Basic Information ...... 2 Transport from Sydney to Wollongong ...... 3 Wollongong Free Bus Information ...... 7 Bus route 55 ...... 7 Bus 9/9N ...... 8 Bus GKA/GKC ...... 10 Transport Information to University ...... 11 From Railway Station to University ...... 11 From Hotel to University ...... 13

Conference Information ...... 14

Banquet Information ...... 16

Hotel Information ...... 17

1. Novotel ...... 17 2. Sage Hotel Wollongong ...... 19 3. Mantra Wollongong ...... 21 4. Flinders Motel ...... 23 5. Cabbage Tree Motel ...... 25 6. Towradgi Beach Hotel ...... 28

1 Public Transport Information

Basic Information

There are two main railway stations in Wollongong, namely North Wollongong station and Wollongong station. They are on the same railway line, south coast line. Free buses stop at both stations.

There is an APP called “TripView”, where you could find public transport timetables of Sydney region. All the transport information given in this file could also be found on this APP. You can install this APP on your mobile phone if available to keep the transport information up to date.

Icon of TripView

The APP “TripView Lite” is free, it cannot store the traffic information you have searched. So every time you use this APP you need to identify which station you start from, which station you want to go and keep connected to the internet. The APP “TripView” is not free, but it can store the information you have searched. The price is around 3 US dollars (18 Chinese Yuan as shown in the figure).

2 Transport from Sydney to Wollongong

To transport from the Sydney airport to Wollongong, you need to take two railway lines and one transfer. First, take T8 Airport & South Line from the “Domestic Airport” station (platform 2) or “International Airport” station (platform 2) to “Wolli Creek” station. Then, transfer to South Coast Line (at platform 4) to Wollongong. All the stations in Wollongong are in this railway line and you can choose which station to get off according to the location of your hotel. The timetable of T8 Airport & South Line is as follows.

Timetable of T8 Airport & South Line

4 When you arrive at “Wolli Creek” station, transfer to South Coast Line (at platform 4). The timetable is as follows.

Timetable of South Coast Line

6 Wollongong Free Bus Information

There are three FREE bus routes in Wollongong, namely 55A/55C, 9/9N, and GKA/GKC. There are also several other bus routes in the city, but, they are NOT free and you need an opal card to take these buses. The information of the three free bus routes is as follows.

Bus route 55

The bus 55 is the route around the city. 55A goes anticlockwise and 55C goes clockwise. The detailed information could be found in the figure below.

Roadmap and Timetable of 55A/55C

7 Bus 9/9N

The bus 9/9N is the route between North Wollongong railway station and the campus of UOW. Bus 9N goes directly between North Wollongong railway station and the campus, while bus 9 takes a trip around the campus and then returns to North Wollongong railway station. The roadmap of 9/9N is given below.

Roadmap of UOW shuttles

8 Note that it is during winter holiday when the conference takes place, therefore, the bus 9/9N will run as the reduced service timetable. The timetable is as follows.

Timetable of Bus 9/9N.

9 Bus GKA/GKC

The bus GKA/GKC goes around the two suburbs near the campus. However, since the conference takes place during the winter holiday, it will also run the reduced service. The reduced service roadmap and timetable is as follows.

Reduced Timetable of GKA/GKC

Reduced Roadmap of GKA/GKC (Please Check GKA-NG Shuttle (Reduced Service))

10 Transport Information to University

From Railway Station to University

If you want to travel from the railway station directly to the campus when you get off the train, you have two options. • Get off the train at “North Wollongong” station and take bus 9/9N (from station “North Wollongong Station” to station “University of Wollongong”).

From North Wollongong Station to University

• Get off the train at “Wollongong” station and take bus 55C (from station “Crown St at Gladstone Ave” to station “University of Wollongong”).

From Wollongong Station to University

12 From Hotel to University

If you need to go to the hotel first and go to the university later, please check the details of hotel information for your transport from the railway station to the hotel and from the hotel to the university.

13 Conference Information

Time: 11-13 July, 2018 Location: Building 20, University of Wollongong, Australia

15 Banquet Information

The conference banquet will be held at the Harbourfront Seafood Restaurant. The nearest FREE bus station is station “Cliff Rd after Harbour St” on route 55A and station “Wollongong Old Court House, Harbour St” on route 55C.

“Cliff Rd after Harbour St” Station on Route 55A

“Wollongong Old Court House, Harbour St” Station on Route 55C

16 Hotel Information

1. Novotel

Address: 2-14 Cliff Road, North Wollongong, NSW 2500 Tel: +61 2 4224 3111, Fax: +61 2 4225 2911 Email: [email protected] Web: http://novotelnorthbeach.com.au/ Location: Novotel hotel is near the north beach of Wollongong. 3km away from the campus. Traffic Info: You have two options from the railway station to the hotel. l Get off the train at “North Wollongong” station, and walk to the hotel, it is 1km away.

From North Wollongong railway station to Novotel hotel l Get off the train at “Wollongong” station, walk to the bus stop and take bus 55A (from station “Crown St opp Station St” to station “Kembla St at Blacket St”).

From Wollongong railway station to Novotel hotel

17 To transport between the Novotel hotel and campus, From Novotel to campus: Walk to the bus stop and take bus 55A (from station “Kembla St at Blacket St” to station “University of Wollongong”). From campus to Novotel: Take bus 55C (from station “University of Wollongong” to station “Bourke St before Cliff Rd”). Please note there is a station named “innovation campus” on the route, it is NOT the main campus of UOW. Please do not get off at that station.

