West Wollongong, New South Wales
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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.
Schools in the area include West Wollongong Public School, St Therese Primary School, and Edmund Rice College
(an all-boys secondary college).
It is the location of the Mount Keira
Road turnoff from the Princes Highway, incidentally the westernmost end of Crown Street.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. 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
Princes Highway
The Princes Highway extends from Sydney to Port Augusta via the coast through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, a distance of 1941 km or 1898 km via the former alignments of the highway ....
with several petrol stations, two restaurants, a liquor store, a chemist and a flower shop.
Schools in the area include West Wollongong Public School, St Therese Primary School, and Edmund Rice College
Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong
Edmund Rice College is a Catholic secondary school located in West Wollongong, Australia. It is named after Edmund Ignatius Rice, founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers. Edmund Rice College is a Catholic Secondary College catering for boys from Years 7 to 12...
(an all-boys secondary college).
It is the location of the Mount Keira
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...
Road turnoff from the Princes Highway, incidentally the westernmost end of Crown Street.