Towradgi, New South Wales
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Towradgi ( ) is a small beach-side suburb approximately 5 km north of Wollongong. Towradgi is a corruption of the aboriginal word "Kow-radgi" meaning "guardian of the sacred stones".
It is bordered to the north by Corrimal, the west by Fernhill & Tarrawanna and to the south by Fairy Meadow. The Pacific Ocean can be found to the east. Towradgi has also come to incorporate much of the former suburb of Reidtown (to the south-west), some of which has also been incorporated into Fairy Meadow.
Towradgi has its own surf club along with a bowling and recreation club, Chinese restaurant, croquet club, 2 petrol stations, retirement village, public school, train station, many large open parks and a rock pool.
One of Towradgi's most famous and well known landmarks is small bridge on Towradgi Road that passes over the south coast train line. This bridge is affectionately known in the area as 'the hump' due to its short steep rise and it is not uncommon for some cars to become airborne if they pass over this bridge as too high a speed.
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