Gerringong
Small seaside town off the Princes Highway.
Gerringong (population 2478) is located 126 km south of Sydney via the Princes Highway and 50 m above sea level. Gerringong is a rural dairying village located in one of the richest dairy farming areas in NSW. Since the 1980s this primary resource has been supplemented by light industry and an expanding business sector.
Approaching Gerringong from the north the highway bypasses Kiama and takes the visitor up and around 'The Bends' offering spectacular views of the rock platforms far below and the Pacific Ocean stretching away to the horizon. This is the first point south of Stanwell Tops where the Illawarra escarpment actually comes to the sea. The result is that this is an area of heavy rainfall. The rain-filled clouds blown from the south regularly bump into Saddleback Mountain giving the district both a high rainfall and rich, grassy paddocks ideal for dairy cattle.
Tourist Information
Guidepost Travel
Fern St
Gerringong NSW 2534
Telephone: (02) 4234 1175
Kiama Visitors Centre
Blowhole Point Kiama
Gerringong NSW 2534
Telephone: (02) 4232 3322, Accomm. Reserv. 1300 654 262
Facsimile: (02) 4226 3260
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