Gerringong was originally inhabited by the Wodi Wodi Aborigines. The town's name is said to come from an Aboriginal word meaning 'a fearful place' or 'place of peril'.
In recent times the town has enjoyed a reputation as a source of major sporting figures. From a pool of talent across many fields, it has consistently thrown up numerous state competitors.
Several, noted for their fierce loyalty to their home-town, have progressed to national representation, particularly in Rugby League, a local forte since 1912 when Gerringong won the first season of the South Coast Rugby League competition. Rod Wishart and Michael Cronin are the most famous. The local oval has been named in Cronin's honour.
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