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{{Short description|Local government  in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Redirect|Shoalhaven|the river|Shoalhaven River}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name     = City of Shoalhaven
| state    = nsw
| image    = Shoalhaven LGA NSW.png
| caption  = Location in [[New South Wales]]
| pop      = 108,531
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes =<ref name="Census">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=LGA16950|name=Shoalhaven (C)|access-date=26 November 2022|quick=on}}</ref>
| region= [[South Coast (New South Wales)|South Coast]]
| area=4567
| est      = {{start date|1948|07|01|df=yes}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|35|07|S|150|30|E|display=inline,title|region:AU_type:adm2nd}}
| seat=[[Nowra, New South Wales|Nowra]]<ref name="dlg" >{{cite web  | title = Shoalhaven City Council  | publisher = [[New South Wales Department of Local Government|Department of Local Government]]  | url = http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=6950  | access-date = 26 November 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060907004341/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=6950  | archive-date = 7 September 2006 | url-status = dead  }}</ref>
| url      = http://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au
| logo     =
| mayor  = Patricia White
| fedgov = [[Division of Gilmore|Gilmore]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of South Coast|South Coast]]
| stategov2= [[Electoral district of Kiama|Kiama]]
| near-nw  = [[Goulburn Mulwaree Council|Goulburn Mulwaree]]
| near-n   = [[Wingecarribee Shire|Wingecarribee]]
| near-ne  = [[Municipality of Kiama|Kiama]]
| near-w   = [[Goulburn Mulwaree Council|Goulburn Mulwaree]]
| near-e   = ''[[Tasman Sea]]'', ''[[Jervis Bay Territory|Jervis Bay Territory (ACT)]]''
| near-sw  = [[Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council|Queanbeyan–Palerang]]
| near-s   = [[Eurobodalla Shire|Eurobodalla]]
| near-se  = ''[[Tasman Sea]]''}}
The '''City of Shoalhaven''' is a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] in the [[South Coast, New South Wales|South Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], Australia. The area is about {{convert|200|km}} south of Sydney. The [[Princes Highway]] passes through the area, and the [[South Coast railway line, New South Wales|South Coast railway line]] traverses the northern section, terminating at [[Bomaderry railway station|Bomaderry]]. At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the population was 108,531.<ref name="Census"/>

==History==
Modern-day groupings of the [[Illawarra]] and South Coast Aboriginal peoples are based on information compiled by white [[anthropologist]]s from the late 1870s. Two divisions were initially presented (refer Ridley, 1878), using geographical location and language, though these criteria are now expanded into five divisions and given Aboriginal names, as follows (after C.Sefton, 1983):

* [[Dharawal]] – general name for the Aboriginal people of the area on the east coast of New South Wales from [[Botany Bay]] to Shoalhaven, and west to [[Berrima, New South Wales|Berrima]] and Camden.
* [[Wodiwodi]] (or Wadi-Wadi) – a subdivision of Thuruwal, includes the Aboriginal people of the coast from [[Wollongong]] to Shoalhaven.
* [[Gurandada]] and [[Tharumba]] (or Dharumba) – those people living around the [[Shoalhaven River]].

The [[Jerrinja]] people record their traditional lands as stretching from Crooked River in the north to Clyde River in the south, from the mountains to the sea at [[Roseby Park, New South Wales)|Roseby Park]].<ref>{{cite web | title=The Jerrinja tribe and the Shoalhaven – New Bush Telegraph | website=New Bush Telegraph – Shoalhaven, NSW | date=17 February 2020 | url=http://newbushtelegraph.org.au/?p=395 | access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref>

[[George Bass]] explored the area in 1797, following [[Seven Mile Beach, New South Wales|Seven Mile Beach]]. He crossed the shoals at the entrance to the river, calling it "Shoals Haven" due to the shallowness of the river mouth. This river is now known as the Crookhaven,<ref name="PoliceNSW">{{cite web |url=http://www.policensw.com/region/southern/shoalhaven/lac/ss1.html |work=Nowra Police Station |title=NSW Police Regions and History |access-date=29 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306064701/http://www.policensw.com/region/southern/shoalhaven/lac/ss1.html |archive-date=6 March 2011  }}</ref> but the name was adopted for the Shoalhaven area and the [[Shoalhaven River]].

