The Sutherland Shire of Sydney.

During his first visit to the east coast of Australia in 1770, Captain James Cook went ashore at Botany Bay. During the ships brief stay a crew member, Forby Sutherland, died from tuberculosis and was buried on the shore of Botany bay.

His unfortunate death was recorded in the ship's log and noted that Captain James Cook named this area "Point Sutherland" in his memory.

This southern part of Sydney where Captain Cook first set foot on Australian soil is called Sutherland Shire. This web page will have many links to activities in our Shire.

Sutherland Shire Council ,information page.

Birthplave of modern Australia ,full of information about our Shire.

Visiting the Shire ,a visitors guide.

Sutherland Shire Libraries ,Virtual Reference Library.

Cronulla Com  This is an Internet directory, listing all businesses and groups within the Sutherland Shire. It provides a lot of local community information, such as local sporting results, Shire events, markets information and much, much more. Look under "What's on & Coming Events"