Wombarra, New South Wales
| Wombarra Wollongong, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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 View of Wombarra from the Illawarra Escarpment | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°16′30″S 150°57′12″E / 34.27500°S 150.95333°ECoordinates: 34°16′30″S 150°57′12″E / 34.27500°S 150.95333°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 818 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2515 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Wollongong | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Heathcote | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Cunningham | ||||||||||||
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Wombarra (/wɒmˈbɑːrə/ wom-BAR-ə) is a northern seaside suburb of Wollongong, on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. Its main street is Lawrence Hargrave Drive. Wombarra is an Aboriginal term meaning "Black Duck".[2]
Wombarra has a cemetery, a Lawn Bowls club, Catholic Church and a railway station.
Notable residents
- Kathy Jackson, former national secretary of the Health Services Union and Fair Work Commissioner Michael Lawler[3]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Wombarra (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ↑ "Place names of the Wollongong region". Wollongong City Council. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ↑ Union moves to block Kathy Jackson's Wombarra property transfer Illawarra Mercury 18 June 2015
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