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The Sutherland Shire is a district in the south of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia around 25km south of the CBD.

[edit] Understand

Sutherland Shire is primarily a residential area. Its primary tourist destinations are the beach suburbs of Cronulla, the bushland of Australia's oldest national park the Royal National Park and the first landing point of Captain Cook at Botany Bay in Kurnell.

Many people refer to this area of Sydney as "the Shire". And certainly almost all of the residents of the area do.

[edit] Get in

See Cronulla and Royal National Park for information on how to access those areas, and the information with the attractions on how to access them.

[edit] By Train

Cityrail runs trains to the district every 15-30 minutes. The journey takes around 30-45 minutes. There are 13 Cityrail stations within the Sutherland Shire district.

The city train stations of Central, Town Hall, Martin Place and Kings Cross offer a direct service. From the other city stations you will need to change at Central to platforms 24/25.

From Sydney airport change at Wolli Creek station.

[edit] By Car

From the north there are three bridges over the Georges River that link to the Sutherland Shire. If you follow the Princess highway south from the Sydney CBD towards Wollongong, you will enter the Sutherland Shire crossing the river at the Tom Ugly's Bridge. The journey will take around 30 minutes. Alternatively, you could travel along Rocky Point Road and cross Captain Cook bridge to enter the shire through Taren Point.

From the south from Wollongong via the Sydney freeway. The journey also takes 30 minutes however in peak hour can take much longer.

Trains are fascinating things, they can take you anywhere you want to go no questions asked. Next time you hop on a train go to Cronulla, THE BEST SUBURB IN THE WORLD.

[edit] By Bike

The cycleway from Homebush Bay follows the Cooks River to the edge of Botany Bay. It enters the Sutherland Shire over the Captain Cook bridge and continues largely off-road or on quiet roads to Cronulla. It then continues on a wide shoulder on a 80km/hr road to Kurnell. Sydney cycle routes are generally not well marked, and you should do some research on the route and take a map so you don't get lost or end up on a very busy road. Sharkbike is the Sutherland Shire Bicycle User Group.

[edit] By Bus

There are bus connections to Miranda direct from Hurstville and from Rockdale. Both are slower and more expensive than the train.

[edit] See

See Cronulla and Royal National Park for sights in those areas of the Sutherland Shire.

Other sights in the Sutherland Shire include:

<see name="Sydney Tramway Museum" address="Rawson Pde, Loftus" directions="Adjacent to Loftus Railway Station" url="http://www.sydneytramwaymuseum.com.au/" hours="Sundays 10am until 5pm" price="Adult $15 Child $8">They have an old Bondi tram, overseas trams, and tramrides, including rides to the Royal National Park included in the entry fee. They also have a large display area</see> <see name="Captain Cook's Landing Place" address="Captain Cook Drive, Kurnell" directions="Over Captain Cook Bridge, and along Captain Cook Drive, or train to Cronulla station and a 987 bus to Kurnell" hours="Sunrise to Sunset" price="There is a National Park Admission fee to drive into the Park, but you can park closer to the Landing Place outside the park by the beach, and not incur any fee. Foot access is free.">You can stand on the rock where Captain Cook first stepped ashore, starting the process of European settlement. The landing place is now also home for a large oil refinery. There is a monument walk here, but the area is never crowed with visitors, and many Sydneysiders have never visited the area</see>

[edit] Do

Do the things there are to do in Cronulla and the Royal National Park and then:

[edit] Buy

Cronulla has an open air shopping mall, but also:

• <buy name="Miranda Fair" address="the Kingsway, Miranda" directions="Immediately adjacent to Miranda train station" url="http://www.westfield.com.au" hours="Mon-Sun 8:30am 5:30pm, Thu open until 9pm. Food Hall open until 7pm nightly">Miranda Fair is the largest shopping mall in Sydney after Parramatta</buy>

[edit] Eat

There are a selection of places to eat at Cronulla but elsewhere in the Sutherland Shire:

[edit] Cheap and Take Away

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[edit] Splurge

[edit] Drink

• <drink name="Historic Como Hotel" alt="Como Hilton" address="Cremona Rd, Como" directions="from Como station walk down the hill to Cremona Road, and turn left. Short walk to the hotel." url="http://www.thecomo.com.au/">The original Como Hotel burnt down in 1996. See the original burnt door still in the Hotel. The new hotel looks even more historic than the old one did, and has a great balcony overlooking the bay and the cricket oval. There is a barbecue on the balcony most weekend lunchtimes.</drink>

[edit] Sleep

There is accommodation in Cronulla including a YHA. There is camping an a YHA in the Royal National Park. Also in the Sutherland Shire there is:

[edit] Contact

All Sutherland Shire Libraries provide full Internet access for $3.30 per hour to travelers. There are libraries at Cronulla, Miranda, Sutherland and elsewhere.