The City was established on 1 July 1948 as the Shoalhaven Shire, following the amalgamation of the Municipalities of [[Municipality of Nowra|Nowra]], Berry, [[Municipality of Broughton’s Vale|Broughton's Vale]], [[Municipality of Ulladulla|Ulladulla]], South Shoalhaven, and the shires of [[Cambewarra Shire|Cambewarra]] and [[Clyde Shire|Clyde]].<ref name="Establishment">{{cite web|title=Municipality of Nowra|url=http://search-cloudfront.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/2079|website=Search|publisher=State Records NSW|access-date=21 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603222454/http://search-cloudfront.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/2079|archive-date=3 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 13 July 1979, Governor [[Roden Cutler]] proclaimed Shoalhaven as a city. The Shire was converted and constituted on 1 August 1979 simultaneously as a municipality and city.<ref>
<https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/7926785/commemorative-coin-minted-to-celebrate-shoalhaven-in-1979//></ref>

==Towns and localities in the local government area==
[[Image:E9512-Coolangatta-Mt-NSW.jpg|thumb|right|A large part of Shoalhaven can be seen from the [[Drawing Room Rocks]] area in [[Barren Grounds Nature Reserve]]. [[Mount Coolangatta]] is in the centre, with [[Jervis Bay]] in background and [[Berry, New South Wales|Berry]] in the right front]]
[[File:Hyams_Beach_002.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Hyams Beach]], known for possessing fine, radiantly white sand.]]

Shoalhaven, although designated a city, is a dispersed region spread over {{convert|125|km|mi}} of coastline, with the vast majority of its population located in the north-east around [[Nowra, New South Wales|Nowra]], [[Jervis Bay]] and [[Sussex Inlet, New South Wales|Sussex Inlet]].

It includes the following towns, suburbs and localities:

{|
|-
| valign = top width=32% |
; [[Nowra, New South Wales|Nowra]] suburbs and surrounds:
* [[Bangalee, New South Wales|Bangalee]]
* [[Bomaderry, New South Wales|Bomaderry]]
* [[Cambewarra, New South Wales|Cambewarra]]
* [[Cambewarra Village]]
* [[Mundamia]]
* [[North Nowra]]
* [[Nowra Hill]]
* [[South Nowra]]
* [[Tapitallee]]
* [[Terara, New South Wales|Terara]]
* [[West Nowra]]
* [[Worrigee]]
| valign = top width=36% |
; Suburbs near [[Jervis Bay Territory]]:
* [[Basin View]]
* [[Bream Beach]]
* [[Callala Bay]]
* [[Callala Beach]]
* [[Comberton, New South Wales|Comberton]]
* [[Erowal Bay]]
* [[Huskisson, New South Wales|Huskisson]]
* [[Hyams Beach, New South Wales|Hyams Beach]]
* [[Myola, New South Wales|Myola]]
* [[Old Erowal Bay]]
* [[Sanctuary Point]]
* [[St Georges Basin, New South Wales|St Georges Basin]]
* [[Vincentia, New South Wales|Vincentia]]
* [[Woollamia]]
* [[Worrowing Heights]]
* [[Wrights Beach, New South Wales|Wrights Beach]]
| valign = top |
; near or on the [[Sussex Inlet, New South Wales|Sussex Inlet]]:
* [[Berrara]]
* [[Cudmirrah]]
* [[Swanhaven, New South Wales|Swanhaven]]

