Callala Bay is located on the Northern Shore of Jervis Bay. It is approximately 20km from Nowra, 3 hours drive from Sydney and 1.5 hours drive from Wollongong.
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Callala Bay is known for its long white sandy beaches and small marina perfect for launching, docking and tying off boating vessels. Callala Bay has a small shopping strip containing in it essentials like a supermarket, pharmacy, butchery and bakery.
It also has a primary school, sports field and daily public transport by bus into Nowra (roughly 20km). Holiday accommodation is available most times of the year, but does book out quickly over Summer.
The Callala Beach RSL in five minutes drive and has a bar, entertainment, a Chinese restaurant, and a well kept and challenging 18-hole golf course. Want to play golf? Click here.
Callala Bay was settled by William Hincliffe of Sydney who acquired 200 acres in 1841. The origin of the name ‘Callala’ has two possibilities – either from the Aboriginal word “Kallala” which means fish; or from one of Berry’s convicts, Patrick Smith (born at Calala, Ireland), who lived in this area and named it Callala.
Sources:
500 names and places of the Shoalhaven, Alan Clarke, 2000.
