Nowra is a city in the South Coast region of New South Wales. Located approximately 170 km south of the state capital of Sydney, it has a population together with its twin-town of Bomaderry of 24,700. It is also the seat and commercial centre of the City of Shoalhaven.
The region around Nowra is a farming community, sustaining a thriving dairy industry and a number of State forests, but is also increasingly a retirement and leisure area for Canberra and Sydney. The HMAS Albatross air station of the Royal Australian Navy about 10 km south-west of Nowra.
The name Nowra, originally written 'nou-woo-ro', is thought to be the Aboriginal word for black cockatoo or camping place. (...)
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