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University of Wollongong

The University of Wollongong also simply known as UOW is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney. As of 2012, the university had a total of 30,516 students enrolled, including 11,440 international students from more than 140 countries. The University of Wollongong marked the University's 60th Founding Anniversary in 2011.

Located at -34.4067, 150.879 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.404 miles away.
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Fairy Meadow, New South Wales

Fairy Meadow is a suburb in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Located in the Illawarra region, it is a mainly low density residential area, except for a strip of small commercial properties located along the Princes Highway.

Located at -34.4006, 150.892 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.405 miles away.
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Mount Keira

Mount Keira is a 464 metre high mountain lying 4 kilometres northwest of the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Its distinctive shape and proximity to Wollongong make it a major local landmark. It is noted for the views of the city from the popular summit lookout and its history of coal mining. It was formed as part of the Illawarra escarpment fold between 80 and 60 million years ago and the erosion by creeks that ensued.

Located at -34.4, 150.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.403 miles away.
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Towradgi, New South Wales

Towradgi is a small beach-side suburb approximately 5 km north of Wollongong. Towradgi is a corruption of the aboriginal word "Kow-radgi" meaning "guardian of the sacred stones". On an early map it was called Towroger. Towradgi is served by Towradgi station, opened in 1948. Electric double deck trains serve Towradgi. It is bordered to the north by Corrimal, the west by Fernhill & Tarrawanna and to the south by Fairy Meadow. The Pacific Ocean can be found to the east.

Located at -34.3833, 150.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.406 miles away.
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Balgownie, New South Wales

Balgownie is a small suburb of Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia. Balgownie lies to the north-west of the Wollongong CBD. It stretches from the lower slopes of Mount Keira along the Illawarra escarpment to the base of the Broker's Nose promontory. To the east, Balgownie is bordered by the light industrial and commercial suburb of Fairy Meadow. The main street, Balgownie Road, connects the suburb to the nearby Princes Highway.

Located at -34.3888, 150.878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.405 miles away.
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Puckeys Estate Reserve

Puckey's Estate Reserve is a coastal nature reserve in Wollongong, Australia. It is mainly she-oak forest, but also has sand dune and wetland areas, including areas along Para Creek. It is located in the suburb of Fairy Meadow and is bounded by Fairy Meadow Beach to the east, Squires Way to the west, Elliotts Road to the north and Fairy Lagoon to the south. Puckey's Estate was traditionally used by the Wadi Wadi people, the Aboriginal tribe in Wollongong.

Located at -34.4056, 150.901 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.405 miles away.
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Mount Pleasant, New South Wales

Mount Pleasant is a suburb in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the northern flank of Mount Keira extending across to the Illawarra escarpment. It is home to the Rhododendron Park, found on Parrish Avenue.

Located at -34.3833, 150.867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.405 miles away.
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Wollongong Botanic Garden

The Wollongong Botanic Garden is located in the Wollongong suburb of Keiraville at the foot of Mount Keira in New South Wales, Australia. It is the local botanical gardens of the Illawarra and was opened in September 1970. http://www. hoskins. id. au/nextgen/showphoto. php?personID=2293I&tree=hoskinsfamily&ordernum=1 The garden is co-located with the historic Gleniffer Brae house, used for functions and the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music.

Located at -34.41, 150.878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.404 miles away.
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Keira High School

Keira High School in Wollongong, New South Wales has existed as an institution under several names since 1917. Originally a collection of boys' technical schools on several sites throughout Wollongong, the school was amalgamated in 1954 at its current site in Lysaght Street North Wollongong. The school then became known as Keira Boys High School and remained as such until 1984.

Located at -34.4058, 150.888 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.405 miles away.
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North Wollongong railway station

North Wollongong is a railway station on the South Coast Line of the CityRail outer suburban network, serving the suburb of North Wollongong. The station consists of two side platforms. It receives, on average, two services per hour on weekdays (with more services during peak hours) and one per hour on weekends. The station is unofficially also identified on its platforms as the University of Wollongong station, due to the proximity of the university to the station.

Located at -34.4123, 150.891 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.405 miles away.
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Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a specialist co-educational, government secondary school located in Fairy Meadow, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. It was founded in 1916. The school enrolls both local area students and students who gain entry through auditions. The school estimates that over a third of the student body has gained entry through auditions.

Located at -34.4064, 150.889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.405 miles away.
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Towradgi railway station

Towradgi is a CityRail railway station on the South Coast railway line. It serves the residential suburb of Towradgi which is a suburb of Wollongong. The station has two side platforms, connected by a footway along a road overpass. The station is served by about one train per hour for most of the time (usually a Thirroul-Port Kembla local service), with additional trains at weekday peak hours.

