The city is also a regional centre for the South Coast fishing industry. It has a university, the University of Wollongong, which attracts a great number of international students each year. It has two Regional Cathedrals, and numerous churches of many denominations including the well-known land-mark, the Nan Tien Buddhist Temple, the largest in the Southern hemisphere.^{[citation needed]} The University of Wollongong is a large University with approximately 21,000 students in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ... The main entrance to the Nan Tien Temple complex, with the Great Mercy Shrine at centre. ...

Geography

Main article: Geography of Wollongong, New South Wales

Wollongong Harbour at Dusk

Wollongong seen from Mount Keira summit lookout.

The City of Wollongong has a distinct geography. It lies on a narrow coastal plain flanked by the Pacific Ocean to the east and a steep sandstone precipice known as the Illawarra Escarpment to the west, most notably the almost separate mountain, Mount Keira. The coastal plain is widest in the south and narrowest in the north. Despite being on a plain there are many hills within it, most notably and closest to Wollongong these include the hill mass west of the railway of Mount Mangerton and Mount Saint Thomas which gives a distinct character to the town, Church Hill and Smith's Hill in the CBD and just north in the high-rise apartment district west of the harbour, Flagstaff Hill at Flagstaff Point, Cobblers Hill to the southwest of Figtree, Flagstaff Hill and Cringila Hill to the south, part of a ridge of hills known as Woonwongarang extending from Mount Kembla, and Hospital Hill to the west, north of a small valley separating it from Mount Mangerton. These hills do not generally exceed a hundred metres in height. Mount Keira road, the first and still used pass over the escarpment and past the mountain of that name, follows a low ridge from Hospital Hill, on top of which the Wollongong Hospital is situated. The plain is much lower than the escarpment, but contains many low hills and small individual valleys, which gives the city a distinct and interesting mix of altitude. Mangerton and Mount St Thomas both have small areas of bushland reserve, but littering and illegal bikeriding have become a problem. However, efforts are being made to the contrary such as bushcare volunteering. To the northwest of the city foothills of Mount Keira travel down towards the coast creating a rippled look, as at the Wollongong Botanic Gardens. Mount Saint Thomas is home to a transmission area. Wollongong Harbour at Dusk The City of Wollongong has a distinct geography. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 853 pixel, file size: 191 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 853 pixel, file size: 191 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Mount Keira (IPA: ) is a 463. ... An early morning view of the Illawarra escarpment west of Albion Park (20 km south of Wollongong) The Illawarra escarpment is the mountain range west of a narrow coastal plain south of Sydney, Australia, enclosing the region known as the Illawarra which stretches from Stanwell Park in the north to... Mount Keira (IPA: ) is a 463. ... Figtree is a inner western suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ... Mount Kembla is a mountain in the volcanic fold of the Illawarra Escarpment, near Wollongong, Australia. ... Mount Keira (IPA: ) is a 463. ... The Wollongong Botanic Gardens is located in the suburb of North Wollongong at the foot of Mount Keira in Australia. ...

North of Wollongong is Stuart Park/Fairy Lagoon, part of the Fairy/Para Creek system. North of this is Puckeys Estate Reserve, site of a salt works, and a bushwalking reserve. This reserve is known for its birdlife and coastal wetlands. Puckeys Estate Reserve is a separate section (annexe) of the Wollongong Botanic Garden. ...

To the south of the city is J.J.Kelly Park and south of this the Greenhouse Park, once a waste pile it has been planted into a garden area and has a bike track and lookout over the city and Port Kembla steelworks. It also has fine views over the mountains. This hill has no official name but is known by some locals as 'the overseer'. Below this hill to the west is a small area of wetlands, the remnants of the once larger Tom Thumb Lagoon which once stretched to Swan Street but is now restricted to this small area of nature reserve.

Most of the city's northern suburbs are on more level ground, with some mild hills such as at Sandon Point and Woonona and Bulli Ridges. Ground level in the plain generally lies under twenty metres until reaching the foothills.

To the north of Wollongong the plain becomes so narrow that the coastal road Lawrence Hargrave Drive once precariously hugged the cliffline until rock falls forced its closure. It was replaced in 2005 by the Sea Cliff Bridge. The bridge carries both vehicular and pedestrian traffic just off the coast, crossing the submerged rock shelf. The Illawarra Railway must go through several tunnels to reach the Sydney metropolitan area. The Southern Freeway and Old Princes Highway provide alternative inland routes, descending the escarpment further south at Bulli Pass or at Mount Ousley, entering the coastal plain at Gwynneville, just north of Wollongong's city centre. Pass building was at first done by convicts and some old passes remain as tracks or management trails, such as O'Brien's Road at Mount Nebo and Rixon's Pass west of Woonona. Lawrence Hargrave Drive is a road that run along a narrow part of the east Australian coast known as the Northern Illawarra. ... Sea Cliff Bridge image courtesy of the Roads and Traffic Authority, NSW. Sea Cliff Bridge is a hollow box, haunched girder bridge located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Southern Freeway is a freeway linking Sydney to Wollongong. ... The Princes Highway is a segment of Australias Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide, via Melbourne. ... Bulli Pass is a mountain pass northwest of Bulli, New South Wales, Australia. ... A sculpture on Mount Nebo based around the biblical story of Moses staff and the snake // Geography Mount Nebo (Arabic: Jebel Nebo) is an elevated ridge that is approximately 817 metres (2680 feet) above sea level, in what is now western Jordan. ... Woonona (2001 population: 17,276) is a northern suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Wollongong Harbor

