Illawarra Attractions
Articles Fine Art Gallery
Articles Fine Art Gallery is situated in the lovely beach village of Stanwell Park. The gallery is a pleasant 30 minute drive from Wollongong and one hour from Sydney. Artist John Vander and his wife Frances own “Articles”. John has been a full time artist since 1976, has won many awards, and his work is represented in leading commercial galleries throughout Australia. A good selection of his work is on display, as well as work by many leading artists and potters.
Our Location
111 Lawrence Hargrave Drive
Stanwell Park
New South Wales 2508
Balgownie Heritage School Museum
Founded in 1989, the Balgownie Primary School Museum aims to preserve the history of the Illawarra through the conservation of artifacts, documents, and photographs of the local area.
Enthusiastic volunteers have assembled an exhaustive collection of records tracing the mining and educational history of the area. Exhibits also include an impressive display of badges, medals and postcards from World War 1 to the present.
The collection at Balgownie Public School’s Museum has a complete photographic record of all past students from 1890 on display as well as stories, letters and work samples from the early days of the school.
Our Location
Corner Balgownie Road and Chalmers Street
Balgownie
New South Wales 2519
Barren Grounds Nature Reserve
Barren Grounds Nature Reserve is located on one of the most southerly plateaus of the Sydney Basin. Surrounding the reserve is an escarpment of sandstone approximately 230-250 million years old which forms the bedrock of the reserve. The reserve contains a wide variety of habitats including heath, woodland and tall forest. Excellent bushwalking gives walkers fantastic views of the Illawarra coastline and surrounding countryside.
Barren Grounds is home to a diverse array of wildlife including the threatened Ground Parrot, Eastle Bristlebird and the Long-nosed Potoroo. The reserve has been a protected area for over 40 years and boasts more than 500 species of plants. Enjoy the fantastic walking trails in this beautiful hinterland.
Located at the top of Jamberoo pass this 1750 hectare nature reserve is an established bird watcher’s mecca. Defined as a `hanging swamp’, it offers several walks including Griffiths Track, an eight kilometre walk through woodlands and heath with some great views. The area boasts stunning coastal views from rocky outcrops. Cooks Nose Lookout is a shorter six kilometre return walk with excellent escarpment views over Kangaroo Valley. Picnic facilities are located here.
Our Location
Jamberoo Mountain Road
Jamberoo
New South Wales 2533
Breakwater Battery Museum
Port Kembla Port Corporation revised its operating practices in 2001 leaving the Pilots Station as a back up facility.
This provided the opportunity and impetus for establishment of the Port Kembla Heritage Park and an interpretive centre within the building.
Port Kembla Heritage Park is located adjacent to the Eastern breakwater of Port Kembla harbour with views over the Five Islands to the east and the harbour, industry and the escarpment to the west.
The site contains Aboriginal middens, World War II gun emplacements and artefacts, the Breakwater Battery Museum, the 1890′s steam crane used in the construction of the breakwater and the former Pilots Station.
The site including the Breakwater Battery Museum and the Aboriginal middens is now listed as part of the Hill 60 heritage area covered by a Wollongong City Council Conservation Management Plan.
Our Location
2 Gloucester Boulevard
Port Kembla
New South Wales 2505
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