Access to toilet/change facilities Actively maintained Disabled Access

Men Women Children

Current Use: Ocean baths.
Condition: Good. Facilities nearby at surf club.

1937
The Bulli Shire Council engineer thought future enlargement efforts should focus on the more accessible and better-situated Wombarra baths, rather than the Scarborough Baths.

1938
Bulli Shire Council was asked to expedite work on the Wombarra Baths.

1940
The Scarborough-Wombarra surf club complained that the baths at Scarborough and Wombarra were not fit for swimming.

1942
No funds were available to clear a fair amount of seaweed from the Wombarra Baths.

1944
The Scarborough-Wombarra Progress Association tried to identify the people responsible for the unsanitary state of the Wombarra baths and lavatory with a view to taking action against them. The Bulli Shire Clerk estimated the Wombarra Baths needed a new brick dressing-shed with tiles, showers and lavatories amounting to 500 pounds which could be funded through a new Council rate. Bulli Shire agreed to call tenders for the work with approval from the Department of War Organisation as soon as possible.

1945
Work on the Wombarra Baths dressing sheds was postponed until after a water service was provided at the Baths.

1993
The small car park at the southern end of the beach and picnic catered more for the rock pool at the south end of the beach, than for the beach itself.
 

1906
Bulli Shire Council was formed.

1916
The new railway platform a mile south of Scarborough at Brown's Bridge was named Wombarra.

1947
The Bulli Shire Council was amalgamated with other Illawarra councils to form the City of Greater Wollongong.

2003
After the contentious closure of a stretch of the coast road between Coalcliff and Clifton forced visitors from Sydney to head south on the F6 freeway and descend to the coast via the Bulli Pass.

2005
Completion of the Sea Cliff Bridge re-opened the coast road between Coalcliff and Clifton.

 

To be added.

Baths dating at least to the 1930s. Paired with the less popular and decaying Scarborough Baths at the other end of the beach.

Assessed significance: Local.
Current heritage status: Not yet given heritage status.
 

Related Topics Council involvement Dressing sheds Government involvement Seaweed Surf clubs Tourism

Studies & References To be added.