; [[Ulladulla, New South Wales|Ulladulla]]:
* [[Berringer Lake]]
* [[Burrill Lake]]
* [[Dolphin Point]]
* [[Kings Point, New South Wales|Kings Point]]
* [[Little Forest, New South Wales|Little Forest]]
* [[Milton, New South Wales|Milton]]
* [[Mollymook, New South Wales|Mollymook]]
* [[Mollymook Beach, New South Wales|Mollymook Beach]]
* [[Narrawallee, New South Wales|Narrawallee]]
* Woodburn
|-
| valign = top |
; North of [[Shoalhaven River]]:
* [[Back Forest, New South Wales|Back Forest]]
* [[Barrengarry, New South Wales|Barrengarry]]
* [[Beaumont, New South Wales|Beaumont]]
* [[Bellawongarah]]
* [[Berry, New South Wales|Berry]]
* [[Berry Mountain, New South Wales|Berry Mountain]]
* [[Bolong, New South Wales|Bolong]]
* [[Brogers Creek]] (part)
* [[Broughton, New South Wales|Broughton]] 
* [[Broughton Vale]]
* [[Broughton Village]] (part)
* Browns Mountain
* [[Budgong, New South Wales|Budgong]]
* [[Bundewallah]]
* [[Coolangatta, New South Wales|Coolangatta]]
* [[Far Meadow, New South Wales|Far Meadow]]
* [[Gerringong, New South Wales|Gerringong]]
* Illaroo
* [[Jaspers Brush]]
* [[Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales|Kangaroo Valley]]
* [[Meroo Meadow]]
* [[Shoalhaven Heads]]
* [[Upper Kangaroo River]]
* [[Watersleigh]]
* [[Wattamolla, New South Wales|Wattamolla]]
* [[Woodhill, New South Wales|Woodhill]]
| valign = top |
; South of [[Shoalhaven River]]:
* [[Bamarang, New South Wales|Bamarang]]
* Barringella
* [[Beecroft Peninsula]]
* [[Bewong]]
* [[Brundee]]
* Burrier
* [[Comerong Island]]
* [[Culburra Beach]]
* [[Currarong, New South Wales|Currarong]]
* [[Falls Creek, New South Wales|Falls Creek]]
* [[Greenwell Point]]
* [[Jerrawangala]]
* [[Kinghorne, New South Wales|Kinghorne]]
* Longreach
* Mayfield
* [[Numbaa]]
* [[Orient Point, New South Wales|Orient Point]]
* [[Parma, New South Wales|Parma]]
* [[Pyree]]
* [[Sassafras, New South Wales|Sassafras]]
* [[Tomerong]]
* [[Tullarwalla]]
* [[Wandandian, New South Wales|Wandandian]]
* [[Wollumboola]]
* [[Yerriyong]]
| valign = top |
; Far South
* [[Bawley Point]]
* [[Bendalong]]
* [[Brooman, New South Wales|Brooman]]
* Cockwhy
* [[Conjola]]
* [[Conjola Park]]
* [[Croobyar]]
* [[Cunjurong Point]]
* Currowan (part)
* [[Depot Beach]]
* [[Durras North]]
* East Lynne (part)
* [[Fishermans Paradise, New South Wales|Fishermans Paradise]]
* [[Kioloa, New South Wales|Kioloa]]
* [[Lake Conjola]]
* [[Manyana]]
* Mogood
* Mount Kingiman
* [[Pebbly Beach, New South Wales|Pebbly Beach]]
* Pointer Mountain
* [[Pretty Beach (Shoalhaven), New South Wales|Pretty Beach]]
* [[Tabourie Lake, New South Wales|Tabourie Lake]]
* [[Termeil]]
* [[Woodstock (Shoalhaven), New South Wales|Woodstock]]
* [[Yatte Yattah]]
|}

Localities with no population in 2016 included:
{|
|-
| valign = top width=38% |
* [[Barren Grounds, New South Wales|Barren Grounds]] (part)
* Boolijah
* Buangla
* [[Coolumburra]]
* Endrick
* Ettrema
| valign = top width=33%|
* Moollattoo
* Mondayong
* [[Porters Creek, New South Wales|Porters Creek]]
* Quiera
* St George
* Tallowal
| valign = top |
* [[Tianjara]]
* Tolwong
* Tullarwalla
* Twelve Mile Peg
* Yadboro
* [[Yalwal]]
|}

==Council==
[[File:City Administration Centre in Nowra (2).jpg|thumb|City Administration Centre in Nowra]]

