The City of Wollongong

The City of Wollongong is located just 80km south of Sydney on a spectacular stretch of the southern New South Wales coast.

Wollongong's natural environment includes some of the most pristine beaches in Australia and the escarpment to the west offers a great network of walking trails and dazzling views of the coastline.

Wollongong is the 9th largest city in Australia and is well known for its history of farming, fishing, coal mining and steel making. The city, however, is rapidly changing with education, information technology and telecommunications, manufacturing and tourism emerging as the industries of the future.

The following external links are provided for the benefit of prospective students and staff. These pages are not the responsibility of the University of Wollongong, nor any employees of the University.

Visiting Wollongong

• Visitor Information
  (Tourist attractions, galleries & museums, events)
• Tourism Wollongong
  (Accommodation, business, restaurants & other info)
• Wollongong @ CitySearch.com.au
  (A guide to the city of Wollongong)

Culture & Events

• UOW Community & Partnerships website
• Conservatorium of Music
• Illawarra Community Events Calendar
• Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC)
• Science Centre & Planetarium
• Wollongong City Gallery
• Viva La Gong Festival

Community

• Wollongong City Council
• Community Radio: VOX FM
• Healthy Cities Illawarra
• Illawarra Area Health Services
• Newspapers: Illawarra Mercury and Wollongong Advertiser
• Major sporting teams: Dragons, Hawks
• WIN Entertainment Centre
• Wollongong City Library

Commerce

• Illawarra Business Chamber Online
• Illawarra Regional Information Service
  (Investment opportunities & market research)
• Wollongong City Centre & Crown Street Mall
• Wollongong Central Shopping Centre