A Look at the City of Wollongong:

The city of Wollongong is located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. This seaside city lies to the south of Sydney. Wollongong is the third largest city in New South Wales and tenth largest all over Australia. The name of this city is interpreted as “Seas of the South”. Wollongong is flanked by the Tasman Sea on the east, while the Illawarra Escarpment lies on the west. The city of Wollongong has sister and friendship city arrangement with Kawasaki in Japan, Ohrid in Republic of Macedonia and Longyan in People’s Republic of China.

Climate of Wollongong is oceanic in nature. Summers in this city are characterized by sea breezes. Rainfall is evenly distributed all through the year. However, it is somewhat on the higher side during the first half of the year, which is why local flooding becomes a common phenomenon during this period. During the warmer months, thunderstorms are a universal occurrence. Thunderstorms bring with them lightning, heavy rains and at times even hail. Months of July and August are the windiest in this city. 

The city of Wollongong is home to a number of primary as well as high schools. These schools are distributed in the public, denominational and independent categories. A few specialist schools based in this city include Smith’s Hill High School, The Illawarra Grammar School, Edmund Rice College and Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts. As far as the area of tertiary and higher education is concerned, two campuses of Illawarra Institute of TAFE are known to offer such courses in this city. One University that is located in this city is the University of Wollongong. This University was initially a part of the University of New South Wales.

Three commercial television networks, namely, WIN Television, Prime7 and Southern Cross Ten offer television services in the city of Wollongong. Apart from this, television services are also made available by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). Wollongong receives five ABC radio services. In addition to this, radio services are also offered by two commercial radio stations and two community radio stations. One daily newspaper circulated in the city of Wollongong is The Illawarra Mercury. This newspaper is published from Monday to Saturday. There are few other active free community newspapers circulated in this city, the popular ones being Wollongong Advertiser and Local Citizen.

Transport, Sport & Art Statistics in Wollongong:

The city of Wollongong houses the Illawarra Regional Airport. This Airport is interchangeably known as the Wollongong Airport. Located at Albion Park Rail, there are multiple air charter businesses operated from here, including NSW Air, EliteJet and Touchdown Helicopters. Route services are provided in Wollongong by Premier Illawarra and Dion’s Bus Service. In addition to this, there is a free shuttle bus service available. The Illawarra railway line serves the city of Wollongong. There was a time when a passenger rail service was operative between Wollongong and Southern Highlands. However, it has now been replaced with a coach service. Freight services are also available on this line.