===Current composition and election method===
Shoalhaven City Council is composed of thirteen [[councillor]]s, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term. The mayor is [[Instant-runoff voting|directly]] elected while the twelve other councillors are elected [[Single transferable vote|proportionally]] as three separate [[Ward (country subdivision)|wards]], each electing four councillors.<ref name="miragenews.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.miragenews.com/shoalhaven-city-council-mayor-announced-697598/|title=Shoalhaven City Council Mayor Announced|date=20 December 2021|website=Mirage News|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc.net.au/news/elections/nswlg/2021/shoalhaven|title=City of Shoalhaven – 2021 NSW Local Government Elections|website=Abc.net.au|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=20211129-LG-Groups-of-Candidates.pdf |url=https://elections.nsw.gov.au/NSWEC/media/NSWEC/Registers/Register%20of%20Groups%20of%20Candidates/20211129-LG-Groups-of-Candidates.pdf |access-date=26 January 2023 |archive-date=26 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126075605/https://elections.nsw.gov.au/NSWEC/media/NSWEC/Registers/Register%20of%20Groups%20of%20Candidates/20211129-LG-Groups-of-Candidates.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Party!!Councillors
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| [[Greens New South Wales|Greens]]
| align=right | 0
|-
| {{Australian party style|Shoalhaven Independents Group}}|&nbsp;
| [[Shoalhaven Independents Group]]
| align=right | 7
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Labor]]
| align=right | 3
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[New South Wales Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| align=right | 0
|-
|
| '''Total'''
| align=right | '''13'''
|}

==Election results==
===2024===
{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Illawarra|section=Shoalhaven results}}

