Sir John Young Banks Info, New South Wales

Enjoy pristine white sand beaches and bays, as well as the Shoalhaven River. Canoe, dive, fish, golf, jet ski, horse ride, play tennis, surf, swim, or wind sail. Take a cruise into nearby Jervis Bay to watch dolphins, whales, the seal colony, and penguins. Hike in several National Parks, and observe native animals and birds. Visit historic towns, art galleries, specialty shops, and antique stores.

Set amongst some of the world\'s most beautiful beaches and national parks, Hyams Beach is perfectly positioned to take in all the beauty of Jervis Bay Marine Park and is only 2 1/2 hours drive from Sydney and 3 hours from Canberra.

Jervis Bay (plus Currarong, Callala Beach, Callala Bay, Myola, Vincentia and Hyams Beach) An area of brilliant white sands and pleasant bushwalking. Located about 170 km from Sydney, Jervis Bay is both an inlet and the basis of the uniquely beautiful Booderee National Park which is a popular holiday destination. The Bay itself is approximately15km long and 10km wide. It is a spacious natural harbour sheltered by headlands of forest and heathland which jut out leaving a relatively narrow entrance. With a depth of 27 metres it is thought to be the deepest sheltered harbour in Australia. The waters are remarkably beautiful and range in hue from aquamarine to a deep blue.

Being the gateway to Sydney's South Coast the Kiama Municipality stretches from Gerroa and Seven Mile Beach in the south, west through to the Jamberoo Mountain escarpment and north to the Minnamurra River. Though not large in area Kiama has such a diversity of natural treasures it has been popular with visitors for more than a century with its green undulating countryside and paddocks separated by stone walls, now a trademark of our region.

Lake Conjola is a small town situated on the South Coast of New South Wales. It is located in the region of Ulladulla, in the Shoalhaven.

Popular holiday destination close to the larger settlement of Nowra St Georges Basin is a large (12-km long) but shallow lagoon with a tree-covered shoreline. Several villages have developed around the edge of the lake, St Georges Basin township (187 km south of Sydney via the Princes Highway) and Sanctuary Point being the largest with a combined population of 4610.

At first sight there does not seem to be much to Sutton Forest - an intersection on the Illawarra Highway between the Freeway and Moss Vale. Few people live here: of those only there are only a few houses, now off the main road; the rest live on properties which spread out towards Moss Vale, Berrima, and Exeter. However, the name is famous, and the visitor is greeted with the sight of dozens of cars parked around the main buildings on weekends and holidays. Why do they come here? For the same reason they have been doing so for over 150 years - as passing travellers, and as visitors to this picturesque part of the Southern Highlands. The entire area between the Bong Bong River (a few kilometres north of Moss Vale) and Paddy's Creek (about ten minutes' drive toward and along the freeway south) was once called Sutton Forest.

The Milton Mollymook Ulladulla area is an ideal holiday or weekend destination located in the Southern Shoalhaven Region of the South Coast NSW. Driving time from Sydney is 3 hours and Canberra 2.5 hours. The area offers many excellent beaches, cultural attractions and accommodation catering for all tastes, interests and budgets including a vast range of retail shops.

Vincentia in Jervis Bay is a short 2.5 hour drive from Sydney, Water sports available include, sailing, cruising, swimming, fishing, sailboarding, snorkelling and scuba diving. Jervis Bay is renowned as having the cleanest water and whitest sand in Australia. The waters of Jervis Bay abound with fish and are home to four pods (families) of dolphins, Booderee National Park is home to Lorikeets, Rozellas, Black Cockatoos and kangaroos

Welcome to Wollongong, gateway to the south coast of NSW. Wollongong is Australia's most liveable regional city located just south of Sydney.

Thirroul is a northern seaside suburb of the city of Wollongong, Australia, with the name supposedly Aboriginal for "Valley of Cabbage Tree Palms". Situated between Austinmer and Bulli, it is approximately 13 kilometres north of Wollongong, and 69 km south of Sydney. It lies between the Pacific Ocean and a section of the Illawarra escarpment known as Lady Fuller Park, adjacent to Bulli Pass Scenic Reserve.