We've moved in!

Well, we finally moved in and have been busy unpacking. So we haven't ventured out of the house too much, but the suburb is just amazing. We feel like we are living in a treehouse - the kookaburras have come and landed on our balcony for food several times, and we've been woken up each morning by birdsong. We've heard cockatoos, bell birds, kookaburras, plus many others. The river keeps glistening at us daily, tempting us to go down and have a look. We have a little bit of bush in our backyard (really very tiny bit of bush) and the kids for the first time in their lives are enjoying scrounging around in it. It really is very peaceful and quiet here, and dare I say this publicly, I have almost been converted to living in 'the shire' - well definitely Illawong.

Walking around Illawong

We're looking forward to walking around Illawong. Each time we've driven there, we've seen people using the cycle/walking path along Fowler Road, but there's also some bushwalks, and general lovely footpath walks to do. Here's a video by a seasoned walker of walking from Bangor to Illawong.

Some more weblinks about Illawong and photos of Illawong

Beautiful photo of Lugarno Seafood Restaurant (yum by the way, best seafood platters) by Jessie Leong - the restaurant is opposite Illawong and is where the old punt/ferry from Illawong to Lugarno used to travel.
Old photo of Mystery Castle - wow! However....it's not there anymore. More to come on John Mystery who built Mystery/Adventure Castle on the end of the Illawong peninsular.

First Impressions of Illawong

We drove around our new suburb (Illawong) today, getting to know the streets and enjoying the unique scenery of Illawong. Already we've seen a kangaroo bound across Fowler Road, bright red rosellas, and kookaburras on the rare telephone wires (all the services/cabling are underground, meaning that Illawong enjoys a bush setting with large trees that aren't rudely pruned). Here's some photos I took today around Illawong.... gorgeous.

Available info about Illawong

Here are a couple of links to info existing on the web about Illawong - check out the amazing photos.

Illawong wiki entry - basic historical info and stats
Illawong Community Directory - all about Illawong and Illawong services/business
Illawong Demographics - demographics about Illawong residents
Sydney City Blogspot - Illawong - photos of the river/s from Illawong
Sydney City Blogspot - Lugarno - photos looking across the Georges River to Illawong
The Trees - Land Sale - information about new release of land for sale in Illawong
Review of Illawong - including comments from Illawong residents
Illawong Stats - statistics about who lives at Illawong
Illawong Community Portal - info re services
Illawong Village - the local shops which have been updated since the wiki photos
Illawong Community Profile - Sutherland Shire Council info about Illawong
More census info about Illawong - from Sutherland Shire Council
More Illawong Stats - more stats for those who want to visit Illawong
Illawong Suburb Guide - from the Australian Suburb Guide site
Illawong Suburb Profile - by Coldwell Banker - mentions Cranbrook house which still stands today
Another review of Illawong - by local voices

About us and the Everything about Illawong blog

We are new to Illawong, and so will share all we discover about Illawong! We are really looking forward to moving here - Illawong is a beautiful suburb surrounded by bush and water. Discover Illawong with us!