The Escarpment ranges between 150 and 750 metres (490 - 2,460 ft) above sea level, with locally famous mountains such as Mount Keira, 464 metres, Mount Kembla, 534 metres, Broker's Nose (Corrimal), 440 metres and Mount Murray to the south, 768 metres. The Escarpment contains strata of coal measures, and the adit entrances to many coal mines have been established along the slopes of the Escarpment right throughout Wollongong. The plain itself is traversed by several short but flood-prone and fast-flowing streams and creeks such as Para Creek, Allans Creek and Mullet Creek. These plains consist of highly fertile alluvium, which made Wollongong so attractive to agriculturists in the nineteenth century. The coastline itself consists of many beaches characterised by fine pale gold-coloured sands; however, these beaches are sometimes interrupted by prominent and rocky headlands jutting into the sea. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 400 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 400 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Mount Keira (IPA: ) is a 463. ... Mount Kembla is a mountain in the volcanic fold of the Illawarra Escarpment, near Wollongong, Australia. ... Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal is a fossil fuel formed in ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... Gated entrance of an abandoned adit An adit is a type of entrance to an underground mining operation in which the entrance shaft is horizontal or nearly horizontal. ... Alluvium (from the Latin, alluvius, from alluere, to wash against) is soil or sediments deposited by a river or other running water. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Just southeast of Wollongong City, near Red Point at Port Kembla, lie five islands, which are known collectively as "The Five Islands". The two northern islands are called the "Tom Thumb Islands" after the vessel used by late 1700s explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders. The island closest to the point in the southern three is called Rocky Islet and is little more than a rocky projection from the water, the next island is called Gang-man-gang Island or Big/Pig Island, and is made of two almost separated parts, an eastern and western, thus creating the common myth that it comprises two of the five islands. The third is Martins Island, named after Bass and Flinders' assistant. The islands are a wildlife refuge. Port Kembla is a seaport near Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Events and trends The Bonneville Slide blocks the Columbia River near the site of present-day Cascade Locks, Oregon with a land bridge 200 feet (60 m) high. ... George Bass George Bass, British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia (1771 – unknown, post 1803), was born at Aswarby, a hamlet near Sleaford Lincolnshire and was educated at Boston Grammar School. ... Captain Matthew Flinders RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. ...

A large coastal saltwater lagoon called Lake Illawarra is in the southern part of the city, separated from the Pacific Ocean by a long sandy spit. Just to the north of the lake is Port Kembla, a natural harbour that has been considerably expanded by human-made excavation and reclamation works. Lake Illawarra is a large coastal lagoon, near the city of Wollongong about 100 km south of Sydney, New South Wales. ... Port Kembla is a seaport near Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Inner City

The geography is characterised by Flagstaff Point to the east, and Wollongong Beach to the south. To the north is Wollongong Harbour, west of Flagstaff Point and going north, and north of this is North Wollongong or simply North Beach and the lagoon at Puckeys Estate Reserve. Wollongong Beach is a northern extenuation of Coniston Beach and goes relatively straight north to Flagstaff Point. Puckeys Estate Reserve is a separate section (annexe) of the Wollongong Botanic Garden. ... Coniston () is a Urban Locality of Wollongong in New South Wales. ...

This point is a headland with eroded low level cliffs and rocky areas about it, including two 'formations', Pulpit Rock to the north and a similar blockier rock formation to the south. These rocks also include the old Nun's Baths and a seawall of the old fort. This hill is significant historically and contains within it old coke ovens, and was the site of a flagstaff and cottage, as well as military operations during the war. It is the site of several restored canons and two lighthouses, a feature peculiar to the city in the state. The older one, at the harbour entrance, dates to the 1880s and is made of boiler plate, the newer one, constructed in 1937, stands atop the hill and is still in use today, though using an automated system rather than a manned operation system. The point has a lookout and picnic area, a grassy area extends mostly over it and a cliff walk is available along the fence built to stop suicides and other dangers. A trogonometry station, though broken, stands at the eastern tip of the point. The point is shaped like a B and has an inwards facing area to the right of the trigonometry station.

To the west of Flagstaff Point is Belmore Basin and Brighton Beach. Belmore Basin is the man made section of Wollongong Harbour and was built using convict labour and is a heritage site with plaques along a history walk. There are two eastern breakwaters, a small stubby one of cement topped stone for the old lighthouse, and a large artificial boulder one with a light at the end for aiding ships in fog. At the portside is the fish market and a number of restaurants. Along the harbour dock are several charter vessels and private fishing boats. In the main harbour are private yachts and recreational vessels. This is to the west. Brighton Beach has recently been heavily eroded by the sea and is very thin. It stretches from the Lions Park playgrounds to the east to the western breakwater to the west. This is owned by the Department of Lands and used by photographers. From here the coastal cliff runs to North Beach, passing the baths and indoor seapools. Along here the Wollongong to Thirroul Bike Track or Heartcare Walk runs, this section is the Peace Mile section and runs to North Beach. Atop the cliffs, the edge of Smith's Hill mass, is another path and Cliff Drive. Settlement goes up to this road. The cliffs and grass/bushland about them are managed by bushcare groups and include native and invasive weed species. Lantana and Bitou Bush are prevalent, as well as Moreton Bay Figs and Acacias. North of this is North Beach at the end of the cliff. This popular surfing spot is used for competitions and private recreation, though has been damaged by erosion in the June 2007 windgusts. The Wollongong to Thirroul Bike Track is a walking, jogging and bicycle track running from Wollongong City to Thirroul, a northern suburb of Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. ... For other uses, see Lantana (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Chrysanthemoides monilifera (L.) Norlindh Chrysanthemoides monilifera is an evergreen flowering shrub in the Asteraceae family. ... Binomial name Ficus macrophylla Desf. ... For other uses, see Acacia (disambiguation). ...