Located at -34.3837, 150.901 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.406 miles away.
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Fairy Meadow railway station

Fairy Meadow is a CityRail railway station on the South Coast railway line. It serves the residential Wollongong suburb of Fairy Meadow. The station has two side platforms, connected by a pedestrian overbridge and level crossing. The station is served by about one train per hour for most of the time (usually a Thirroul-Port Kembla local service), with additional trains at weekday peak hours.

Located at -34.3949, 150.896 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.406 miles away.
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City of Wollongong

The City of Wollongong is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the Tasman Sea, the Southern Freeway and the South Coast railway line.

Located at -34.4167, 150.883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.404 miles away.
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North Wollongong, New South Wales

North Wollongong is the immediate northern coastal suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. North Wollongong is used to refer to the northern area of Wollongong as well as North Wollongong by locals, despite the official suburb not including the northern apartment areas of Wollongong and North Beach, known as North Wollongong.

Located at -34.4167, 150.883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.404 miles away.
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Mount Nebo (New South Wales)

Mount Nebo is a tall hill, part of the Illawarra escarpment foothills on the edge of the suburban fringe of the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. Its summit (252 metres above sea level), is reached by a steep road (O'Brien's Road) from the suburb of Figtree. O'Brien's Road is unusual in that it was built as a private toll road in the early 19th century to connect Sydney and the Illawarra. O'Briens Road began at the locally famous fig tree that gave the name to Figtree.

Located at -34.4167, 150.842 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.402 miles away.
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Keiraville, New South Wales

Keiraville is an inner suburb of the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia in the Illawarra region. It is situated in the foothills of Mount Keira, approximately three kilometres northwest of Wollongong.

Located at -34.3833, 150.867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.405 miles away.
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The Illawarra Grammar School

The Illawarra Grammar School (TIGS) is an independent, Anglican, co-educational day school located at Mangerton in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The school currently caters for about 1100 students from pre-preparatory school to Year 12.

Located at -34.4272, 150.87 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.403 miles away.
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Mount Ousley, New South Wales

Mount Ousley is a residential suburb situated on the foothills of Mount Keira about four kilometres northwest from the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is also the name of the road which crosses the nearby Illawarra Escarpment and is adjacent to the University of Wollongong. Mount Ousley has a public school, Mount Ousley Public School. It also has an independent Montessori school Elonera Montessori School (EMS), that offers education from Preschool to Year 10.

Located at -34.4, 150.867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.404 miles away.
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West Wollongong, New South Wales

West Wollongong is the innermost western suburb of the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is mainly a residential area, serviced by a small commercial strip with a music store, chicken shop, electric goods store and carpet store along the Princes Highway with several petrol stations, two restaurants, a liquor store, a chemist and a flower shop.

Located at -34.4167, 150.867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.403 miles away.
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Tarrawanna, New South Wales

Tarrawanna is a northern suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, extending westward from the Princes Highway over the Illawarra Escarpment.

Located at -34.3783, 150.888 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.406 miles away.
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Gwynneville, New South Wales

Gwynneville is an inner city suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia located approximately 2 km north west of the city centre. It was originally named Gwynne Ville after the Gwynne family who owned the property. It was sold it two large lots, both of which were subdivided. The first area, owned by Mr John Gwynne, consisted of 86 allotments, and went to auction on the 3rd of March 1886.

Located at -34.4161, 150.884 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.404 miles away.
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Brokers Nose

Brokers Nose or Mount Corrimal is the name of an outcrop of the Illawarra Escarpment west of Corrimal, New South Wales. Its summit is 440 metres above sea level and there is a television transmission tower atop it. There is a track leading to the top but both track and summit are not open to the public; the summit is protected as part of the Illawarra Escarpment State Recreation Area. The name is vague in its origins and there are three possible explanations for it.

Located at -34.3667, 150.877 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.406 miles away.
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International House, University of Wollongong

International House is the oldest residential college of the University of Wollongong and is an affiliate of the 16 International Houses Worldwide. It provides accommodation to approximately 218 students who are attending the University of Wollongong. It is situated at the corner of Porter and Hindmarsh Avenue in North Wollongong, near the North Wollongong railway station.

Located at -34.41, 150.891 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.405 miles away.
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SMART Infrastructure Facility

The SMART Infrastructure Facility is the national centre for infrastructure solutions in Australia, located at the University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. SMART stands for ‘Simulation, Modelling, Analysis, Research and Teaching’.

Located at -34.4063, 150.881 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.404 miles away.
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