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{{For|the Australian playwright |Louis Nowra}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type        = town
| name        = Nowra
| state       = nsw
| image       = File:City Administration Centre in Nowra (3).jpg
| caption     = Nowra City Administration centre
| pop         = 22,584
| pop_year    = 2021
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="2021census">{{cite web |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/114011278 |title=2021 Census QuickStat: Nowra (Statistical Area Level 2) |work=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=31 July 2022}}</ref>  
| poprank     =
| density     = 212.6
| coordinates = {{Coord|34|53|S|150|36|E|display=inline|format=dms}}
| relief      = yes
| est         = 1852
| postcode    = 2541
| elevation   = 9
| maxtemp     = 22.4
| maxtemp_footnotes = <ref name="climate">{{cite web 
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_068072_All.shtml
|title = Nowra Ran Air Station AWS Climate Statistics (2000-2024)
|publisher = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]
|access-date = September 22, 2024}}
</ref>
| mintemp     = 11.7
| mintemp_footnotes = <ref name="climate"/>
| rainfall    = 1026.1
| rainfall_footnotes = <ref name="climate"/> 
| area        = 202.4
| timezone    = [[Australian Eastern Standard Time|AEST]]
| utc         = +10
|timezone-dst= [[Australian Eastern Daylight Time|AEDT]]
| utc-dst     = +11
| lga         = City of Shoalhaven
| fedgov      = [[Division of Gilmore|Gilmore]]
| stategov    = [[Electoral district of South Coast|South Coast]]
| dist1       = 160 
| dir1        = S  
| location1   = [[Sydney]]
| dist2       =  42 
| dir2        = SW  
| location2   = [[Kiama, New South Wales|Kiama]]
| dist3       =  64 
| dir3        = N  
| location3   = [[Ulladulla]]
| dist4       = 128
| dir4        = E
| location4   = [[Goulburn]]
| dist5       = 192 
| dir5        = ENE  
| location5   = [[Canberra]]  
| local_map   = yes
| near-nw     = [[North Nowra]]
| near-n      = {{NSWcity|Bomaderry}}
| near-ne     = {{NSWcity|Bolong}}
| near-w      = [[West Nowra]]
| near-e      = [[Terara]]
| near-sw     = [[Mundamia]]
| near-s      = [[South Nowra]]
| near-se     = [[Worrigee]]
}}

'''Nowra''' ({{IPAc-en|n|aʊr|ə}}) is a city in the [[South Coast, New South Wales|South Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Nowra-Bomaderry |title=Nowra-Bomaderry &#124; New South Wales, Australia &#124; Britannica}}</ref> It is located {{convert|160|km|mi}} south-southwest of the state capital of Sydney (about {{convert|120|km|mi}} [[as the crow flies]]). As of the 2021 census, Nowra has an estimated population of 22,584. Situated in the southern reaches of the [[Sydney basin]],<ref>[http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0007/96847/20758.gif GIF map]. dpi.nsw.gov.au</ref> Nowra is the [[County seat|seat]] and commercial centre of the [[City of Shoalhaven]].

The region around Nowra is a farming community with a thriving dairy industry and a significant amount of state-owned forest land. It is also an increasingly popular retirement and leisure area for people from [[Canberra]] and Sydney. The naval air station [[HMAS Albatross (air station)|HMAS ''Albatross'']] is located about {{convert|10|km|mi}} south-west of Nowra.