North Beach stretches to Fairy Meadow Beach at Stuart Park Lagoon. West of this is a four to five metre rise behind which is Stuart Park, a local recreational grounds. The lagoon is salt water and harbours many bird and fish species but is prone to littering.

Climate

Wollongong has a mild coastal climate with average temperatures varying from 17°C in winter to 26°C in summer tempered by sea breezes. For other uses, see Celsius (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Celsius (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Sea Breeze. ...

Most rainfall occurs between January and June, and is often associated with orographic lift caused by the escarpment. Short high intensity rainfall events may happen at any time of the year and can lead to local flooding. A significant flood event occurred on 17 August 1998 when Wollongong recorded 316mm of rainfall in the 24 hour period.^[6][7] This wave cloud pattern formed off of the ÃŽle Amsterdam in the far southern Indian Ocean, due to orographic lift of an airmass by the island, producing alternating bands of condensed and invisible humidity downwind of the island as the moist air moves in vertical waves and the moisture successively... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ...

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History

Wollongong Harbour

The area was originally inhabited by the Dharwal (or Turuwal) Indigenous Australians. The first Europeans to visit the area were the navigators George Bass and Matthew Flinders who landed in Lake Illawarra in 1796. The first settlers in the region were cedar cutters in the early nineteenth century, followed by graziers in 1812. Charles Throsby established a stockman's hut in the area in 1815. The first land grants were made in 1816. In 1830 a military barracks was constructed near the harbour. Further settlers arrived and in 1834 a town was planned. On the 26th of November, 1834, the town was first gazetted and George Brown erected the first courthouse. The now main road down the Escarpment through Bulli Pass was built by convict labour in 1835-6, though other passes were built during the 1800s as well such as O'Brien's Road and Rixon's Pass. By 1856 Wollongong had a population of 864. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 249 KB) Holy Cross College. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 249 KB) Holy Cross College. ... The Turuwal are an Aboriginal tribe based in New South Wales, Australia, famous for inventing the boomerang. ... Language(s) Several hundred Indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religion(s) Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group... George Bass George Bass, British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia (1771 – unknown, post 1803), was born at Aswarby, a hamlet near Sleaford Lincolnshire and was educated at Boston Grammar School. ... Captain Matthew Flinders RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. ...

Old Courthouse

In 1858 the court house was built. In 1861 a horsedrawn tramway from Mount Keira to the harbour was completed. In 1862 a telegraph line was opened between Wollongong and Bellambi. In 1865 the first gas supply in Wollongong was provided from a gas plant in Corrimal Street. In 1868 the extensions to the harbour were opened by Lady Belmore and named Belmore Basin. Patrick Lahiff established a coke works at Wollongong Harbour in the 1870s. He erected two beehive coke ovens between the northeastern end of the basin and Pulpit Rock. The ovens were demolished in 1892. The remains of the coke ovens were uncovered and recovered and are now preserved beneath the hill, a plaque explaining their history. Mount Keira (IPA: ) is a 463. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1871 the old lighthouse was completed. In 1880 steam locomotives were introduced to haul coal loads from Mount Keira mine to the harbour. In 1883 gas street lighting was introduced. In 1885 a new court house was erected in Market Street. In 1886 the first town hall was erected. The Illawarra Railway to Wollongong was completed in 1887, and now continues as far south as the town of Bomaderry on the Shoalhaven River. The navigator George Bass first documented the Illawarra coal deposits in 1797. There have been many coalmines in the district. Australia's worst coal mining disaster occurred in 1902, at the Mount Kembla mine when an explosion killed 94 men and boys, the youngest aged 14, the oldest 69. Two other men died attempting to rescue survivors. In 1908 the Wollongong District Hospital was established on Garden Hill. In 1916 the Wollongong High School was opened. Bomaderry is a town in the Shoalhaven council district area of New South Wales, Australia. ... Mount Kembla is a mountain in the volcanic fold of the Illawarra Escarpment, near Wollongong, Australia. ...

Wollongong City

Heavy industry was attracted to the region by the ready availability of coal. In 1928 Hoskins, later Australian Iron & Steel, started a steelworks at Port Kembla, a few kilometres south of Wollongong. The former Broken Hill Proprietary Company (now BHP Billiton after merging with Billiton) acquired AI&S in 1935, but has since spun-out their steel division as a separate company, now known as BlueScope Steel. The steelworks has grown to become a world-class flat rolled steel producer, operating as a fully integrated steel plant with a production of around 5 million tonnes per year. Other industries to have set up in the massive Port Kembla industrial complex—the largest single concentration of heavy industry in Australia—include a fertiliser plant, an electrolytic copper smelter (featuring the tallest chimney in Australia), a locomotive workshop, a coal export shipping terminal, a grain export shipping terminal and an industrial gases manufacturing plant. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 344 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Wollongong City Taken by Matt Malone File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 344 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Wollongong City Taken by Matt Malone File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to... Billiton redirects here. ... BlueScope Steel is a flat product steel producer with operations in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Pacific and North America. ...

