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Basin View
Basin View is a town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven, on the shores of St Georges Basin. It is roughly 25 km south of Nowra Nowra is a city in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located south-southwest of the state capital of Sydney (about as the crow flies). As of the 2021 census, Nowra has an estimated population of 22,584. Situated in th ..., and approximately 200 km south of Sydney. At the , the population of Basin View was 1,554. References Towns in the South Coast (New South Wales) City of Shoalhaven {{Shoalhaven-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Vincent County, New South Wales
St Vincent County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It included the south coast area encompassing Batemans Bay, Ulladulla, Jervis Bay and inland to Braidwood. The Shoalhaven River is the boundary to the north and west, and the Deua River the boundary to the south. St. Vincent County was named in honour of John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735-1823), Admiral of the Fleet. The electoral district of United Counties of Murray and St Vincent and the electoral district of St Vincent were the first electoral districts for the area, between 1856 and 1859. In 1852 it had an area of and population of 2,572. , ''The Land of Gold: the Companion for the Welsh Emigrant to Australia'', 1852 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Coast (New South Wales)
The South Coast refers to the narrow coastal belt from Shoalhaven district in the north to the border with Victoria in the south in the south-eastern part of the State of New South Wales, Australia. It is bordered to the west by the coastal escarpment of the Southern Tablelands, and is largely covered by a series of national parks, namely Jervis Bay National Park, Eurobodalla National Park, and Beowa National Park. To the east is the coastline of the Pacific Ocean, which is characterised by rolling farmlands, small towns and villages along a rocky coastline, interspersed by numerous beaches and lakes. The South Coast includes Shoalhaven district in the north and the Bega Valley in the more remote south as well as the Eurobodalla Shire and the Commonwealth Jervis Bay Territory which is adjacent to the City of Shoalhaven Local Government Area. Some definitions of the region include the Illawarra, but it is often seen as a separate and distinct region of New South Wales. Climate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Gilmore
The Division of Gilmore is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. History The Division of Gilmore was created in 1984 when the House of Representatives was expanded, and was named after Dame Mary Gilmore, the poet and author. The seat was first won by John Sharp of the National Party. The electorate originally included the areas of Goulburn and Southern Highlands but, following a redistribution, the seat moved to its current boundaries along the New South Wales South Coast. As a consequence, Sharp moved to the nearby seat of Hume in 1993. He served in the First Howard Ministry until he resigned in 1997 due to the "travel rorts affair". The seat was won by the ALP's Peter Knott in 1993, but he was defeated at the 1996 election by Joanna Gash of the Liberal Party. The seat was considered marginal after the 1996 and 1998 elections, but a big swing in 2001 saw Gash hold the seat by a much larger margin. That was cut back to a margin of about 4% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of South Coast
South Coast is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Shelley Hancock of the Liberal Party. It incorporates almost all of the City of Shoalhaven to the south of the Shoalhaven river, notably Nowra, Ulladulla and Milton. Members for South Coast Election results References External links * {{Members of the Parliament of New South Wales South Coast South Coast is a name often given to coastal areas to the south of a geographical region or major metropolitan area. Geographical Australia *South Coast (New South Wales), the coast of New South Wales, Australia, south of Sydney * South Coast (Q ... Constituencies established in 1927 1927 establishments in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomerong
Tomerong is a village in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 180 kilometres by road south from the state capital Sydney and 20 kilometres south of the commercial centre of the City of Shoalhaven, Nowra in the County of St Vincent. The village is eight kilometres inland of the western shores of Jervis Bay. Its population at the was 1,194. With a history of farming and sawmilling, the village and its environs is now primarily low to medium density residential, providing easy access to tourist areas such as Huskisson on Jervis Bay and the commercial centre Nowra. West and south west of the village the land is predominantly State Forests and Crown Land adjoined by the Morton National Park. History The first recorded European exploration of the area around Tomerong probably occurred when Lieutenant James Grant of the ''Lady Nelson'' ventured inland from Jervis Bay up to 13 kilometres in 1801. Land grants occurred around Jervis Bay and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Georges Basin, New South Wales
St Georges Basin is a town in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. St George Basin is located on the shores of St Georges Basin, within the City of Shoalhaven. It is roughly south of Nowra, and approximately south of Sydney. As at the , the population of St Georges Basin was 2,913. Prominent residents have included actor Steve Dodd Steve Dodd (1 June 1928 – 10 November 2014) was an Indigenous Australian actor, notable for playing indigenous characters across seven decades of Australian film. After beginning his working life as a stockman and rodeo rider, Dodd was g .... References Towns in the South Coast (New South Wales) City of Shoalhaven {{Shoalhaven-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Georges Basin (New South Wales)
St Georges Basin is an open intermediate estuary, or inland sea, located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, adjacent to the Jervis Bay Territory. Location and features St Georges Basin is a coastal waterbody located immediately adjacent to the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean, north of the town of Sussex Inlet and east of the town of St Georges Basin. The basin is fed by Wandandian Creek and Tomerong Creek and its primary outflow is to the Tasman Sea via the Sussex Inlet. The basin covers a catchment area of and contains approximately of water over an estimated surface area of ; and at an average depth of . Located with the basin are six artificial reefs that range up to in depth. History The traditional custodians of the land surrounding St Georges Basin were the Indigenous Australian Yuin people, who named the basin as ''Bherwherrae'' or ''Bherwherree''. European surveyor Thomas Florance renamed the body of water as St Georges Basin on 29 November 1827, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sussex Inlet, New South Wales
Sussex Inlet is a town in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The town lies on the west bank of the waterway called Sussex Inlet, which divides New South Wales from the Jervis Bay Territory. The town lies within the City of Shoalhaven. As at the , the population of Sussex Inlet was . Geography The town of Sussex Inlet is located on the west bank of Sussex Inlet, a narrow inlet connecting Wreck Bay to the waterbody of St Georges Basin. The east bank of Sussex Inlet is the Booderee National Park Booderee National Park and Botanic Gardens, formerly Jervis Bay National Park and Jervis Bay Botanic Gardens, are located in the Jervis Bay Territory of Australia. The reserve is composed of two sections: * the Bherwerre Peninsula, on the souther .... Sussex Inlet is located roughly 150km south of Sydney (203km by road). Jervis Bay Airport is located about east of Sussex Inlet. References External links SussexInlet.comSussex Inlet Info. Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wandandian, New South Wales
Wandandian is a small village on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the City of Shoalhaven on the Princes Highway about 30 kilometres south of Nowra. Wandandian was first established as a Postal District in 1860, and has a rich history. The village takes its name from the Wandandian people, the traditional owners of much of the land now known as the City of Shoalhaven The City of Shoalhaven is a local government area in the south-eastern coastal region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is about south of Sydney. The Princes Highway passes through the area, and the South Coast railway line traverses t .... The village is home to Kladis Estate Winery. References External linksWandandian Progress Association {{authority control City of Shoalhaven Towns in New South Wales Towns in the South Coast (New South Wales) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
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