City of Shoalhaven

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City of Shoalhaven
New South Wales

Location in NSW

Population:

93,615^[1]

Area:

4568 km²

Mayor:

Greg Watson

Council Seat:

Nowra (Bridge Road)^[2]

Region:

Illawarra - Shoalhaven

State District:

South Coast, Kiama

Federal Division:

Gilmore

Website: http://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au

LGAs around City of Shoalhaven
Goulburn Mulwaree	Wingecarribee	Kiama
Goulburn Mulwaree	City of Shoalhaven	Pacific Ocean
Palerang	Eurobodalla	Pacific Ocean

"Shoalhaven" redirects here. For the river of the same name, see Shoalhaven River.

The City of Shoalhaven is a Local Government Area (population ~85,000) in south-eastern New South Wales (NSW), Australia, two hours south of Sydney. It is more or less coterminous with an area referred to as The Shoalhaven. It is on the Pacific Ocean and the Princes Highway and is the terminus of the South Coast line.

The city actually consists of a number of distinct towns that share the one government. These towns include:

Nowra and Bomaderry;
north of Nowra: Berry, Kangaroo Valley, Shoalhaven Heads and Jaspers Brush;
around Jervis Bay: Huskisson, Vincentia, Greenwell Point, Culburra Beach, Currarong, Callala Beach, Callala Bay, Orient Point, Hyams Beach, Sanctuary Point, St Georges Basin, Basin View, Falls Creek, Tomerong, Wandandian, Bream Beach, Wrights Beach;
further south: Sussex Inlet, Berrara, Cudmirrah, Bendalong, Cunjurong, Manyana and Lake Conjola;
the towns of the Ulladulla area: (Ulladulla, Milton and Mollymook); and
in the far south: Burrill Lake, Tabourie Lake, Termeil, Bawley Point and Kioloa.

To the north of Shoalhaven is located the coastal Illawarra region and in the south on the South Coast (which are geographic, rather than administrative regions).

The Shoalhaven is, after Sydney, the most popular tourist destination in New South Wales. It can be reached from Sydney by car via the Princes Highway and by rail via CityRail's South Coast Line which terminates just north of Nowra in Bomaderry. The most well-known part of the Shoalhaven is the Jervis Bay area. The area is approximately 160 kilometres long along the coastline, including 109 beaches, which allegedly possesses the whitest sand in the world, as well as pristine natural Australian bushland. The Shoalhaven area is home to numerous species of native Australian flora and fauna.

The area is well-known for its strong commitment to the arts and music, featuring the See Change and See Celebrations festivals in the Jervis Bay and St Georges Basin areas, as well as the Tabula Rasa festival and Blessing of the fleet in the Ulladulla area.

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[edit] References

^ Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
^ Shoalhaven City Council. Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.

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