Hotel Details
This is a residential course and as such, all successful applicants are expected to stay at the Hotel including local Sydney and Wollongong based participants. Please contact the Organisers via email if this presents a barrier to your participation.
ANSTO has booked individual rooms for successful EOI applicants at Rydges Cronulla Beachside , 20-26 The Kingsway, Cronulla NSW 2230.
Bookings consists of 2 night's accommodation:
- afternoon check in Wednesday 5th June after 2pm
- morning check out Friday 7th June.
If you intend on staying at the Hotel for more than the allocated 2 nights, please book and pay directly with the Hotel.
- The Hotel is situated a short walk to Cronulla beaches.
- The closest train station to the hotel is Cronulla (7 min walk from station to hotel - 600 metres).
- There is a wide range of cafes and restaurants in the area around the hotel and beach.
- To travel by train from Cronulla to the Sydney CBD takes approximately one hour.
Parking at Rydges
Pre booked parking is available under the Rydges hotel and costs $30 per day. If you would like to park on site, click on this link to book your spot. Rydges will request you pay for this on checking out as ANSTO will cover the cost of room only.
Meals
Thursday: | Friday: |
| Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided. | Breakfast and lunch will be provided. |
Transport
Transport from home to Hotel
Participants are responsible for their own transport from home to the hotel and from the hotel to home.
Transport to ANSTO Lucas Heights
ANSTO have arranged for coach transfers between the hotel and ANSTO. Please arrive promptly for the times mentioned below. If you miss the bus, you will be responsible for arranging your own transport to ANSTO by taxi or Uber. NOTE: There is no public transport to ANSTO.
Thursday
- The bus will leave from just outside Rydges Hotel 7.30am on Thursday 6th June.
- The bus will leave ANSTO after the poster session and dinner at approximately 8pm
Friday
- The bus will depart at 7.45am from the designated bus spot (marked by the purple star on the map below).
- The bus will leave ANSTO after lunch at 2:15pm and drop all participants at Sutherland train station.
Public Transport
Sydney’s public transport is cashless for all trains, buses, light rail and ferries. The cost of the ticket will depend on the distance travelled. Prices can be found here.
If you have a contactless payment enabled credit card or device (e.g mobile phone or smart watch) this can be used for payment. Be aware that your bank may charge overseas transaction fees. Alternatively, you can purchase an OPAL transport card or single trip ticket at the Domestic and International terminal railway stations or at any of these locations.
Please note there is surcharge to get on and off at the airport stations
Other Transport Options
Taxi – Please note an estimated fare from the airport to your hotel is approximately $80AUD and would take about 40 minutes in normal traffic (17km).
Uber is available in Sydney.