==History==
[[File:Kinghorn Street, Nowra, N.S.W. - circa 1930.jpg|left|thumb|Kinghorn Street in 1930]]
Prior to European arrival, the part of the Nowra region south of the Shoalhaven river was inhabited by the Wandi-Wandandian tribe of the [[Yuin]] nation, while the region north of Shoalhaven was inhabited by the [[Dharawal people|Dharawal]] people.{{cn|date=August 2022}}  The name Nowra, originally written by Europeans as 'nou-woo-ro' (pronounced Nowa Nowa by the Indigenous Australians of the area), is an Aboriginal word for the [[black cockatoo]].<ref name="SMH">"[http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Nowra/2005/02/17/1108500198352.html Travel: Nowra]", ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 8 February 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2007.</ref>

Circa 1824, ex-convict [[Mary Reibey]] applied for a land grant in the Burrier area, on the southern side of the [[Shoalhaven River]]. The Nowra township was officially recognised in 1852. Less than ten years later, in 1861, a postal service was established. In 1861, the racehorse [[Archer (horse)|Archer]], which was trained in Nowra by [[Etienne L. de Mestre|Etienne de Mestre]], won the first [[Melbourne Cup]]. Nowra was declared a town in 1885<ref name="PoliceNSW">"[http://www.policensw.com/region/southern/shoalhaven/lac/ss1.html Nowra Police Station] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306064701/http://www.policensw.com/region/southern/shoalhaven/lac/ss1.html |date=6 March 2011 }}". ''NSW Police Regions and History''. Retrieved 29 April 2008</ref> and a city in 1979.
[[File:Bundanon Homestead .jpg|left|thumb|Bundanon Homestead]]
A major landmark in the area is the house [[Bundanon]], which renowned Australian artist [[Arthur Boyd]] and his wife Yvonne donated to the people of Australia in 1993 along with an adjoining property that had been previously owned by Boyd's brother-in-law, the equally famous Australian artist [[Sidney Nolan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Linda |date=29 June 2018 |title=Future of Arthur Boyd's gift to the nation is secured |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/future-of-arthur-boyd-s-gift-to-the-nation-is-secured-20180626-p4znss.html |access-date=12 January 2021 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2020 |title=Picasso, Boyd, Nolan artworks in multi-million-dollar move as fire threat makes them 'too vulnerable' |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-17/bushfire-risk-triggers-arthur-boyd-picasso-art-relocation/11871004 |access-date=12 January 2021 |website=www.abc.net.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> Bundanon began as a single-storey weatherboard structure built around 1840. In 1866, a two-storey sandstone house, made of locally quarried stone, was built immediately in front of the original weatherboard house. The sandstone house features timber verandas and is now listed on the [[Register of the National Estate]].<ref>The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/162</ref>
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== Heritage listings ==
Nowra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Pleasant Way: [[Graham Lodge]]<ref name=nswshr-1699>{{cite NSW SHR|5052090|Graham Lodge |hr=01699 |fn=10/4265; H99/00505 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* 35 West Street: [[Meroogal]]<ref name=nswshr-953>{{cite NSW SHR|5045719|Meroogal |hr=00953 |fn=S90/03398; S96/00465 [S170] |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
Along the north of Nowra is the [[Shoalhaven River]], which formerly hosted the Australian National wakeboarding championships and is a popular fishing location. The [[Nowra Bridge]] connects it to [[North Nowra]] and [[Bomaderry, New South Wales|Bomaderry]]. The Shoalhaven River is a [[saltwater river]], although it does not flow into the sea. The Shoalhaven River meets the sea through the [[canal]] that joins the Shoalhaven and Crookhaven Rivers, which was dug by convicts under the direction of local entrepreneur and pioneer [[Alexander Berry]].[[File:Cambewarra lookout.jpg|thumb|Nowra area from Cambewarra Lookout|center|800x800px]]

