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Day trips you can take from the NSW South Coast to the state's 'top tourism' towns

The state's top tourism spots are almost all within a stone's throw of the NSW South Coast. The southern Illawarra town of Kiama took out the title of NSW's T...

The state's top tourism spots are almost all within a stone's throw of the NSW South Coast.

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Updated January 19 2026 - 4:19pm, first published 4:04pm
Day trips you can take from the NSW South Coast to the state's 'top tourism' towns
Day trips you can take from the NSW South Coast to the state's 'top tourism' towns

The southern Illawarra town of Kiama took out the title of NSW's Top Tourism Town for the second consecutive year at the NSW Local Government Destination and Visitor Economy Conference in 2025.

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Neighbouring Shellharbour was awarded silver in this category, and just a bit further down the Princes Highway and turn left, Huskisson was awarded the gold in the Tiny Tourism Town category.

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