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Table of Contents Public Transport Information ........................................................................................................................... 2 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. 3 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. 5 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 11 • 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 14 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