Wollongong, Port Kembla
Visitors making a first dramatic entry will be stunned by the mountain-city-sea scape before them as they descend the mountain passes. An equally stunning entry is via the coast road, which winds along the cliff face through seaside villages perched precariously over the sea. Here the cliffs fall vertically into the ocean and the grass grows to meet the sand of the sheltered beaches.
The leisure capital of the Illawarra sprawls along a narrow strip of coastal land, between the Pacific Ocean and the Illawarra escarpment. In a naturally picturesque setting, with a kind climate, Wollongong is able to maintain its role as a leisure metropolis with superb natural recreation facilities. Hang gliders soar from the cliff-tops at the northern entrance to Wollongong where Lawrence Hargreave made his first flight and visitors can stand at one of a number of lookouts to watch the giant ore carriers edge north and south past the city, offshore from some of Australia's most beautiful, golden beaches and stern, rocky headlands.
Port Kembla is Wollongong's most exciting surprise. The country's most dynamic industrial area has come out of hiding and opened its doors as Australia's Industry World. Here, industry literally puts itself on show to visitors along with the Port of Port Kembla. The new face of the Port exposes a mix of modern industry, an active port and an environment which boasts an additional 1,000,000 trees in the past decade. A small but impressive Military Museum tells a story of Port Kembla's crucial role in the defence of our nation during World Wars I and II. Details and remnants tell the story of the 29 enemy vessels sunk off Port Kembla.
Australia
Illawarra Region
