Shoalhaven City Council | wines, cheeses and oysters, and for having a thriving restaurant and cafe scene, which further add to its specialness. Shoalhaven is home to approximately 100,000 residents, with Nowra being the city’s largest population centre at 30,000. The remaining 70,000 residents are “scattered across the amazing little villages and towns throughout the whole area.” According to Craig Milburn, Director of Corporate & Community Services at Shoalhaven City Council, the region offers a culture and lifestyle unlike anywhere else he’s ever visited. He describes the experience as “surprising” and encourages others to come and visit Shoalhaven to gain a firsthand understanding of what makes the city so unique. “I’ve only been here for two years personally, coming down from the North Coast, and I’ve been very, very pleasantly surprised by the lifestyle we have here,” he says. In particular, Craig cites the diversity of Shoalhaven’s 49 towns and villages, which range from larger regional towns like Nowra, to hinterland villages such as Barrengarry and Kangaroo Valley, to a multitude of beachside A DIVERSE OFFERING
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