Between Novotel hotel and campus

18 2. Sage Hotel Wollongong

Address: 60/62 Harbour Street Wollongong NSW 2500 Tel: +61 2 4201 2111, Email: [email protected] Web: https://www.nexthotels.com/sage/wollongong/ Location: Sage hotel is near the city center of Wollongong. 5km away from the campus. Traffic Info: To transport from railway station to hotel, get off the train at Wollongong station, walk to the bus stop, take bus 55A (from station “Crown St opp Station St” to station “Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Burelli St”), walk until the second crossroads and turn right.

From Wollongong station to Sage hotel

19 To transport between the Sage hotel and campus, From Sage hotel to campus: Walk to the bus stop and take bus 55C (from station “Wollongong City Council & Library Burelli St” to station “University of Wollongong”). From campus to Sage hotel: Take bus 55A (from station “University of Wollongong” to station “Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Burelli St”), keep walking until the second crossroads, and turn right.

Between Sage hotel and campus

20 3. Mantra Wollongong

Address: 6-10 Gladstone Ave, Wollongong, NSW, Australia 2500 Reservations: 13 15 17 (AU), 0800 448 891 (NZ), +61 7 5665 4450 (International) Web: https://www.mantra.com.au/new-south-wales/south-coast/wollongong/accommodation/mantra-wollongong/ Location: Mantra Wollongong is near the “Wollongong” railway station, 3.5km away from the campus. Traffic Info: To transport from the railway station to hotel, get off the train at “Wollongong” station and walk to the hotel, it is only 300 meters away.

From Wollongong station to Mantra Wollongong.

21 To transport between the hotel and campus, From hotel to campus: Walk to the bus stop and take bus 55C (from station “Crown St at Gladstone Ave” to station “University of Wollongong”) From campus to hotel: Bus 55A (from station “University of Wollongong” to station “Wollongong hospital, Crown St”) Please note that when you return hotel from the campus, the station you get off is different from the route when you go to campus. Get off at the station of the hospital and keep walking until the second crossroads and turn right.

Between Mantra Wollongong hotel and campus

22 4. Flinders Motel

Address: 19 Flinders Street, Wollongong NSW 2500 Tel: +61 2 4226 6566 Email: [email protected] Postal Address: Flinders Motel, 19 Flinders St, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500 Web: http://flindersmotel.com/ Location: Flinders motel is near the “North Wollongong” railway station, 2.6km away from the campus. Traffic Info: To transport from the railway station to the hotel, get off the train at “North Wollongong” station and walk to the hotel, it is 600 meters away.

From North Wollongong station to Flinders motel.

23 To transport between the motel and campus, From the Flinders motel to campus: Walk to the “North Wollongong” railway station and take bus 9/9N (from station “North Wollongong, Porter St” to station “University of Wollongong”). From the campus to Flinders motel: Take bus 9/9N (from station “University of Wollongong” to station “North Wollongong, Porter St”) and walk to the hotel. Please note the bus route 9/9N does not run on weekends or holiday, you can take 55 instead (55C from station to campus and 55A from campus to station).

Please note the hotel and the bus stop are at opposite side of the railway station, you need to cross the station from the footbridge.

Between Flinders motel and campus.

24 5. Cabbage Tree Motel

Address: 1A Anama Street, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519 Tel: +61 2 4284 4000 Fax: +61 2 4283 5126 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.wemosoft.com/cabbagetree/ Location: Cabbage Tree Motel is near the railway station of “Fairy Meadow”, it is 3km away from the campus. Traffic Info: To transport from the railway station to motel, you have two options. • Get off the train at the station of “Fairy Meadow” (it is a small station, your train might not stop there) and walk to the motel.

From Fairy Meadow station to Cabbage Tree motel.

25 • If your train does not stop at “Fairy Meadow station”, then get off at “Wollongong” station, walk to the bus stop, take bus 55A (from station “Crown St opp Station St” to station “Elliots Rd at Grafton St”), walk and turn left.

From Wollongong station to Cabbage Tree motel.

26 To transport between the Cabbage Tree motel and campus, From motel to campus: Walk to the bus stop and take bus 55A (from station “Elliots Rd at Grafton St” to station “University of Wollongong”). From campus to motel: Take bus 55C (from station “University of Wollongong” to station “Princes Hwy after McGrath St”). Please note that when you return motel from the university, the station you get off is different from the route when you go to campus. Get off at the station of “Princes Hwy after McGrath St” and keep walking the motel is about 400 meters ahead.

Between Cabbage Tree motel and campus.

27 6. Towradgi Beach Hotel

Address: 170 Pioneer Rd, Towradgi NSW 2518 Tel: +61 02 4283 3115 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.towradgibeachhotel.com.au/towradgi/index.html Location: Towradgi beach hotel is near the “Towradgi” railway station, 5km away from the campus. Traffic Info: To transport from railway station to the hotel, you have two options • Get off the train at the station of “Towradgi” (it is a small station, your train might not stop there) and walk to the hotel. It is 1km away.

From Towradgi railway station to Towradgi beach hotel

28 • If your train does not stop at “Towradgi” station, then get off at “Wollongong” station, walk to the bus stop, take bus 55A (from station “Crown St opp Station St” to station “Squires Way before Elliotts Rd”), and walk to the hotel.

From Wollongong railway station to Towradgi beach hotel

29 To transport between the Towradgi beach hotel and campus. From the hotel to campus: Walk to the bus stop and take bus 55A (from station “Squires Way before Elliotts Rd” to station “University of Wollongong”). From the campus to hotel: Take bus 55C (from station “University of Wollongong” to station “Elliotts Rd before Carters Lane”), walk to the next crossroad and turn left.

Between the Towradgi beach hotel and the campus

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