=== Climate ===
Nowra possesses a [[Köppen climate classification#Cfa: Humid subtropical climates|humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen:]] Cfa), with very warm, wet summers and mild, relatively dry winters. Compared with nearby Wollongong and Kiama which have an [[oceanic climate#marine west coast Cfb)|oceanic climate]], Nowra has slightly warmer summers due to its inland location, thus qualifying it as [[subtropical|humid subtropical climate]].<ref>Stern, H., de Hoedt, G. and Ernst, J. 2000. Objective Classification of Australian Climates. Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne.</ref> Average maxima vary from {{convert|27.6|C}} in January to {{convert|16.8|C}} in July, while average minima fluctuate between {{convert|16.8|C}} in January and {{convert|6.8|C}} in July. Annual [[precipitation]] is moderately high (averaging {{convert|1026.1|mm|in|abbr=on}}), and is spread across 86.7 precipitation days (over {{convert|1.0|mm|in|abbr=on}}). Due to its position on the [[leeward]] side of the [[Great Dividing Range]], Nowra experiences a [[southeast Australian foehn|foehn effect]], particularly in late winter and spring.<ref>[https://www.willyweather.com.au/news/5291/rain+shadows.html Rain Shadows] by Don White. Australian Weather News. Willy Weather. Retrieved 24 May 2021.</ref> The town experiences 99.6 clear days and 127.4 cloudy days per annum.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=68076 |title = Nowra Ran Air Station Climate (1955-2000) |website = FarmOnline Weather |access-date = September 22, 2024}}</ref> Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|45.6|C}} on 21 December 2019 to {{convert|-0.9|C}} on 24 August 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=68072 |title = Nowra Ran Air Station AWS Climate (2000-2024) |website = FarmOnline Weather |access-date = September 22, 2024}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Nowra ([[HMAS Albatross (air station)|HMAS ''Albatross'']]) ({{coord|34.95|S|150.54|E}}, 109 m AMSL) (2000−2024, sun 1965−1997)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|humidity colour = green
|Jan record high C = 45.4
|Feb record high C = 42.8
|Mar record high C = 38.6
|Apr record high C = 34.6
|May record high C = 27.4
|Jun record high C = 24.1
|Jul record high C = 26.0
|Aug record high C = 28.1
|Sep record high C = 36.3
|Oct record high C = 37.1
|Nov record high C = 41.4
|Dec record high C = 45.6
|Jan high C = 27.6
|Feb high C = 26.4
|Mar high C = 25.2
|Apr high C = 22.9
|May high C = 19.7
|Jun high C = 17.0
|Jul high C = 16.8
|Aug high C = 18.4
|Sep high C = 21.1
|Oct high C = 23.2
|Nov high C = 24.7
|Dec high C = 26.1
|Jan low C = 16.8
|Feb low C = 16.7
|Mar low C = 15.3
|Apr low C = 12.5
|May low C = 9.4
|Jun low C = 7.7
|Jul low C = 6.8
|Aug low C = 7.0
|Sep low C = 8.8
|Oct low C = 10.9
|Nov low C = 13.5
|Dec low C = 14.9
|Jan record low C = 8.6
|Feb record low C = 9.5
|Mar record low C = 7.2
|Apr record low C = 3.7
|May record low C = 3.0
|Jun record low C = 1.3
|Jul record low C = -0.5
|Aug record low C = -0.9
|Sep record low C = 2.4
|Oct record low C = 2.7
|Nov record low C = 5.7
|Dec record low C = 7.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 76.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 138.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 138.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 75.4
|May precipitation mm = 58.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 106.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 78.5	
|Aug precipitation mm = 74.5		
|Sep precipitation mm = 43.1	
|Oct precipitation mm = 75.9	
|Nov precipitation mm = 87.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 72.2		
|year precipitation mm = 1026.1
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.0
|Feb precipitation days = 9.1
|Mar precipitation days = 9.5
|Apr precipitation days = 7.1	
|May precipitation days = 5.5
|Jun precipitation days = 6.8
|Jul precipitation days = 5.7
|Aug precipitation days = 5.4
|Sep precipitation days = 6.2	
|Oct precipitation days = 7.3
|Nov precipitation days = 8.2
|Dec precipitation days = 7.9
|Jan afthumidity = 57
|Feb afthumidity = 63
|Mar afthumidity = 59
|Apr afthumidity = 57
|May afthumidity = 55
|Jun afthumidity = 56
|Jul afthumidity = 53
|Aug afthumidity = 46
|Sep afthumidity = 47
|Oct afthumidity = 52
|Nov afthumidity = 56
|Dec afthumidity = 55
|Jan dew point C = 15.3
|Feb dew point C = 16.2
|Mar dew point C = 14.3
|Apr dew point C = 11.3
|May dew point C = 8.2
|Jun dew point C = 6.4
|Jul dew point C = 4.9
|Aug dew point C = 4.1
|Sep dew point C = 6.1
|Oct dew point C = 8.4
|Nov dew point C = 12.5
|Dec dew point C = 13.2
|Jan sun = 207.7
|Feb sun = 186.5
|Mar sun = 198.4
|Apr sun = 201.0
|May sun = 182.9
|Jun sun = 171.0
|Jul sun = 207.7
|Aug sun = 232.5
|Sep sun = 222.0
|Oct sun = 223.2
|Nov sun = 219.0
|Dec sun = 226.3
|Jan percentsun = 47
|Feb percentsun = 49
|Mar percentsun = 52
|Apr percentsun = 60
|May percentsun = 57
|Jun percentsun = 58
|Jul percentsun = 67
|Aug percentsun = 69
|Sep percentsun = 62
|Oct percentsun = 55
|Nov percentsun = 52
|Dec percentsun = 50
|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]<ref name="climate"/><ref>{{cite web 
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_068076_All.shtml
|title = Nowra Ran Air Station Climate Statistics (1955-2000)
|publisher = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]
|access-date = September 22, 2024}}
</ref>
}}