==Mayors==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=2 | Image
! Mayor
! Party
! Term
! Notes
|-
| {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:3x4.svg|100px]]
| Greg Watson
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| nowrap | [[1980 New South Wales local elections|20 September 1980]] –<br/>[[1983 New South Wales local elections|24 September 1983]]
| First directly-elected mayor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cr Greg Watson |url=https://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Council/What-guides-us/Leadership/Mayor-and-Councillors/Greg-Watson |publisher=Shoalhaven City Council |access-date=17 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917024155/https://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Council/What-guides-us/Leadership/Mayor-and-Councillors/Greg-Watson |archive-date=17 September 2024}}</ref> Lost seat<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominations mount for shire council poll |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116413769 |website=Trove |publisher=The Canberra Times |access-date=17 September 2024 |page=8 |date=23 October 1983}}</ref>
|-
| {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:3x4.svg|100px]]
| Harry Sawkins <br/> {{nowrap|{{small|(1913/14–1987)}}}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| nowrap | [[1983 New South Wales local elections|24 September 1983]] –<br/>11 March 1987
| Died in office.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alderman Harry Sawkins |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136294507 |website=Trove |publisher=The Canberra Times |access-date=17 September 2024 |page=9 |date=12 March 1987}}</ref> Was planning to contest the [[1987 New South Wales local elections|1987 election]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Navy loses mayor |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267250279 |website=Trove |publisher=Royal Australian Navy News |access-date=17 September 2024 |page=8 |date=3 April 1987}}</ref>
|-
| {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:3x4.svg|100px]]
| Max Atkins
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| nowrap | [[1987 New South Wales local elections|26 September 1987]] –<br/>[[1999 New South Wales local elections|11 September 1999]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Charity cyclists raise $41,500 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/267242827 |website=Trove |publisher=Royal Australian Navy News |access-date=17 September 2024 |page=16 |date=25 March 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Moldofsky |first1=Leora |title=Group plans shtetl in country NSW |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/260915686 |website=Trove |publisher=Australian Jewish News |access-date=17 September 2024 |page=3 |date=12 February 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Condie |first1=Katrina |title=Atkins family to sell Limousin herd |url=https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/368462/atkins-family-to-sell-limousin-herd/ |publisher=South Coast Register |access-date=17 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124034539/https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/368462/atkins-family-to-sell-limousin-herd/ |archive-date=24 January 2023 |date=1 October 2012}}</ref>
|-
| {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=2 | [[File:3x4.svg|100px]]
| rowspan=2 | Greg Watson
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| nowrap | [[1999 New South Wales local elections|11 September 1999]] –<br/>2004
| rowspan=2 | Lost seat<ref>{{cite web |title=Developers' donations pushed team to coastal victory |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/developers-donations-pushed-team-to-coastal-victory-20041221-gdkcrt.html |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=15 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915030513/https://www.smh.com.au/national/developers-donations-pushed-team-to-coastal-victory-20041221-gdkcrt.html |archive-date=15 September 2024 |date=21 December 2004}}</ref>
|-
| {{Australian party style|Shoalhaven Independents}}|&nbsp;
| [[Shoalhaven Independents Group|Shoalhaven Independents]]
| nowrap | 2004 –<br/>[[2008 New South Wales local elections|13 September 2008]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|independent cdp}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:Paul Green MLC.jpg|100px]]
| [[Paul Green (Australian politician)|Paul Green]] <br/> {{small|(b. 1966)}}
| [[Christian Democratic Party (Australia)|Independent <br> Christian Democrat]]
| nowrap | [[2008 New South Wales local elections|13 September 2008]] –<br/>[[2012 New South Wales local elections|8 September 2012]]
| Elected to [[New South Wales Legislative Council]] in [[2011 New South Wales state election|2011]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Watson behind in election count |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-09-16/watson-behind-in-election-count/511650 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=17 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029155102/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-09-16/watson-behind-in-election-count/511650 |archive-date=29 October 2016 |date=16 September 2008}}</ref>
|-
| {{Australian party style|team gash}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:3x4.svg|100px]]
| [[Joanna Gash]] <br/> {{small|(b. 1944)}}
| {{Australian politics/name|team gash}}
| nowrap | [[2012 New South Wales local elections|8 September 2012]] –<br/>[[2016 New South Wales local elections|10 September 2016]]
| Lost seat
|-
| {{Australian party style|greens nsw}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:AmandaFindley.png|100px]]
| Amanda Findley
| {{Australian politics/name|greens nsw}}
| nowrap | [[2016 New South Wales local elections|10 September 2016]] –<br/>[[2024 New South Wales mayoral elections|14 September 2024]]
| Retired<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor Amanda Findley |url=https://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Council/What-guides-us/Leadership/Mayor-and-Councillors/Amanda-Findley |publisher=Shoalhaven City Council |access-date=17 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615070349/https://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Council/What-guides-us/Leadership/Mayor-and-Councillors/Amanda-Findley |archive-date=15 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Amanda Findley |url=https://greensoncouncil.org.au/amanda-findley/ |publisher=Greens on Council |access-date=18 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917023032/https://greensoncouncil.org.au/amanda-findley/ |archive-date=17 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ellard |first1=Glen |title=Amanda Findley confirms she will step down as Shoalhaven Mayor |url=https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/8616070/shoalhaven-mayor-amanda-findley-to-step-down-in-september/ |publisher=South Coast Register |access-date=30 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611084055/https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/8616070/shoalhaven-mayor-amanda-findley-to-step-down-in-september/ |archive-date=11 June 2024 |date=6 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{Australian party style|shoalhaven independents}}|&nbsp;
| [[File:3x4.svg|100px]]
| Patricia White
| {{Australian politics/name|shoalhaven independents}}
| nowrap | [[2024 New South Wales mayoral elections|14 September 2024]] –<br/>present
| Incumbent
|}

==Past councillors==
===2021−present===
====Ward 1====
{|class="wikitable"
|+ 
|-
! Year
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
|-
| align=center | '''[[Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Illawarra#Shoalhaven|2021]]'''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent liberal}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|Serena Copley
| rowspan="1"|{{Australian politics/name|independent liberal}}
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|greens nsw}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|Tonia Gray
| rowspan="2"|{{Australian politics/name|greens nsw}}
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|labor nsw}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|Matthew Norris
| rowspan="2"|{{Australian politics/name|labor nsw}}
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|shoalhaven independents group}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|John Wells
| rowspan="2"|{{Australian politics/name|shoalhaven independents group}}
|-
| align=center | ''2024''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|liberal nsw}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|{{Australian politics/name|liberal nsw}}
|}

