Shoalhaven Heads, New South Wales

Shoalhaven Heads, New South Wales

Shoalhaven Heads is a town in Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia. It has a fine surfing beach, access to the Shoalhaven River and is surrounded by wineries.

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Shoalhaven Heads
state = New South Wales


caption = Shoalhaven River
lga = City of Shoalhaven
postcode = 2535
est =
pop = 2,737
elevation= 10
maxtemp = 21
mintemp = 17.6
rainfall = 1261.5
stategov = Kiama
fedgov = Gilmore
timezone = AEST
timezone-dst = AEST
dist1 = 163
location1 = Sydney

Geography

Shoalhaven Heads is a small rural holiday town. The town sits at the foot of Mount Collangatta and is situated on both Seven Mile Beach and the mouth of the Shoalhaven River. It is served by the main Bolong Road, which runs from Gerroa to the north, to Bomaderry and Nowra to the south. It is surrounded by national parkland. The town comprises family homes, weekenders and retirement homes.

Attractions

The town has a primary school, rural fire brigade, doctor's surgery and vets. In terms of shopping there are two grocery stores, a post office, a petrol station (which doubles as a video store and grocery shop), a newsagents, two hairdressers, a hardware store, a butchers, a bakery, a pharmacy, a pizza shop, a burger shop and a Chinese takeway. It has one large pub overlooking the river, a sizeable Bowls and Recreation club which has its own Chinese Bistro and a golf club adjacent to Seven Mile Beach.

It has several very popular caravan parks (Mountain View Village, Holiday Haven, Coastal Palms Holiday Park and Tall Timbers) offering both static and mobile pitches. It has an outdoor swimming pool, skate ramp and sports field, along with several boat ramps, numerous play-areas and many excellent BBQ/picnic areas.

External links

* [http://www.shoalhavenheads.net.au Shoalhaven Heads website.]
* [http://www.headshotel.com.au The Heads hotel.]
* [http://www.shoalhavenheadsslsc.org.au Shoalhaven Heads Surf Life-Saving Club.]
* [http://www.shoalhavenheadsslsc.org.au Shoalhaven Heads Bowls & Recreation Club.]


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