Appin

Appin lies along the western side of the Cataract River valley, where sandstone ridges and bushland form a transition between metropolitan Sydney and the Southern Highlands. Established in 1811 and named after Appin in Scotland, the township retains a distinct early-colonial place in New South Wales history. St Bede’s Catholic Church, designed by Augustus Welby Pugin and opened in 1849, is one of its key heritage buildings. The surrounding district includes water catchments and forests on Dharawal Country, a landscape connected to Aboriginal people long before colonial settlement. Explore additional webcams nearby to see how Appin relates to the Cataract River valley and the wider Illawarra–Sydney hinterland.

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