{{Historical populations
|type= Australia
|1921|2202
|1933|2978
|1947|3551
|1954|5981
|1961|6221
|1966|9633
|1971|12873
|1976|15496
|1981|17887
|1986|19553
|1991|21942
|1996|23823
|2001|24700
|2006|27478
|2011|27988
|2016|30853
|2021|33583
|source=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] data.<ref name="ABS Census data">{{cite web |title=Statistics by Catalogue Number |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ViewContent?readform&view=ProductsbyCatalogue&Action=Expand&Num=2.2 |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="ABS Census data recent">{{cite web |title=Search Census data |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/search-by-area |access-date=15 May 2024}} Note: counts urban area of Nowra-Bomaderry</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
[[Image:AMudgeeShot0010.jpg|thumb|Nowra Creek]]According to the 2021 census, Nowra has a population of 22,584. This covers suburbs only south of the [[Shoalhaven River]].<ref name="2021census" /> The population is slightly younger than the state and country as a whole, with an average age of 37 compared to 38 for both Australia and New South Wales. However, the population is [[Bimodal distribution|bimodally distributed]], with a larger percentage of children and the elderly than the state and national averages.<ref name="2021census" /> 79.7% of the population were born in Australia and 82.1% speak only English at home, both above the state and national averages.<ref name="2021census" />

Nowra has a lower level of tertiary education than typical for the state and nation. Only 15% of the population of Nowra hold a tertiary qualification, compared to 23.3% of Australia and 23.8% of New South Wales.<ref name="2021census" />

The top five reported ancestries in Nowra at the 2021 census were Australian (40.9%), English (37.7%), Australian Aboriginal (10%), Irish (9.5%), and Scottish (8.3%).<ref name="2021census" /> Most (63%) people had both parents born in Australia, higher than the state and national averages.

The population of the suburb of Nowra (central Nowra) at the 2021 census was 9,956.<ref name="2021census" /> The Australian Bureau of statistics also recognises a larger built-up area including suburbs north of the Shoalhaven, North Nowra-Bomaderry, which had a population of 16,098 at the 2021 census.<ref name="2021census" />

==Economy==
[[Image:Nowra shops.jpg|thumb|Nowra shops (Junction Street)]]Nowra Town Hall was built in 1948 and is in the Central Business District. This district contains many services, including banks, health services and a library.
[[File:Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre.jpg|thumb|Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre]]
Nowra has a growing tourist industry, especially in the summer months, when visitors (mostly from Sydney and Canberra) flock to the beaches to enjoy swimming, surfing, fishing, shopping, and relaxing in the restaurants and cafés.

