Wollongong
An hour and a half south of Sydney, between an escarpment and the sea. The biggest Buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere sits on the hill above it, and there are beaches the whole way down.
Wollongong in nine slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Wollongong
Where to stay in Wollongong
Wollongong in a day, two days, three
- Day 24 stops
- Smiths Hill Fort
- St Michael's Cathedral
- Wollongong Botanic Garden
- Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse
Landmarks in Wollongong
Gleniffer Brae is a heritage-listed former residence, school and now conservatorium of music and function centre on Murphys Avenue in the Wollongong suburb of Keiraville, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Geoffrey D. Loveridge and built from 1937 to 1939 by L.
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Grogan deYobbo · Public domain
Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple is a Buddhist temple complex located in Berkeley, on the southern outskirts of the Australian city of Wollongong, approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Sydney.
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North Wollongong is a coastal suburb of the City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is immediately to the north of the Wollongong city centre. Although North Wollongong is an official suburb with precise boundaries, the term North Wollongong may refer to northern areas of Wollongong which are not part of the suburb.
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Regent Theatre is a heritage-listed former theatre and cinema at 197 Keira Street, Wollongong, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Reginald J. Magoffin with an interior by Marion Hall Best and built from 1950 to 1954.
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Smiths Hill Fort is a former fort at North Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The fort was also known as Wollongong Fort.
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St Michael's Cathedral is a heritage-listed Anglican cathedral at Church Street, Wollongong, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is the principal Anglican church in the city of Wollongong and the mother-church of the Bishop of Wollongong. It was designed by Edmund Blacket and built from 1858 to 1859.
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The Wollongong Botanic Garden is located in the Wollongong suburb of Keiraville at the foot of Mount Keira in New South Wales, Australia. It is the local botanical gardens of the Illawarra and was established in 1964. It was opened in September 1970.
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Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse, also known as Wollongong Harbour Lighthouse, is a historic lighthouse situated on the southern breakwater of the heritage-listed Wollongong Harbour, in Wollongong, New South Wales in Australia. Wollongong is the only place in the east of Australia to have two lighthouses located in close proximity of each other, the other being Wollongong Head Lighthouse.
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Gleniffer Brae is a heritage-listed former residence, school and now conservatorium of music and function centre on Murphys Avenue in the Wollongong suburb of Keiraville, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Geoffrey D. Loveridge and built from 1937 to 1939 by L.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Grogan deYobbo · Public domain
Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple is a Buddhist temple complex located in Berkeley, on the southern outskirts of the Australian city of Wollongong, approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Sydney.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
. Adam (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
North Wollongong is a coastal suburb of the City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is immediately to the north of the Wollongong city centre. Although North Wollongong is an official suburb with precise boundaries, the term North Wollongong may refer to northern areas of Wollongong which are not part of the suburb.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
. Adam (talk) · CC BY-SA 2.5
Regent Theatre is a heritage-listed former theatre and cinema at 197 Keira Street, Wollongong, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Reginald J. Magoffin with an interior by Marion Hall Best and built from 1950 to 1954.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Mx. Granger · CC0
Smiths Hill Fort is a former fort at North Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The fort was also known as Wollongong Fort.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Nov 2025
. Adam (talk) · CC BY-SA 2.5
St Michael's Cathedral is a heritage-listed Anglican cathedral at Church Street, Wollongong, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is the principal Anglican church in the city of Wollongong and the mother-church of the Bishop of Wollongong. It was designed by Edmund Blacket and built from 1858 to 1859.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Jul 2026
Clytemnestra · CC BY-SA 3.0
From the airport
When to go to Wollongong: Nov or Dec or Jan or Feb
Guides about Wollongong
The best time to visit Australia by region, with the stinger season on the tropical coast, the Uluru heat that reaches 45 degrees and the reef's clear months.
Elise Kavanagh · 4 Sep 2026
Six day trips from Melbourne with honest driving times, including why the Great Ocean Road as a day tour is twelve hours and what to do instead.
Elise Kavanagh · 3 Sep 2026
The city centre trams are free and the weather changes four times a day. Works from about three, the indoor backups that matter, and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 2 Sep 2026
The best days in Sydney with children are nearly free and involve a boat. Works from about age three, with the pram routes and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 2 Sep 2026