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Why Wollongong Why Wollongong is the best place to base your business
Large talent pool 20,000+ commuters, skilled locals and UOW graduates
Vibrant coastal city Discover more about why you will love living here
Work-life balance A city where you can achieve real work-life balance
Supportive environment Discover more about local business networks and support
One hour south of Sydney Strategic location, close to Sydney, its airport, and Canberra
UOW – a global university Where you can develop research and commercial partnerships
Our precincts Explore Wollongong's business precincts
Costs and staff retention Up to 33% more cost effective than Sydney, Melbourne and Parramatta
Why we chose Wollongong Business executives and founders share their personal experience
Key opportunities Wollongong provides opportunities across industries and key sectors
Advanced manufacturing Future focus on advanced machinery, equipment design and manufacturing
Defence Capabilities and innovative research in defence technologies and services
Professional services Professional, financial, and shared services firms call Wollongong home
Scaleups and entrepreneurs Wollongong scale-up successes and our entrepreneurial community
Tech Growing hub for forward-thinking tech companies and start-ups
Living in Wollongong Discover what life will be like when you move here
Our environment Explore our beaches, pools, parks, hiking trails and zoo!
Arts and culture Theatre, galleries, museums - we have it covered
Shopping Learn more about our major shopping precincts
Music, sport and fun Discover where to go for people of all ages and tastes
Restaurants and markets Hundreds of cafes, small bars and restaurants and our many markets
Things to see and do Fill your weekends with activities at our favourite places
Community integration How you can get involved and meet the locals
Health and wellbeing More information about our city's health facilities
Education and training From pre-school to postgraduate - life-long learning opportunities
Getting to and around Car, train, bus, air and bike - our city is covered
Set up a business Find practical information to hit the ground running
Our economic profile Statistics covering our economy and workforce
Registering a business Tips and links to set up your business here
Finding real estate Discover our commercial, industrial and residential options
Our business networks A list of business groups, networks and meetups
Economic development The plan for our city between now and 2029
Resources Our economic and research publications
How we can help Find out the various ways we can help you and your business
Business case development Assistance with developing your business case for Wollongong
Creating connections We can help you meet the right people in the right places
International team Reach out to our colleagues in your country
Incentives and programs Information about the incentives and programs to support your move
Stakeholder Program Join our Stakeholder Program and collaborate with us

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Peer interviews

It’s human nature to want to hear from people who have had to confront the very decisions we have before us, and have lived through the changes we may be signing ourselves or our colleagues up to. This is why we decided to conduct peer interviews.

You’ll read the reasons why key decision makers, executives, entrepreneurs chose to base their businesses in Wollongong. We also interviewed some of those who were affected by a business’s decision to move to Wollongong, such as family members.

We hope you too will soon enjoy the benefits of an improved work-life balance and business outcomes thanks to your move to our beautiful city.

Professional services

  • Meet Dr Melinda Williams, CEO at Peoplecare. Peoplecare is a national, not-for-profit healthcare provider employing 200 people based in Wollongong. Peoplecare provides health cover for more than 70,000 people on 34,000 memberships.
  • Meet David Laing, Senior Principal at Cardno. Cardno provides professional services in engineering, planning and environmental science to a range of government organisations, private developers, industry, community groups and not for profits.
  • Meet Renee Whiteside, People and Culture Leader at Mercer, Wollongong. Mercer is a global financial services organisation, with the Wollongong office focused on superannuation and employing close to 550 people.
  • Meet Warwick Shanks, Managing Partner – KPMG Wollongong. Providing a full range of professional services including audit, assurance and risk consulting; deals, tax and legal; management consulting; and innovation and digital solutions – right here in Wollongong.

Tech

  • Meet Martin Braithwaite, General Manager – Business Transformation, NEC Australia. Martin moved to Wollongong when NEC chose the city as a base. He has lived in Canberra, Melbourne, Sweden and the United States – find out how Wollongong compares.
  • Meet Ben Hobby, Global VP, RegTech solutions at Objective. Objective creates outstanding software solutions for regulated industries that help improve decision making, productivity and community outcomes.
  • Meet Nick Muldoon, joint founder of Easy Agile, who has lived in Sydney and Silicon Valley and find out why he feels that he is so so (that isn’t a typo!) fortunate to have his company based in Wollongong.

Scaleups and entrepreneurs

  • Meet Rin Gomura-Elkan, founder of Sew in Love. Her business provides a community and helps busy women rediscover their creativity.

Financial services

  • Meet Wayne Trotman, Head of Finance at Community Sector Banking Pty Ltd. Community Sector Banking specialises in providing banking services for the not-for-profit sector nationally.
  • Meet Robert De Dominicis, Group CEO and Managing Director at GBST. GBST provides technology innovation for major financial markets and deliver solutions for the most demanding and complex business requirements.

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Large talent pool

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One hour south of Sydney

Living in Wollongong