were cut through the basalt rock of the spur. The Princes Highway bypasses Gerringong township on its western edge, with two exits, one at Fern St and an underpass at Belinda Street, 2 km further south. Gerringong and Werri Beach were previously two separate localities, but have now grown together without any definitive boundary. Werri Lagoon, which sometimes empties to the sea at the northern end of Werri Beach, used to naturally exit near the Gerringong Surf Club at the south end, until human intervention occurred in the 1960s. Bridges Road used to be access to a bridge which provided access to Werri Beach. Werri Lagoon is now part of the Kiama Coast Walk, which stretches from Loves Bay, north of Kiama, to Werri Lagoon. The walking track extends for six kilometres and took eleven years to prepare and construct. It opened in October 2009. Gerringong's Boatharbour—its traditional spelling—was used extensively for shipping timber and dairy produce in the 19th century. The Boatharbour provides little shelter from a black nor'easter and relatively little from the heavy seas associated with an east coast low. There is a boat ramp there and it is the location of Gerringong's ocean swimming pool. Gerringong's geology is basically basalt, emplaced in the Permian period. Climate Gerringong is the most northerly coastal town that is entirely within an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), although it is at a dominated latitude of subtropical climates along the coast the low average record temperatures are more similar to the second category. The city has warm summers and mild winters. Rainfall is spread relatively evenly throughout the year with the wettest months being in autumn and the driest in spring. Politics Gerringong is part of the Municipality of Kiama. Local residents are represented by the Member of NSW Parliament for Kiama, currently Gareth Ward. The area is represented by the Federal Member for Gilmore, currently Fiona Phillips. Notable people Mick Cronin, rugby league player, owner of local pub Sally Fitzgibbons, pro surfer Lloyd Rees, artist; the area was the subject of many of his landscape works from the 1930s to the 1980s. Ashton Sims, rugby league player, played for the Gerringong Lions as a junior, currently plays for the Toronto Wolfpack Korbin Sims, rugby league player, played for the Gerringong Lions as a junior, currently plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons Tariq Sims, rugby league player, played for the Gerringong