Mittagong: Old South Road

The landscape around Mittagong is marked by the volcanic slopes of Mount Gibraltar and the rolling Southern Highlands, which have shaped both the town’s layout and its early industrial economy. On the northern edge of town, Lake Alexandra is a long-established reserve beneath the escarpment, while Mount Gibraltar Reserve has walking tracks and lookouts across the district. Mittagong developed through iron-ore mining in the 19th century; the Fitzroy Iron Works, established in 1848, is recognised as the site of Australia’s first ironworks. The town also lies on the Main Southern railway corridor between Sydney and Melbourne, reinforcing its role as a service centre for the Highlands. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of the Southern Highlands.

New South Wales is widely known within Australia for Sydney Harbour, home to the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The state extends from the Pacific coastline across the Great Dividing Range to wide inland plains within the Murray–Darling Basin. Sydney is Australia’s largest city and a major centre for finance, arts and international travel, while inland districts are strongly associated with farming and long distances between towns. The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, form part of a UNESCO World Heritage area of eucalyptus forests, sandstone escarpments and deep valleys. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how New South Wales relates to its coast, ranges and inland country.

Australia’s terrain extends from tropical rainforests in the northeast to arid plains in the interior, producing dramatic climatic contrasts. The Great Dividing Range follows much of the eastern coast, while the Great Barrier Reef lies off Queensland in the Coral Sea and Uluru rises from the central desert. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples maintain living cultures whose connections to Country long predate European settlement. In Sydney, the sail-like Opera House, completed in 1973, stands beside one of the world’s best-known harbours. Discover further points of interest through webcams located across Australia.