Located just 80 kilometres south of Sydney, travelling to Wollongong can be as fun and adventurous or as quick and streamlined as you like.
Lying adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, there is no other location in Australia that can boast being just 80km south of Sydney – Australia’s leading financial centre and Asia-Pacific headquarters for many global companies, and 250km from Canberra – Australia’s capital city and the centre of government relations.
Sydney airport is the main gateway to Wollongong. It boasts international, domestic and general aviation terminals. Sydney Airport is located approximately 1:50 minutes from Wollongong. There are a few options to get to and from Cairns Airport to the city. Please see below for more details.
Need a hire car? A number of hire car companies operate out of the Sydney Airport. Click here for more information.
Directions to Innovation Campus
From Sydney:
Follow the F6 Southern Freeway south from Waterfall on Sydney’s southern outskirts. When the F6 reaches Wollongong, take the first Wollongong CBD Exit at Mt Ousley Road. Follow this road to the main roundabout at the Princes Highway and turn left. Turn right at the third set of traffic lights onto Elliotts Road and right again onto Squires Way. The Campus’ entrance is located on the right at the next set of traffic lights
Alternatively, take the Grand Pacific Drive and experience coastal rainforests, quaint seaside villages and the 665 metre Sea Cliff Bridge all on your way into Wollongong.
From South:
To access our Campus from the south of Wollongong, travel north along the F6 Freeway and take the North Wollongong exit. Turn right onto the Princes Hwy and continue to the North Wollongong Hotel, then turn left into Bourke Street. Turn left again at Virginia Street, go straight through the roundabout and turn left again onto George Hanley Drive. Turn left at the first set of traffic lights into the Innovation Campus.
Sydney Trains operates a regular timetable to Wollongong from Sydney on its South Coast and Southerns Highlands Lines.
If travelling from the domestic or international airports catch a train on the airport line to Wolli Creek Station. Disembark and board the next South Coast Line train to Wollongong. This journey will take approximately 90 minutes from Wolli Creek Station.
The Innovation Campus is located between North Wollongong and Fairy Meadow railway stations. However, if you are travelling by rail to the Campus it is best to disembark at Wollongong railway station and catch the free Gong Shuttle service to the Campus.
For information on fare and timetables please click here.
Arriving by train? We will be running a regular shuttle service from Wollongong Train Station, departing at 15-minutes past the hour, from 10:15 – 16:15.
The Gong Free Shuttle service operates on a loop that connects the Innovation Campus with UOW main campus, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong railway station, the city centre, Fairy Meadow railway station and the TAFE Campus. Buses travel in both directions on the loop. On weekdays the service operates every 10 minutes between 7am and 6pm and every 20 minutes between 6pm and 10pm. On weekends the service operates every 20 minutes between 8am and 6pm.
Throughout the conference, the shuttle bus service will help you transfer to key program events, such as the Welcome Reception, Gala Dinner and Campus tours. Please see us at the registration desk if you require further information or assistance.
VENUE PARKING
The Innovation Campus offers a convenient short term visitors car park, P1. If travelling along Squires Way enter the Innovation Campus via Puckey Avenue and take the first driveway on the right. Download our parking map for more information.
View the Innovation Campus parking map
ACCOMODATION PARKING
The parking at the is complimentary for delegates and is subject to availability (first come first served) and cannot be reserved prior to arrival.
To access the Parking at Novotel, please enter via Bourke St and through the turning circle at front of the Hotel. Please obtain a parking ticket at the boom gate to enter, and you will receive an exit parking pass when you are checking out at the hotel reception.
There is significant parking just to the north of the Novotel, with all day parking in and around North Wollongong beach, Stuart Park and George Hanley Drive areas.
Complemented by panoramic ocean and mountain views, Novotel Northbeach is the ideal hotel for both leisure and business travelers.
A recent refurbishment has seen a complete transformation of our 204 accommodation rooms and suites. New modern furnishings, on trend lighting and designer touches lend to the fresh new coastal chic vibe the rooms now emanate. Plush mattresses and crisp new bedding add a luxurious feel to the rooms, which offer uninterrupted ocean or mountain views, thanks to the new glass balustrades.
New sleek modern bathrooms offer luxe finishes featuring sophisticated tapware, a well-designed lighting scheme with mirrors to create a sense of space and freestanding bathtubs on offer in some rooms. Novotel Wollongong Northbeach’s beautifully appointed hotel accommodation rooms suit all needs.
A block of rooms have been reserved from Saturday 28 March until Thursday 02 April at the Novotel Wollongong, North Beach.
Please reserve your accommodation as soon as possible.
To book your accommodation please email H1654-RE1@accor.com and quote UGPN2020 to get the following bed & breakfast rates:
|
Date |
Standard Room |
Ocean View Room |
|
28/03/2020 |
$ 351.00 |
$ 413.00 |
|
29/03/2020 |
$ 211.00 |
$ 253.00 |
|
30/03/2020 |
$ 211.00 |
$ 253.00 |
|
31/03/2020 |
$ 211.00 |
$ 253.00 |
|
1/04/2020 |
$ 211.00 |
$ 253.00 |
|
Date |
Standard Room |
Ocean View Room |
|
28/03/2020 |
$ 373.00 |
$ 435.00 |
|
29/03/2020 |
$ 233.00 |
$ 275.00 |
|
30/03/2020 |
$ 233.00 |
$ 275.00 |
|
31/03/2020 |
$ 233.00 |
$ 275.00 |
|
1/04/2020 |
$ 233.00 |
$ 275.00 |