In 1937 the new Wollongong Lighthouse was finished on Flagstaff Point. In 1942 Wollongong was proclaimed a City. In 1947 City of Greater Wollongong was formed. In 1954 the population of Wollongong was 90,852. In 1956 new Wollongong City Council Chambers were opened. In 1961 the Wollongong University College was established. In 1963 the Wollongong Teachers College was established. In 1965 the Westfield shopping centre at Figtree opened. The Westfield Group is a multinational company that owns shopping centres in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ... Figtree is a inner western suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ...

In 1985 the railway line was electrified to Wollongong, and in 1993 to Dapto. In 1986 the Wollongong Mall was completed. For a short while trams (trackless trains) were used in the mall, though this ceased due to dangers involved. The mall was re-opened to traffic after the initial test but re-zoned a pedestrian area after and has remained one since.

In 1987 the council chambers and library building were completed, replacing the old council building at the present art gallery site. The Crown Gateway Shopping Centre was completed. Wollongong Mall was opened. In 1988 the current council administration building was completed, as well as the performing arts centre across Burelli Street. A sculpture recognising Lawrence Hargrave was placed via a helicopter on the eastern foothills of Mount Keira. In 1998 the 6000 seat Wollongong Entertainment Centre was opened. Hargrave (seated) and Swain demonstrate the manlift kites (labelled A, B, D, & E), sling seat and spring balance in the parkland behind Stanwell Park beach, November 1894 Lawrence Hargrave (29 January 1850 – 6 July 1915) was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer. ... Mount Keira (IPA: ) is a 463. ... Wollongong Entertainment Centre is an indoor sporting arena located in Wollongong, Australia. ...

In 1999 the Gateway and Crown Central mall buildings were unified as Wollongong Central and a pedestrian walkway/caf'e was built connecting the buildings in an above ground bridge. In 2000, as part of the Sydney Olympics, the olympic torch was carried through Wollongong as part of its journey. In 2001 the population of Wollongong reached 181,612 people. In 2004 the Wollongong City Gallery celebrated its 25th anniversary. In 2005 Qantas established a daily air service from Wollongong to Melbourne. Qantas Airways Limited (IPA: ) is the national airline of Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ...

In 2006/2007 the library was renovated, including new facilities, as part of the tenth anniversary of the library's current site. Also at this time the beachfront was renovated with a new lookout and walkway upgrade. In June 2007 erosion was caused via storms to the beaches, the worst in 30 years.

Despite the decline of traditional manufacturing and blue-collar industries due to the abandonment of protectionist economic policies in the 1980s, many of these industrial installations still exist. This has not stopped Wollongong having the unenviable distinction of one of Australia's highest unemployment rates and rates of drug dependency^{[citation needed]}. The city's economy is, however, on the rebound, thanks to diversification of economic activity including higher education, the fine arts, tourism, residential construction and eco-friendly electricity generation; however, the city's economy still relies primarily on heavy industry, and will continue to in the near future. Protectionism is the economic policy of restraining trade between nations, through methods such as high tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, a variety of restrictive government regulations designed to discourage imports, and anti-dumping laws in an attempt to protect domestic industries in a particular nation from foreign take-over... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... Fine art is a term used to refer to fields traditionally considered to be artistic. ... Tourist redirects here. ... For other uses, see Construction (disambiguation). ... World-wide electricity production for 1980 to 2005. ...

Demographics

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In 2001 the city of Wollongong had a population of 181,612. The surrounding urban area including the City of Wollongong, City of Shellharbour and Municipality of Kiama comprise a metropolitan area population of 274,072. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... This article is about the year. ... Seagulls Shellharbour is a city of about 60,000 people located in the Illawarra region, about 100 km south of Sydney. ... Kiama is a picturesque township, 120 kilometres south of Sydney in the Illawarra, Australia in the Municipality of Kiama. ...

Wollongong has a high proportion of residents with southern European ancestries, particularly from Republic of Macedonia, Italy, Greece, Turkey and other former Yugoslav countries, many of whom migrated to Australia due to acute labour shortages and accelerating industrialisation in the boom period after World War II. In recent years migrants have come from Vietnam, Lebanon, Iran, Portugal, Spain, Africa, South America and Bosnia. For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... Yugoslav refers to: Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavs This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... This article is about the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

More recently, Wollongong has become an attractive destination for new residents moving from Sydney seeking lower real estate prices, less traffic congestion and a less-developed natural environment. Wollongong's cheaper real estate, combined with efficient transport links to Sydney via CityRail's South Coast Line and the F6 Southern Freeway, have seen many young families move to new subdivisions in Wollongong while retaining jobs in Sydney. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... This article is on the commuter rail network centred on Sydney, Australia. ... The South Coast Line is in the intercity region of Sydneys CityRail services. ... Southern Freeway is a freeway linking Sydney to Wollongong. ...