Nowra sits in the Shoalhaven region, where there are several vineyards.

==Education==
Nowra has three public high schools: [[Nowra High School]], [[Shoalhaven High School]] and [[Bomaderry High School]]. There are also several [[Independent school#Australia|non-government schools]], three of which are religiously affiliated:
* Nowra Christian School: a K–12 Christian-based school located in South Nowra
* Nowra Anglican College: a K–12 Anglican college in Bomaderry
* [[St John the Evangelist Catholic High School, Nowra|St John the Evangelist Catholic High School]]: a Catholic systemic high school on the outskirts of Nowra, affiliated with St Michael's Catholic Primary School in Nowra
The district also has an independent school of special assistance. The Shoalhaven River College commenced classes in 2019 and enrols 60 students in years 9–12 in the mainstream curriculum. 

There are seven public primary schools in the Nowra area: East Nowra Public School, Nowra Public School, Bomaderry Public School, Illaroo Road Public School, North Nowra Public School, Nowra Hill Public School, and Terara Public School.

The [[University of Wollongong]] has a campus in Nowra, and there is a campus of TAFE NSW Illawarra Institute in Bomaderry.

==Health==
There are two hospitals in Nowra: the [[Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital]], which is a hub for [[oncology]] services, and Nowra Private Hospital.

==Media==
Nowra is served by various radio stations:
*[[ABC Illawarra]] (Regional)
*[[96.5 Wave FM|Wave FM]] (Commercial)
*[[i98FM]] (Commercial)
*[[Triple U FM]] (Community)
*[[2ST]] (Community)
*Power FM (Community) <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.949powerfm.com.au/ |title=Power 94.9 FM|access-date=27 May 2025}}</ref>

Nowra also receives 5 free-to-air television channels from Knights Hill, commercial channels [[Seven Network|Seven]], [[WIN Television|WIN]] and [[Network 10]], and public broadcasters ABC and SBS. Due to [[tropospheric ducting]] from [[Newcastle, NSW|Newcastle]] in the Shoalhaven area via Knights Hill, a translator site at Cambewarra Mountain in Nowra North is an alternative source of television reception and assists those affected by the Newcastle ducting.<ref>{{cite web |title=TV reception in the Shoalhaven area |url=https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-08/TV-reception-issues-in-Shoelhaven-area_fact-sheet.pdf |access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref>

Local newspapers is served by ''[[The Shoalhaven and Nowra News]]'' and ''South Coast Register''. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/|title=South Coast Register|access-date=27 May 2025}}</ref>

== Sports ==
[[File:Nowra park.jpg|thumb|Marriott Park]]
The four major codes of football in Australia are all popular in the Nowra area. [[Rugby league]] was traditionally represented by the [[Nowra Warriors]] and [[Bomaderry Swamp Rats]], however, at the end of 2007 these teams merged to form the [[Shoalhaven Jets]] Rugby League Football Club. Other rugby league teams in the Shoalhaven area include the St Georges Basin Dragons, Culburra Dolphins, Sussex Inlet Panthers and Berry Magpies, all of whom source some of their players from Nowra. All of these clubs compete in the [[Group 7 Rugby League]] competition.

[[Rugby union]] is represented by the Shoalhaven Rugby Club, who play out of Rugby Park in South Nowra. The club won the 2008 premiership in the Illawarra district competition, and has produced international and provincial players such as [[Andrew Walker (rugby)|Andrew Walker]] and [[Alex Kanaar]].  

[[Australian rules football]] is played by two clubs from the Shoalhaven area, with the Bomaderry Tigers playing at Artie Smith Oval. Further south, the Bay and Basin Bombers play at the Leisure Centre at Vincentia. These two clubs are both members of the [[South Coast Australian Football League|South Coast AFL]], fielding junior and senior teams. 

