During your visit, you’ll notice that Wollongong and the entire Illawarra has a lot to offer out-of-towners like yourself. While you’re here, discover charming towns with postcard-perfect beaches, like Thirroul, Austinmer and Bulli, a village which retains its colonial and mining heritage. Plus, there’s the cliffside Scarborough Hotel, which opened in 1887. The pub has ocean views you won’t believe and is just a stone’s throw from the famous sea cliff bridge (a must for those travelling down from Sydney).