Census 2001 statistics

Population: On Census Night, 7 August 2001, there were 181612 people (90213 males and 91399 females) counted in the City of Wollongong. This represents an increase of 2.6% since the 1996 Census, and an increase of 4.5% since the 1991 Census. Of those people counted on Census Night, 96.5% were counted at home. The City of Wollongong has an area of 684 square kilometres, giving a population density of 265.5 people per square kilometre. is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Median Age: The median age of people in the 2001 Census was 36 years.

Country Of Birth: The number of people born overseas in the 2001 Census was 41444 (23.0%). Of those born overseas, the three main countries of birth at the 2001 Census were:

United Kingdom: 11876 (6.6%)
Republic of Macedonia: 3793 (2.1%) and
Italy: 3553 (2.0%). For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ...

Ancestry: In the 2001 Census, the three most common ancestries identified with were:

Australian: 63659 people (35.1%)
English: 58820 people (32.4%) and
Irish: 16855 people (9.3%) For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

Indigenous Origin: There were 2661 people (1.5%) who identified as being of Indigenous origin in the 2001 Census.

Language: English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 141179 people (77.7%) in the 2001 Census. The three most common languages spoken at home other than English in the 2001 Census were:

Macedonian: 5859 (3.2%)
Italian: 5181 (2.9%) and
Greek: 2084 (1.1%).

Marital Status: In the 2001 Census, of the 145019 people aged 15 years of over, there were 75116 married people (51.8%), 4466 separated people (3.1%), 10387 divorced people (7.2%), 9894 widowed people (6.8%) and 45156 people who had never been married (31.1%).

Families: In the 2001 Census, of the 173739 people in occupied private dwellings, there were 22902 couple families with children (which comprised 47.1% of all families in occupied private dwellings), 17262 couple families without children (35.5%), 7684 one parent families (15.8%) and 743 other families (1.5%).

In total, there were 146052 people (84.1%) counted in 48591 families. Further to this, there were 1187 unrelated individuals (0.7%) living in family homes, 5500 people (3.2%) in group households and 16278 people (9.4%) in lone person households. There were 4722 visitors (2.7%) staying in private dwellings.

Dwellings: In the 2001 Census, there were 49651 separate houses (72.2%), 5549 semi detached, row or terrace houses and townhouses (8.1%), 11921 flats, units or apartments (17.3%) and 1213 other dwellings (1.8%). Of all occupied private dwellings in the 2001 Census, 44757 were either fully owned or being purchased, which represents 65.1% of all occupied private dwellings, while 19313 (28.1%) were being rented.

Education: In the 2001 Census, 4875 (3.4%) people held a postgraduate degree, graduate diploma or graduate certificate; 11632 (8.1%) people held a bachelor degree; 35629 (24.8%) people with an advanced diploma, diploma or certificate; and 91714 (63.8%) people did not have a qualification.

Industry of Employment: In the 2001 Census, 10880 (14.9%) people were employed in the Manufacturing industry; 5129 (7.0%) people employed in the Construction industry; 10649 (14.6%) people employed in the Retail Trade industry; 7332 (10.0%) people were employed in the Property and Business Services industry; 6861 (9.4%) people employed in the Education industry; and 7647 (10.5%) people employed in the Health and Community Services industry.

Unemployment: In the 2001 Census, 7337 people were unemployed, representing 9.1% of the labour force. The labour force participation rate was 67.5%.

Income: The median weekly individual income for people aged 15 years and over in the 2001 Census was $300-$399.

Journey To Work: On Census day, 7 August 2001, 3017 (4.1%) people travelled to work by train only, 1016 (1.4%) people took the bus only and 233 (0.3%) people took both the train and bus. There were 48905 (66.9%) people who travelled to work by car, either as the driver or as a passenger and 3050 (4.2%) people either rode a bike or walked to work. is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Computer Usage: In the week preceding the 2001 Census, 72525 people (40.2%) had used a personal computer at home. The total number of persons who had used the Internet in the week preceding the 2001 Census was 61839. There were 7921 people (4.4%) who had used the Internet at work only, 33068 people (18.3%) who had used the internet at home only and 6148 people (3.4%) who had used the internet elsewhere only. There were 14702 people (8.2%) who provided a multiple response to the question of Internet use.

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Education

Wollongong has one university, the University of Wollongong, which was formerly part of the University of New South Wales, and the Illawarra Institute of Technology, part of the State's system of TAFE colleges. The university was awarded the "Australian University of the Year" in two consecutive years (1999-2000, 2000-2001) by the Good Universities Guide. Wollongong also has a selective high school, Smith's Hill High School. Located in the heart of Wollongong, this school has some of the best HSC results in the state. Other notable high schools include Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Keira High School, Illawarra Grammar School and the "twin" schools of St Mary's Star of the Sea College and Edmund Rice College. Wollongong also has a sports high school, Illawarra Sports High School, which also places an extra focus on sports as well as academics. The University of Wollongong is a large University with approximately 21,000 students in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ... The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... In Australia, Technical and Further Education or TAFE institutions are those which offer a wide range of post-secondary education and training, generally in vocational fields (such as hospitality, tourism, construction, woodwork, secretarial skills, community work, etc), often at a level of difficulty below that of a corresponding or related... Smiths Hill High School is the only selective school in Wollongong, Australia. ... Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a specialist co-educational, culturaly diverse, government secondary school located in Fairy Meadow, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. ... Keira High School, a high school in Wollongong, New South Wales, has existed as an institution under several names since 1945. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... // Edmund Rice College is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Glengormley, County Antrim. ...