====Ward 2====
{|class="wikitable"
|+ 
|-
! Year
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
|-
| align=center | '''[[Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Illawarra#Shoalhaven|2021]]'''
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|greens nsw}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|Evan Christen
| rowspan="2"|{{Australian politics/name|greens nsw}}
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent liberal}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|Paul Ell
| rowspan="1"|{{Australian politics/name|independent liberal}}
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|labor nsw}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|John Kotlash
| rowspan="2"|{{Australian politics/name|labor nsw}}
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|shoalhaven independents group}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|Greg Watson
| rowspan="2"|{{Australian politics/name|shoalhaven independents group}}
|-
| align=center | ''2024''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|liberal nsw}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|{{Australian politics/name|liberal nsw}}
|}

====Ward 3====
{|class="wikitable"
|+ 
|-
! Year
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
|-
| align=center | '''[[Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Illawarra#Shoalhaven|2021]]'''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|labor nsw}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|[[Liza Butler]]
| rowspan="1"|{{Australian politics/name|labor nsw}}
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|greens nsw}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|Moo D'Ath
| rowspan="2"|{{Australian politics/name|greens nsw}}
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|shoalhaven independents group}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|Mark Kitchener
| rowspan="2"|{{Australian politics/name|shoalhaven independents group}}
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|shoalhaven independents group}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|Patricia White
| rowspan="2"|{{Australian politics/name|shoalhaven independents group}}
|-
| align=center | ''2023''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|labor nsw}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|Gillian Boyd
| rowspan="1"|{{Australian politics/name|labor nsw}}
|}

==Tourism and culture==
The Shoalhaven can be reached from Sydney by car via the Princes Highway and by rail via the [[South Coast railway line, New South Wales|South Coast railway line]] which terminates just north of Nowra at [[Bomaderry railway station|Bomaderry]]. The Shoalhaven is adjacent to the [[Jervis Bay Territory]]. The area is approximately {{convert|160|km}} long along the coastline, including 109 beaches, which allegedly possesses the whitest sand in the world, as well as pristine natural Australian bushland. The Shoalhaven area is home to numerous species of native Australian flora and fauna.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/south-coast/jervis-bay-and-shoalhaven|title=Jervis Bay & Shoalhaven|publisher=Visit NSW|access-date=11 May 2013}}</ref>

The area is well known for its strong commitment to the arts and music, featuring the [[See Change Festival|See Change]] and [[See Celebrations Festival|See Celebrations]] festivals in the Jervis Bay and [[St Georges Basin, New South Wales|St Georges Basin]] areas, as well as the [[EscapeArtfest festival]] and [[Blessing of the Fleet]] in the Ulladulla area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arts.shoalhaven.net.au |title=Arts in Shoalhaven |publisher=Geoff Bolton |date=October 2012 |access-date=6 October 2012 }}</ref>

Tourists to Shoalhaven can enjoy a wealth of cultural and nature-based activities and experiences, including whale-watching, kayaking, visiting beaches and tastings at wineries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Chris |title=The Weekender: Shoalhaven, NSW |url=https://www.hunterandbligh.com.au/travel/the-weekender-shoalhaven-new-south-wales/ |website=Hunter and Bligh |access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref> Some of the most famous establishments for visitors in Shoalhaven are Rick Stein at Bannisters, Cupitt's Estate and Coolangatta Estate.

== Heritage listings ==
Heritage listings for the City of Shoalhaven include:

* [[Bherwerre Beach]], [[Wreck Bay Village, Jervis Bay Territory|Wreck Bay]]: [[Hive shipwreck]]<ref name="nswshr-1812">{{cite NSW SHR|5001044|Hive Shipwreck|hr=01812|fn=H09/00106|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Local government areas of New South Wales]]
* [[Shoalhaven River]]
* [[Shoalhaven Scheme]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[Shoalhaven Directory](https://shoalhaven.directory)
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