Cronulla & the Sutherland Shire

Cronulla is the heart of 'the Shire', an area notorious in Sydney for a certain kind of mentality – very inward looking, complacent, and lifestyle focused. But the lifestyle is excellent, if your tastes are less cultural than beach-centred, with Cronulla Beach the culmination of a string of wonderful beaches from Maroubra and then South. The region is known as one of Australia's premier surfing centres.

Culturally, the area is perhaps Sydney's most homogenous, with most residents of Anglo-Irish – residents regrettably prone to calling themselves 'Australians' (as if to imply that other people – ie, those of non-Anglo descent - might not be Australians). The area was the site of infamous race riots in 2005 when mostly Anglo-Australians fought with mostly Lebanese-Australians in a series of ugly incidents that left many hurt, and several in jail.

The pick of the area? Just South of Cronulla, separated from Greater Sydney by Port Hacking is the beautiful Royal National Park - which some argue is the world's oldest National Park (it all depends on how one understands the notion of a National Park, as it turns out – under some understandings Yosemite in California is older). The Royal National Park is well worth a daytrip at the least – and conveniently there is a ferry from Cronulla into the cute little township of Bundeena. From here there are plenty of walks, which will take you along unspoilt coastline, lovely weathered rocks, secluded beaches, and more rock pools than you can shake a stick at! There are also some commercial cruise operators.

Nightlife

AB Hotel

Bay Vista Gateau

Bizzo's

Performance Space (The)

Imperial Hotel (The)

Beverly Hills Cinemas

Wood Glen Vegetarian Restaurant/Cafe

Sir Joseph Banks Hotel

Royal Hall of Industries

Greater Union Cinema - Hurstville

Greater Union Cinema - Miranda

Manhattan Superbowl

CarriageWorks

Revesby Workers' Club

Cronulla Cinema Centre

Caffeine Caffe

Warwick Farm Racecourse

Badde Manors


Attractions

Bare Island Fort Tours

Sydney Heli-Aust

Blue Sky Helicopters

Royal National Park

Gledswood Homestead and Winery

Cronulla Beach Walk

CarriageWorks

Burlington Centre (The)

Athens Continental Cake Shop

Warwick Farm Racecourse

Red Baron Scenic Flights

Dolls Hospital (The)

Ladies Golf Collection (The)

Utopia Art Gallery

Danks Street Depot

BKK Shopping Centre

Campsie Meat Market

Nicholas Seafood Traders

Adora Handmade Chocolates

Moore Park Golf Course

Claudio's Quality Seafoods

Cheeky Transport

Officework's Superstores

Salvatore Continental Delicatessen

Randwick Golf Course

All Arts Bookshop

Airside Tarmac Tours

Ross Hunter Gamefishing Charters

Eastlakes Golf Course

Captain Cook Golf Course

South Pacific Seaplanes

South Cronulla Beach

Cronulla & National Park Ferry Cruises

Inner Harmony


Restaurants

Jalan Sehala Eating Place

Wynyard Hotel Bistro

Big Mexican Rancho (The)

Mulligan's Irish Restaurant

Sol Tortillaria (El)

Nasiuduk Jakarta

Sir Joseph Banks Hotel

Asawon Restaurant

AB Hotel

Ayam Goreng 99

Castellorizian Club Ltd (The)

Bizzo's

Cha Son Hi Cool Noodle Barbecue Restaurant

Bach Dang

Crow's Nest

Thanh Binh


Hotels

Pacific International Hotel - Bankstown

Stamford Sydney Airport

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