Notable Schools

• University of Wollongong (UoW), A University Campus, sporting numerous University of the Year awards. The current chancellor is Professor Gerard Sutton.
• Keira High School (KHS), was reestablished as a technology high school in 1990 but the title "technology" has been removed since. The current principal is Maurie Mulheron.
• Smith's Hill High School (SHHS) , The only selective high school in Wollongong. The current principal is Rae Mitchell.
• The Illawarra Grammar School (TIGS), A private Anglican school founded in 1959. The current headmaster is Stephen Kinsella.
• Wollongong High School of The Performing Arts (WHSPA), A performing arts school whose current principal is M. Grant.
• St Mary Star of the Sea College (SMC), Catholic girls' high school founded by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in 1873. Current principal is Fay Gurr.
• Edmund Rice College (ERC), A Catholic boys school, which plays brother school to St. Mary's Star of the Sea. The current headmaster is D. Lear.
• Illawarra Senior College (ISC), A public school located in Port Kembla specialising in secondary education for post-compulsory students of all ages.
• Cedars Christian College (CCC), A Christian school located in Unanderra , a suburb within Wollongong. Offers both Primary and Secondary education.
• Holy Spirit College (HSC) , A Catholic school formed from Holy Cross and St Paul's, it is situated in Bellambi. The current principal is Mr. Mark Baker
• Illawarra Christian School (ICS) , a Christian school with two campuses at Cordeaux Heights and Albion Park, offering K-12 education.
• Woonona High School (WHS), A government high school in Woonona.
• Figtree High School (FHS), A government high school in Figtree, with an enrolment of over 1200, with that number growing by around 100 each year making it one of the most sought after schools in the area. The current principal is Steve Bouveut, with the Deputy Principals being John Kennedy and Paul Delaney.

The University of Wollongong is a large University with approximately 21,000 students in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ... Keira High School, a high school in Wollongong, New South Wales, has existed as an institution under several names since 1945. ... This article is about the year. ... Smiths Hill High School is the only selective school in Wollongong, Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a specialist co-educational, culturaly diverse, government secondary school located in Fairy Meadow, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. ... Illawarra Christian School is a Christian Parent Controlled School located in Wollongong. ...

Media

Wollongong and the Illawarra region is serviced by three commercial television networks - WIN Television, Prime and Southern Cross Ten. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) also broadcast television services to Wollongong. It is also possible to pick up Sydney broadcasts including the trial datacasting service, Digital Forty Four, and community station Television Sydney.^{[citation needed]} WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, Australia. ... Prime Television is an Australian television network affiliated to the Seven Network in regional New South Wales, the ACT, and Victoria and in Western Australia as Golden West Network. ... Southern Cross Ten are a network of Network Ten affiliates in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is one of two government funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ... Datacasting (data broadcasting) is the broadcasting of data over a wide area via radio waves. ... Television Sydney (TVS) is a free-to-air television station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia on the UHF 31 frequency. ...

The region also receives four ABC radio services - 97.3 ABC Illawarra, Radio National 1431 AM, Triple J 98.9 FM and ABC Classic FM 95.7 FM. There are two commercial radio stations i98 FM (98.1), 965 WAVE FM (96.5FM), and two community radio stations, Vox FM (106.9) & Christian broadcaster 94.1 FM. ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide radio network with many various programs, involving news and current affairs, arts, music, society, science, drama and comedy. ... Double J redirects here. ... ABC Classic FM is Australian classical radio station available in major centres around the country. ... WIN Corporation is an Australian based media corporation, that owns the WIN Television regional television network in Australia. ... Community radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more powerful broadcast groups. ...

Nowra's Power FM (94.9) also reaches the city, as does most Sydney commercial radio stations. ABC NewsRadio is proposed on 90.9 FM, and should be broadcasting by the time WIN in Wollongong & Narooma, and NBN in Newcastle switches off their VHF-3 analogue service, which falls onto the 88-92 MHz part of the FM band.^{[citation needed]} There are also 2 Macedonian Language radio stations operating in Wollongong. They are 100.3fm and 99.7fm.^{[citation needed]} ABC NewsRadio is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio service devoted to delivering parliamentary proceedings, including Question Time, live and 24-hour news updates and information when parliament is not in session. ... This article is about the Slavic language. ... Wollongong is an industrial city located on the eastern coast of Australia in the state of New South Wales. ...

Wollongong is home to one daily newspaper (every week day, plus the "Weekend Mecury" on weekends), The Illawarra Mercury, in addition to several free community newspapers including the Wollongong Advertiser and Local Citizen. Some residents also receive the Wollongong & Northern Leader which distributes to the northern suburbs and Wollongong. This varies and recently only the entertainment section of the Citizen has been given to Wollongong residents.^{[citation needed]} The Illawarra Mercury is the only daily newspaper in Wollongong, the third largest city in the State of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Wollongong Advertiser is a free newspaper for the residents of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, and its immediate suburbs. ...