The [[Shoalhaven Mariners]] were established in 2006 and represent the area in the sport of baseball. The team plays home matches out of Fred Finch Park in [[Berkeley, New South Wales|Berkeley]], [[Wollongong]]. Baseball has a new venue at the South Nowra Soccer Complex.<ref>http://www.southcoastregister.com.au/news/local/sport/baseball/mariners-start-preseason-training/1774804.aspx Mariners start pre-season training. South Coast Register (11 March 2010). Retrieved 2 January 2016.</ref> The [[Shoalhaven Tigers]] represent the area in the [[New South Wales State Basketball League]] and have won several championships from 1988 until 2007.

[[Archer (horse)|Archer]] was an Australian [[thoroughbred]] racehorse trained in the Nowra area who won the first and the second [[Melbourne Cup]]s in 1861 and 1862. He won both Cups by a significant margin. Archer is one of only five horses to have won the Melbourne Cup on two or more occasions, and one of only four horses to have won two successive Cups.

== Public transport ==
[[File:Nowra Bridge.jpg|thumb|Nowra Bridge]]
[[Premier Transport Group#Premier Shoalhaven|Nowra Coaches]] operates services from Nowra to [[Bomaderry]], [[Huskisson, New South Wales|Huskisson]], [[Vincentia, New South Wales|Vincentia]] and [[Jervis Bay]].<ref>[http://www.nowracoaches.com.au/ Home] Nowra Coaches</ref> Shoal Bus operates services from Nowra to [[Berry, New South Wales|Berry]], [[Gerringong]] and [[Sussex Inlet]].<ref>[http://www.shoalbus.com.au/timetables.html Timetables] Shoal Bus</ref> [[Premier Transport Group|Premier Motor Service]] operates express services along the [[Princes Highway]] from [[Sydney]] to [[Eden, New South Wales|Eden]] that call at Nowra.<ref>[https://www.premierms.com.au/PMS/pages/timetables/sydney-to-eden/ Sydney to Eden] Premier Motor Service</ref>

Nowra has no direct rail connection, but the [[Illawarra railway line]] terminates at nearby [[Bomaderry railway station]] with [[NSW TrainLink]] operating services to [[Kiama railway station|Kiama]] and [[Central railway station, Sydney|Sydney]].<ref>[https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/intercity-trains/sco/02SCO South Coast Line] [[Transport for NSW]]</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Arthur Boyd]], artist
* [[Tony Branson]], Australian rugby league international
* [[Deborah Cheetham]], Indigenous Australian opera singer.
* [[Ian Davis (cricketer)|Ian Davis]], Australian cricket international
* [[Jeff Dowdell]], basketball ([[Cairns Taipans]]) player
* [[Adam Federici]], football (soccer) player
* [[Christie Hayes]], actress
* [[Blake Horton]], football (soccer) player
* [[William Kamm]], also known as 'Little Pebble', disgraced religious leader
* [[Nic Maddinson]], cricketer
* [[Bruce McGuire]], Australian rugby league international and NSW State of Origin player
* [[Frank Moorhouse]], writer
* [[Michael O'Connor (rugby)|Michael O'Connor]], dual international rugby league and union player
* [[Ashley Paske]], actor. Appeared in ''[[Neighbours]]'' (1989–1991).
* [[Karen Phillips]], swimmer
* [[Rodney Rude]], comedian
* [[Marty Sheargold]], stand-up comedian, radio broadcaster, and actor.
* [[Arron Spiessberger-Parker]], 1500m runner
* [[Jim Stanbury]], World Professional Sculling Champion 1891–1896 and 1905–1906.
* [[Rohan Taylor]], national swimming coach
* [[Corey Tutt]], founder of DeadlyScience
* [[Andrew Walker (rugby)|Andrew Walker]], dual international rugby league and union player
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==Attractions==
* [[Shoalhaven Regional Gallery]]
* [[Fleet Air Arm Museum (Australia)|Fleet Air Arm Museum]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/ Shoalhaven City Council]
* [http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/south-coast/jervis-bay-and-shoalhaven/nowra/ VISITNSW.com – Nowra]

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