Gerroa
Gerroa is a coastal town in the Municipality of Kiama, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia 133 kilometres south of Sydney.
Gerroa is a coastal town in the Municipality of Kiama, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia 133 kilometres south of Sydney. It is considered to be the southernmost town in the Illawarra region. Nearby towns are Gerringong, Kiama and Berry.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Kiama is on some of the most picturesque and beautiful coastline of the Illawarra. 📍
- 01Kiama Blowhole and Lighthouse
In the right tide and surf conditions, especially with a south-easterly wind, the blowhole sprays water up to 30 meters in the air.
- 02Cathedral Rocks
A popular sunrise lookout next to what is otherwise a geological marvel of basalt rock formations.
- 03Little Blowhole
Tingira Cres (A little further south of the main blowhole.
- 04Saddleback Mountain Lookout
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Things to do
Central Kiama doesn't really have a beach, more a harbour. Patrolled beaches are just to the north and south of Kiama town. There is a tidal rockpool next to the blowhole and harbour for swimming.
- 01Bombo Beach
Princes Highway (just north of Kiama town centre, running parallel to the Princes Highway).
- 02Minnamurra Beach
At the outlet of the Minnamurra River, the beach here ends in a picturesque long sand spit jutting out towards Stack Island and is a popular spot for kayaking and stand-up paddling.
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Where to eat
Dragon Garden Chinese Restaurant, 113-115 Terralong St,.
- 01KG Cafe
A regular cafe with mildly over the top safari decor in the mornings, the real star here is South African style lunch and dinner, mixing Dutch, Malay, Indian and African influences.
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Getting to Gerroa
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 98 km · Newcastle (NTL), 239 km
- Stations
- Gerringong railway station, 2.8 km
- Sydney (Mascot) → Gerroa100 km · quickest by road, 2h 41m · A$15–20
- Williamtown → Gerroa237 km · quickest by road, 5h 4m · A$36–48
- Melbourne → Gerroa624 km · quickest by air, 9h 12m · A$420–590
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Gerroa
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gerroa. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe route from Dunmore station down to Kiama is all off-road or quiet road.
- Go nextWollongong and Sydney are both a day trip from Kiama.
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Next door to Gerroa
- Gerringongtown in New South Wales, Australia3.1 km
- Werri BeachAustralian town4.7 km
- Rose Valleylocality in the Illawarra region of New South Wales5.2 km
- Toolijooatown in New South Wales, Australia2.7 km