Transport

Road

Main article: Southern Freeway

The main road connecting Wollongong is the Waterfall-Yallah Southern Freeway (formerly the F6). The freeway, part of National Route 1, enters the city near the University of Wollongong and exits at its southern fringe. A second freeway, the Northern Distributor, connects Wollongong suburbs north of the university. Southern Freeway is a freeway linking Sydney to Wollongong. ... Southern Freeway is a freeway linking Sydney to Wollongong. ... The University of Wollongong is a large University with approximately 21,000 students in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Rail

Main article: South Coast railway line, New South Wales

Wollongong is served by the South Coast railway line. Passenger rail services on this line connect the centres of Nowra and Kiama to the south and Sydney to the north. A branch line connects suburbs between the CBD and Port Kembla. A passenger rail service connecting Wollongong to the Southern Highlands has since been replaced with a coach service. Freight services connect Sydney markets with Port Kembla and the Manildra factory at Bomaderry. The Southern Highlands line is used primarily for freight, providing an important bypass for Sydney's congested rail network. The South Coast Line is in the intercity region of Sydneys CityRail services. ... The South Coast Line is in the intercity region of Sydneys CityRail services. ... Port Kembla is a seaport near Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Memorial to workers on the Unanderra-Moss Vale railway (1927-32) in Robertson, New South Wales The Unanderra - Moss Vale railway line is a cross country railway line in New South Wales, Australia. ... Manildra is a small town of approximately 500 persons located halfway between Orange and Forbes in Cabonne Shire, New South Wales, Australia. ... Bomaderry is a town in the Shoalhaven council district area of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Bus

Main article: Illawarra bus routes, New South Wales

Bus services in Wollongong are provided by Premier Illawarra and other bus companies. Wollongong railway station serves as the network's hub. Services connect Wollongong suburbs to Shellharbour, Lake Illawarra and the Royal National Park. Illawarra bus routes connect suburbs in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. ... Winter at Wattamolla beach. ...

Air

Main article: Illawarra Regional Airport

Wollongong is serviced by Illawarra Regional Airport, also known as the Wollongong Airport and the base for the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS). QantasLink fly Wollongong to Melbourne daily. QantasLink is a regional subsidiary of Australian airline Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. ...

Social attractions

Aborigines performing at Crown Street Mall

Wollongong has 17 seasonally-patrolled local beaches: Stanwell Park, Coalcliff, Austinmer, Thirroul, Sandon Point, Bulli, Woonona, Bellambi, Corrimal, Towradgi, Fairy Meadow, North Wollongong, Wollongong City, Port Kembla and Windang. Surfing, rock fishing, swimming, skimboarding are common activities. The Wollongong to Thirroul Bike Track, a thirteen kilometre Heart Foundation walking/biking pathway which runs northwards adjacent to the Illawarra coastline starting at Wollongong Beach, is frequented by walkers, joggers, skaters and bicycle riders. Bushwalking on nearby Mount Keira and Mount Kembla, and motorbike riding at the Motocross Track on the escarpment west of Wollongong, are also popular activities. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 397 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 397 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Language(s) Several hundred Indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religion(s) Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group... The Wollongong to Thirroul Bike Track is a walking, jogging and bicycle track running from Wollongong City to Thirroul, a northern suburb of Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Lookout from the Illawarra Escarpment above Wombarra over the northern Illawarra plain viewing Austinmer, Thirroul, Bulli, Wollongong up to Port Kembla in the far. ... Mount Keira (IPA: ) is a 463. ... Mount Kembla is a mountain in the volcanic fold of the Illawarra Escarpment, near Wollongong, Australia. ...

Wollongong has many parks. In the city centre is MacCabe Park, featuring a playground, the local youth centre, a war memorial, community hall, a sculpture called "Nike" and a brick ampitheatre. Lang Park, adjacent to the city beach, has a number of shelters built in the 1950s. These were subject for demolition but were saved by a community vote. Stuart Park, to the coastal north of the city but south of Fairy Lagoon and Puckeys Estate Reserve, is well known as a landing spot for skydivers as well as a place for outdoor recreation and social gatherings. Stuart Park is also distinctive for its Norfolk Island Pines, planted during the North Wollongong tourism boom in the 1920s. J.J.Kelly Park to the south is used by circuses, as well as a protected area of creek leading to the Greenhouse Park north of the Port Kembla Steelworks, containing a revegetated area of once waste and a lookout, as well as the small remnants of Tom Thumb Lagoon, which once stretched north to Swan Street. Other parks include Beaton Park in North Wollongong, New South Wales and the Greenhouse Park south of the city. Mc Cabe Park is a small park located in the City of Wollongong, Australia. ... Puckeys Estate Reserve is a separate section (annexe) of the Wollongong Botanic Garden. ... The 1920s they were sexy referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... The Greenhouse Park is a park immediately south of the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. ... North Wollongong is a picturesque coastal suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Greenhouse Park is a park immediately south of the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. ...

Recreational venues include the Crown Street Mall, many restaurants and cafes, the town cinemas and the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. Adjacent to WIN Stadium, the home ground of the NRL team St. George Illawarra Dragons, is the WIN Entertainment Centre: a multipurpose venue which hosts concerts and sporting events (including Southern Stars, basketball and motocross stunt shows). There are numerous city nightclubs & pubs, including Cooneys, The Glasshouse Tavern, Bourbon St, Castros, The Illawarra Hotel, The Harp Hotel, The Oxford Hotel and The North Wollongong Hotel. Aboriginals performing at Crown Street Mall Crown Street is the main street in the City of Wollongong, New South Wales. ... WIN Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ... The St. ... Wollongong Entertainment Centre is an indoor sporting arena located in Wollongong, Australia. ...

