Cronulla Sydney

Cronulla

Cronulla is a beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Wikipedia

Postal code: 2230

Population: 18,070 (2016 census)

Location: 26 km (16 mi) south of Sydney CBD

Cronulla is a beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming areas, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is

located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire.

Cronulla is located on a peninsula framed by Botany Bay to the northwest, Bate Bay to the east, Port Hacking to the southwest, and

Gunnamatta Bay to the westcoast. The neighbouring suburb of Woolooware lies to the west of Cronulla, and Burraneer lies to the

southwest. The Kurnellpeninsula, the website of the initial landfall on the eastern shore made by Captain James Cook in 1770, is

reached by driving northeast from Cronulla on Captain Cook Drive.

Famous Heritage Listed Places in Cronulla

• Captain Cook Drive: Cronulla sand dunes^[8]
• Cronulla railway: Cronulla railway station^[9]
• 41 Cronulla Street: Cronulla Post Office^[10]
• 202 Nicholson Parade: Cronulla Fisheries Centre^[11]

Beaches in Cronulla

Cronulla is a popular tourist attraction and attracts numerous beachgoers from all over Sydney. Cronulla Beach features a long

stretch of sand which runs from Boat Harbour to North Cronulla, followed closely by rock pools and another sandy shore at South

Cronulla. The shores of Cronulla from north to south are: Boat Harbour, Wanda Beach, Elouera Beach, North Cronulla Beach, Cronulla

Beach, Blackwoods Beach, Shelly Beach and Oak Park. Local names also apply to various Areas of the beach, such as The Alley,

involving Cronulla Beach and North Cronulla, The Wall, between North Cronulla and Elouera, Midway, between Elouera and Wanda, and

Greenhills, to the north of Wanda, Sandshoes, close to the mouth of the Port Hacking estuary, Voodoo Reef and The Point. The

shores are popular recreational areas for swimming, surfing, bodyboarding, bodysurfing and other water sports. [12]

Shark Island, just off Cronulla Beach, is a famous surfing and bodyboarding spot, and the site of the annual Shark Island

Challengebodyboarding competition. Gunnamatta Bay provides protected swimming in the baths off Gunnamatta Park. Port Hacking is a

popular place for such water sports as waterskiing and wakeboarding.

Parks in Cronulla

• Bass & Flinders Point is the southernmost part of Cronulla and features a monument to explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders, who explored the Port Hacking estuary.
• Darook Park, Gunnamatta Park and Tonkin Park are all located on Gunnamatta Bay.

Oak Park, South Cronulla

• Cronulla Park is located behind the beach at South Cronulla.
• Dunningham Park sits behind the beach at North Cronulla, shaded by large Norfolk Island Pines. It features a children's playground, picnic tables and a kiosk.
• Monro Park, featuring the Cronulla War Memorial,^[13] is located opposite Cronulla railway station.
• Don Lucas Reserve is located beside the car park at Wanda Beach, popular for sport and recreational activities such as flying kites.
• Shelly Park sits behind Shelley Beach.
• Oak Park
• Hungry Point Reserve at the end of Nicholson Parade nears completion in 2019.

Sport and Recreation Activities In Cronulla

• The local National Rugby League football club is the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. The Cronulla-Sutherland League's Club and home ground, Endeavour Field, are located on Captain Cook Drive at Woolooware.
• Cronulla-Sutherland Junior Baseball Little League represented Australia in the 2015 Little League World Series where they had a record of one win and two losses.
• Surf lifesaving clubs are located along the beach at Wanda, Elouera, North Cronulla and South Cronulla.
• Many soccer clubs are located in the Cronulla district, the most prominent being Cronulla Seagulls FC and the Cronulla RSL clubs.
• Surfing plays a major role in Cronulla. Famous professional surfer and 1999 world champion Mark Occhilupo ('Occy') grew up surfing in Cronulla. Many surfboard shapers hand craft their surfboards in Cronulla and the Sutherland Shire and Cronulla Beach holds the Australian Boardriders Battle on Australia Day.
• The annual Shark Island Challenge bodyboarding contest and the annual Shark Island Swim Challenge are held at Cronulla Beach.
• The Cronulla International Cycling Grand Prix has been held in Cronulla since 2006. In 2009 it was also the Australian National Criterium Championships.^[14][15]
• The Bate Bay Body Bashers are a Bodysurfing club based in Cronulla. They compete in team bodysurfing competitions against other Australian clubs including the East Sydney Bodysurfers and the Northern Beaches Wompers. They were Australian Champions in 2017.^[16]
• The Cronulla Polar Bears Winter Swimming Club compete against Bondi Icebergs Winter Swimming Club, South Maroubra Dolphins Winter Swimming Club, Clovelly Eskimos Winter Swimming Club, Maroubra Seals Winter Swimming Club, Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club, Coogee Penguins Winter Swimming Club, Bronte Splashers, Wollongong Whales and Cottesloe Crabs in the Winter Swimming Association of Australia Championships^[17]

Things to do in Cronulla

Cruising the Royal National Park and the Hacking River

The Royal National Park is the world’s second oldest purposed national park (after Yellowstone in USA)

Cronulla is in the picturesque Sutherland Shire. It is home to many lovely beaches, and the Hacking River. People who live here say it is ‘God’s own country’.

Cronulla and National Park Cruises

Cruising the Royal National Park and the Hacking River

The Royal National Park is the world’s second oldest purposed national park (after Yellowstone in USA)

Dining cruises include:

Lunch $55 Wednesday and Friday 12pm for 2.5 hours

Other options include sunset cruise, champagne breakfast. Check website for times and note bookings are essential.

Day trip to Bundeena

Curranulla ferry service to Bundeena

Bundeena is a pretty seaside village, just across the Port Hacking River from Cronulla, Sydney’s southernmost beach. Bundeena is surrounded by water – the Port Hacking River and beaches such as wide-open Jibbon or broad sand flats at nearby Maianbar, and the ideal spot for a day trip.

There is a commuter ferry working to a regular timetable servicing resident and day trippers between Cronulla and Bundeena costing $6.10 Adults, $3.05 Children/ concession , $20 family (2 Adults & up to 4 children) one way.