Garawarra State Conservation Area
The Garawarra State Conservation Area is a protected conservation area that is located on the southern suburban fringe of Greater Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, in eastern Australia.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: State Conservation Area in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Garawarra”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Helensburgh railway station and Lilyvale railway tunnels.
Helensburgh railway station
Railway station
Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Helensburgh railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the South Coast railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Helensburgh. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Lilyvale railway tunnels
Lilyvale railway tunnels are heritage-listed railway tunnels on the Illawarra railway line at Lilyvale, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.Metropolitan Colliery
Quarry
The Metropolitan Colliery is a coal mine located near Helensburgh, New South Wales owned by Peabody Energy. It was opened by in 1887 by the Cumberland Coal & Iron Mining Company.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helensburgh and Otford.
Helensburgh
Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Helensburgh is a small town, located 45 kilometres south of Sydney and 35 kilometres north of Wollongong and north and above the Illawarra escarpment and region.
Otford
Suburb
Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Otford is a village in the Otford Valley located 55 km south of the Sydney and 30 km north of the Wollongong CBD in New South Wales, Australia. Otford is within the local government area of the City of Wollongong. Otford is situated 3½ km south of Garawarra State Conservation Area.
Burning Palms
Hamlet
Burning Palms is an unbounded neighbourhood within the locality of Lilyvale and a beach in the Royal National Park, Wollongong, south of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Burning Palms is situated 3½ km east of Garawarra State Conservation Area.
Garawarra State Conservation Area
- Categories: protected area, nature reserve of New South Wales, and conservation area
- Location: City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Garawarra State Conservation Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Garawarra State Conservation Area”
- German: “Royal National Park and Garawarra State Conservation Area”
- Swedish: “Garawarra State Conservation Area”
- Urdu: “گراوررا اسٹیٹ کنزرویشن ایریا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lilyvale and Waterfall.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Proud Park and Helensburgh Railway Station.
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