Illawong is one of the southern suburbs that bear an evocative Aboriginal name. Illawong is believed to mean ‘between two waters’ and this aptly describes the suburb’s gorgeous location between the Georges and Woronora Rivers. This area was first perused by Europeans in 1789 when Captain John Hunter sailed through the local river system. However, the area remained largely untouched by colonial development until the mid-1800s. The completion of the Old Illawarra Road - which connected Sydney to...