KIAMA - NEW SOUTH WALES - 2533
Population: 12,280
Elavation: 10m
Latitude: -34.3500
Longitude: 150.5200
Location:  120km south of Sydney
Highway: Princes Hwy (1) 
Nearest Major Town: Wollongong
Nearest Airport: Merimbula
Touring Area: Southern Highlands - Illawarra
Kiama is a coastal resort at the heart of the South Coast and a renowned dairy industry area. Early last century the hills around Kiama were rich in Red Cedar, a most sought after building material, and the foresters enjoyed a mean reputation for their exuberant lifestyle. Money was easy and rum, women and song was the order of the day.
The beaches where the timber was loaded onto small craft for Sydney, and where the barrels of rum were unloaded and often consumed on the spot to much carousing, are now the pride and joy of Kiama. There are 9 beaches nearby which offer surfing, snorkelling, diving wind-surfing and swiming. Stark, rocky outcrops provide relief and the "Blowhole" at Kiama is among the most popular features along the coast. It is also the origin of the name. Aboriginals called it "Kiarama-a", meaning "where the sea makes a noise", and the name was adopted by the early settlers. There is now a Visitors Centre at the Blowhole Headland and adjacent is the Pilot's Cottage Museum where you can explore the early shipping and forestry history of the town.
PLACES OF INTEREST:
  • Alne Bank Historic Residence
  • Barren Grounds Bird Observatory
  • Cathedral Rocks
  • Coachhouse Gallery
  • Kiama Aquarium
  • Hartwell House (1858) and old Coach-house.
  • Illawarra Light Railway
  • Jamberoo Recreation Centre
  • Kiama Family History Centre
  • Kingsford Smith Memorial & Lookout
  • Pilot's Cottage Museum
  • Seven Mile Beach National Park
  • The Blowhole
  • Terrace Houses (1885)
  • Minnamurra Rainforest Park
  • Pilot's Cottage Museum
  • Saddleback Mountain
  • Wild Country Park- Foxground
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    INFORMATION CENTRE:
    Kiama Visitors Centre
    Blowhole Point. Kiama. N.S.W. 2535 Ph: (02) 4232 3322. Open 9am. to 5pm. Daily
    HOW TO GET THERE:
    By car or coach along the Princes Highway from Sydney or Melbourne, or from Canberra
    Daily Rail Services.

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