The Jervis Bay region is on the south coast of New South Wales, approximately 200 kilometres south of Sydney and 25 kilometres southeast on the regional town of Nowra. The Wreck Bay Aboriginal Comm[...]read more
Geology and Geomorphology
The geology of the Jervis Bay region, including Bherwerre Peninsula can be described as undulating sandstone mass overlain by varying depths of windblown and water deposited sands.
The ba[...]read more
Adjacent Land and Sea
Outside of the Jervis Bay Territory the waters immediately to the south of the Wreck Bay Community lands are managed as part of the NSW Jervis Bay Marine Park. Several pa[...]read more
Vegetation
Prior to white settlement, the Jervis Bay region was covered by many different vegetation types, such as: coastal heaths; rainforest; tall open forests of eucalypts, banksias and casuarinas; wet[...]read more
