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The specacular South Coast of New South Wales is one of those must visit regions, if you don’t already live there… and if you do… lucky you.

Extending from the Illawarra in New South Wales to the Victorian border, the region encompasses the areas of Wollongong and Illawarra (south of Sydney), Shellharbour, Kiama, Shoalhaven and Jervis Bay, Batemans Bay and Eurobodalla (Nature Coast Central), Clyde Coast (with its catchment areas and the Clyde River), Wallaga Lake and Bermagui, Merimbula and the Sapphire Coast (far South Coast). It is a stunning coastline trek, for those heading in either directions through the South Coast.

Merriman Island (Wallaga Lake), South Coast NSW © Phil Warburton
Merriman Island (Wallaga Lake), South Coast NSW © Phil Warburton

The South Coast region also encompasses the popular tourist areas of the Southern Highlands and Southern Tablelands. Other popular locations within the region include Kangaroo Valley, Berry, Nowra, Jervis Bay, Mollymook / Ulladulla, Bawley Point, Batemans Bay, Bodalla, Central Tilba, Bermagui, Bega, Narooma, Tathra, Merimbula, Eden, and a number of South Coast islands including Barunguba Montague Island.

Barunguba Montague Island Lighthouse, Narooma NSW
Barunguba Montague Island Lighthouse, Narooma NSW

It is an region with a rich diversity of flora and fauna, popular not only for bird watchers, but those interested in some of the smaller insects and aquatic creatures that live in and along the waterways and coastline.

Australian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus ssp. melanotus), Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor
Australian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus ssp. melanotus), Bermagui NSW © Deb Taylor

Check out the magnificent South Coast under Destination New South Wales.

Moruya River (Deua National Park) and the Great Dividing Range, South Coast NSW
Moruya River (Deua National Park) and the Great Dividing Range, South Coast NSW

Footnote & References

  1. Our parks, National Parks & Wildlife Service, https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/conservation-and-heritage/our-parks

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