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The Illawarra region beautifully balances buzzing urban energy with endless coastal, laid back charm.
Wollongong is bustling with its city skyline, beaches, street art and cafe culture. The city’s arts precinct hums with live music, laneway bars and vibrant festivals, while the University and Innovation Campus keep ideas (and careers) on the rise.
Follow Grand Pacific Drive across the iconic Sea Cliff Bridge to charming northern villages which are perfect for whale watching, cliff‑top hang glides and escarpment hikes. Further south, Shellharbour serves up waterfront dining, marina markets and family‑friendly beaches, while Lake Illawarra invites kayakers and kite‑surfers to chase the wind.
Down the coast, Kiama steals the show with its famous Blowhole, coastal walks and regular seaside markets. Inland, Minnamurra Rainforest is perfect for rainforest adventures and stunning views, and when temperatures climb, we all head to Jamberoo Action Park for some water‑slide thrills and action.
Beyond adventurous days and foodie nights, the Illawarra’s tight‑knit communities, great schools and slick rail links to Sydney make relocating here an easy choice.
What to do and where to go when it’s hot, hot, hot.
Where To Head for 9 Holes, 18 Holes + The All-Important 19th Hole
The Illawarra is a huge region of fun towns, a buzzing city, stunning beaches, dramatic escarpments and landscape, rivers, mountains, rolling hills and paddocks, reservoirs, dams, bush and rainforest. Nearly 6000 square metres of super diverse landscape stretching from the coast in the west up to the escarpments of the Southern Highlands, reaching north to […]
Local Ocean Pools For Laps Or A Lazy Float One of our favourite things to do is head to the beach, jump into an ocean pool or rock pool, start floating and stare up into the sky. Ocean pools mean less waves [although some can get super choppy!] and a more leisurely way of staying […]
Life in the Illawarra is all about the outdoors, we’re pretty spoilt for choice! With stacks of swimming options, from indoor and outdoor pools to those dreamy ocean pools that give you all the ocean vibes without the… well, sharks, there’s always somewhere to splash. So, here’s your go-to list of pools right across the […]
Which Stores To Hit Up For Some Interior Inspo + Beautiful Homewares Our gal Dorothy had it right when she said, “there’s no place like home”. These last few years have had us giving our homes a tougher work-out than ever before. But with all this time indoors, no doubt things are starting to get […]