Shellharbour City Centre is a small southern suburb of Wollongong

Wollongong, New South Wales

Wollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres south of Sydney...

, located in the Illawarra

Illawarra

Illawarra is a region in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a coastal region situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the Shoalhaven or South Coast region. It encompasses the cities of Wollongong, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and the town of Kiama. The central region contains Lake...

 region of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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. Its name reflects its status as the commercial and administrative centre for the City of Shellharbour

City of Shellharbour

City of Shellharbour is a Local Government Area located in the Illawarra region, on the east coast of Australia, about 100 km south of Sydney...

 Local Government Area, and is home to the Council Administration Centre (Lamerton House), Stockland Shellharbour

Stockland Shellharbour

Stockland Shellharbour is one of the largest shopping centres in the Illawarra area, located on Lake Entrance Road at Shellharbour City Centre, approximately 20 km south of Wollongong. It is owned and managed by Stockland, a property developer...

 shopping centre, cinemas and other retail shops.

The suburb was planned and developed to be the commercial heart of the local government area. The concept was developed in the 1970s by council in conjunction with the New South Wales Department of Planning

New South Wales Department of Planning

The New South Wales Department of Planning and Infrastructure, a department of the New South Wales Government, is responsibile for the long-term planning for the regions of New South Wales and driving well-located housing and employment land...

. Planning and development has since been undertaken by council in partnership with Landcom

Landcom

Landcom, previously known as the Land Commission of New South Wales, is a corporation in Australia owned by the Government of New South Wales under Lloyd Warwick....

, in an area of land that was formerly part of Blackbutt

Blackbutt, New South Wales

Blackbutt is a southern suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The eastern half of the suburb is occupied by the Blackbutt Forest Reserve....

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Shellharbour City Centre is the shopping destination of Shellharbour City Council with
Woolworths,KFC and heaps of little stores all in Stockland Shellharbour.