▁ ▁Location ▁and ▁surr ounds ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Mat j ies f onte in ▁is ▁located ▁ 2 7   km ▁west ▁of ▁La ings burg ▁and ▁ 5 4   km ▁east ▁of ▁T ou ws riv ier . ▁The ▁surrounding ▁Kar oo ▁region ▁is ▁a ▁flat , ▁sp ars ely ▁populated ▁semi - des ert . ▁Mat j ies f onte in ▁has ▁a ▁health y ▁climate ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁lung ▁compla ints , ▁and ▁was ▁once ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁sp a ▁and ▁health ▁resort . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁her itage ▁sites ▁in ▁Western ▁Cape ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁La ings burg ▁Local ▁Municip ality ▁Category : S outh ▁African ▁her itage ▁sites <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁is ▁a ▁corpor ation ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁Government ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia . ▁The ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁acts ▁as ▁har bour master ▁at ▁the ▁State ' s ▁six ▁commercial ▁se ap ort s , ▁man aging ▁sh ipping ▁movements , ▁safety , ▁security ▁and ▁emer gency ▁response . ▁While ▁major ▁cargo ▁handling ▁facilities ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁private ▁sector , ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁continues ▁to ▁manage ▁smaller ▁facilities ▁including ▁Sydney ' s ▁two ▁cru ise ▁terminal s , ▁at ▁Circ ular ▁Qu ay ▁and ▁White ▁Bay ; ▁common ▁user ▁ber th s ▁at ▁Sydney ' s ▁G le be ▁Island ▁and ▁White ▁Bay ; ▁and ▁the ▁regional ▁ports ▁at ▁E den