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| File:File:Shellharbour looking North - c.1936 (16000268352).png Aerial view of Shellharbour looking north c.1936 | |
| Population: | 3304 |
| Established: | 1817 |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
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| Region: | Illawarra |
| County: | Camden |
| Parish: | Terragong |
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Shellharbour (also known as Shellharbour Village) is a suburb located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It also gives its name to the local government area, City of Shellharbour.
The suburb is centred on the small recreational harbour named Shell Harbour. It has two main beaches, Shellharbour Beach, which runs to Barrack Point and Shellharbour South Beach, which runs toward Bass Point.[1]
Shellharbour is undergoing extensive development with the construction of many new retail outlets and home-units. The main street is Addison Street, with many footpath cafés and shops and the Roo Theatre Company, running through the town and ending with the Ocean Beach Hotel opposite the harbour. Adjacent to the harbour is the Beverley Whitfield saltwater swimming pool[2] and across from the Shellharbour Beach facilities is the Beverley Whitfield park, containing the Tom "Scout" Willoughby cricket oval.[3]
The recent addition of the Shell Cove Marina has been welcomed by many in the local community. There are a few different restaurants and cafes, a barber, Woolworths, Bakery, Gelato store and a few retail stores. There is also a Kids Beach that offers a nice space for parents to sit and watch their kids. There are many apartments that have a direct view into the marina. For people who enjoy gardening, there is a Community Garden who meet on Wednesdays and Saturdays. For the thrill-seekers, BIGWAVE Skydive conducts parachute landings at Bass Point which is on the Southern side of the marina. The Shell Cove Marina is a remarkable 30% bigger than Darling Harbour, measuring an area of more than 10 hectares.
The area was inhabited by indigenous Australians for thousands of years. European habitation began from about 1817 onwards.[4] Shellharbour was originally known as Yerrowah and later as Peterborough.[5]
See also[]
- Shellharbour City Centre
References[]
- ^ "Shellharbour Area". Destination New South Wales. http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/south-coast/shellharbour-area. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Shellharbour 2 – Beverley Whitfield Pool". Neil's Wollongong & Sydney. 10 January 2010. http://neilphoto.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/shellharbour-beverley-whitfield-pool/. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Sporting Facilities within the Shellharbour Local Government Area". Shellharbour City Council. 16 October 2012. http://www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/FileData/pdf/SportsFieldLocations.pdf. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Our History". Shellharbour City Council. http://www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/default.aspx?WebPage=115. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ "Shellharbour". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/place_naming/placename_search/extract?id=TRqwXttLKW. Retrieved 23 October 2006.
External links[]
- Shellharbour City Council website
- Tourism Shellharbour website
- Shellharbour Workers' Club website
- Shellharbour City
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