Sport

Rugby league is the pre-eminent sport in Wollongong and the whole Illawarra area and has a rich history in the area. Its culture is interwoven with the tough character of the mining and industrial areas. During one period, an Illawarra football club made an offer for French great Puig Aubert and almost lured him. An Illawarra football club was finally admitted to the Sydney premiership in 1982.^{[citation needed]} Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... First international England 32 - 21 France (Paris, France; 15 April 1934) Biggest win Serbia 0 - 120 France (Beirut, Lebanon; 22 October 2003) Biggest defeat Australia 58 - 0 France (Parramatta, Australia; 6 July 1994) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1954) Best result Runners-up, 1954; 1968 The French national rugby... Puig Aubert (born March 24, 1925 in Andernach, Germany – died June 3, 1994 in Carcassonne, France), was debatably the greatest French rugby league player of all-time[1] Over a sixteen year professional career he would play for Carcassonne, Les Catalans, Celtic de Paris and Castelnaudary winning five French championships... The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in New South Wales. ...

The Illawarra Steelers represented the city between 1982-1998 before it merged to form the St George Illawarra Dragons. The St George Illawarra Dragons are by far the highest drawing sports team in the Illawarra area, averaging over 14,000 spectators per match at WIN Stadium.^{[citation needed]} The Illawarra Steelers were a top-level rugby league team based in the town of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. ... The St. ... Lookout from the Illawarra Escarpment above Wombarra over the northern Illawarra plain viewing Austinmer, Thirroul, Bulli, Wollongong up to Port Kembla in the far. ... WIN Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ...

The Illawarriors are a rugby union club based in the Illawarra, who contest the Shute Shield NSW club competition. The club play some of their home games out of WIN Stadium. The Illawarriors are a rugby union club based in Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... The Shute Shield is a rugby union competition in Sydney, New South Wales. ...

The Wollongong Hawks basketball team play in the National Basketball League and are one of only two NBL clubs (the other being Brisbane Bullets) to have competed in every season since the league's inception in 1979. The Hawks play their games at the WIN Entertainment Centre.^{[citation needed]} The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australias National Basketball League (NBL), based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. ... The National Basketball League is Australias top-level professional basketball competition. ... Wollongong Entertainment Centre is an indoor sporting arena located in Wollongong, Australia. ...

Wollongong F.C. are the region's football (soccer) club who compete in the New South Wales Premier League. Scott Chipperfield, a Wollongong native who became a professional football (soccer) player in Europe, has recently expressed an interest in being involved in a Wollongong football club in the A-League, as well as the Sydney club playing some promotional games in Wollongong. The biggest barrier to a national football (soccer) team located in Wollongong is long term viability as not too many people attended the promotional matches, and when the Wollongong Wolves were national champions in the old National Soccer League, their attendances were unexpectedly poor.^{[citation needed]} Soccer redirects here. ... The Vodafone Premier League logo The New South Wales Premier League (which, for sponsorship reasons, is known as the Vodafone Premier League) is the highest State level mens football (soccer) division in New South Wales, Australia. ... Scott Chipperfield (born December 30, 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian football (soccer) fullback, who currently plays for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League wearing the number 11 shirt. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The National Soccer League, or NSL, was the former national football (soccer) competition in Australia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. ...

Sister Cities

Wollongong has a number of sister city arrangements. These are:^[9] This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ...

• Kawasaki, Japan (sister city)
• Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia (sister city)
• Longyan, People's Republic of China (friendship city)

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See also

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• Wollongong Botanic Garden
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Image File history File links Flag_of_New_South_Wales. ... This is a list of cities in Australia arranged by state. ... Church Street is a main street in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ... Aboriginals performing at Crown Street Mall Crown Street is the main street in the City of Wollongong, New South Wales. ... The Greenhouse Park is a park immediately south of the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. ... The crest of HMAS Wollongong Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named after the New South Wales city of Wollongong It has been suggested that this section be split into a new article. ... An early morning view of the Illawarra escarpment west of Albion Park (20 km south of Wollongong) The Illawarra escarpment is the mountain range west of a narrow coastal plain south of Sydney, Australia, enclosing the region known as the Illawarra which stretches from Stanwell Park in the north to... The Illawarra Line and South Coast Line are located in Sydney, Australia, and are two rail lines in CityRails south coast network. ... Lookout from the Illawarra Escarpment above Wombarra over the northern Illawarra plain viewing Austinmer, Thirroul, Bulli, Wollongong up to Port Kembla in the far. ... Mount Keira (IPA: ) is a 463. ... Mount Kembla is a mountain in the volcanic fold of the Illawarra Escarpment, near Wollongong, Australia. ... The main entrance to the Nan Tien Temple complex, with the Great Mercy Shrine at centre. ... Port Kembla is a seaport near Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Puckeys Estate Reserve is a separate section (annexe) of the Wollongong Botanic Garden. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This is a list of the suburbs of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ... The South Coast Line is in the intercity region of Sydneys CityRail services. ... The University of Wollongong is a large University with approximately 21,000 students in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Wollongong Botanic Garden is located in the Wollongong suburb of Keiraville at the foot of Mount Keira in New South Wales, Australia. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

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• Wollongong City Council
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• Bicycle rides in the Wollongong area
• Wollongong Beaches Guide