Wollongong South of Sydney NSW Australia, WIN Stadium Flagstaff Point Lighthouse 

Agree although I've never been there it looks beautiful I'm a Penrith Panthers fan

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It is a beautiful town, sorry city. Newcastle and Wollongong are neck and neck for Australia’s best provincial cities, what do you think

@@BigJayDogAdventures yeh I reckon Wollongong pips it, close to Sydney but access to the Highlands and the South Coast...also Canberra for a day trip is easily done....🙂🙂🙂

That Skyline

When I left in the 80's the tallest building was about 5 stories and it was a grey industrial town. I don't recognise it now.

In my bias opinion the simple answer is Wollongong. But that's my bias opinion. Wouldn't live anywhere else, and I've lived almost everywhere else.

I lived in the Illawarra for 35 years and have resided in the Newcastle area for the last three months. Newcastle is great but a lot busier than Wollongong. There are more people and more traffic as well. The sporting and community facilities are far superior in Newcastle. It is a very nice place. I love living here. But only because the Illawarra is smaller and has that small town feel I would pick wollongong.