Forshaw Park, is the home of the Southern District Rugby Club

• Located in the Sutherland Shire at the southern coastal border of the Sydney metropolitan region.

• Located just 28kms south of the City of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

• The Sutherland Shire covers an area of 370 sq. kms & has a population of approximately 215,000

• It is one of the largest council areas by population in Australia.

• Geography ranges from beaches, wetlands, bays and rivers, to tablelands dissected by deep river valleys and gorges.

• Known as the "Birth Place of Modern Australia", because of the landing of Lieutenant James Cook in 1770, the Sutherland Shire boasts the most significant incident in Australia's history.

• On April 29th 1770 Lt James Cook sailed through the heads of Botany Bay and landed on the shores of Kurnell, this changed Australia for ever. Eighteen years later the First Fleet sailed through the heads of Botany Bay, determined to establish a penal colony. After several days Botany Bay was deemed unsuitable and the colony was moved north to Port Jackson.

• The Sutherland Shire is seen as a desirable place to live, blessed with beautiful natural scenery. Beaches, waterways and nearby bushland are very accessible and extensively used by local residents and many day visitors, particularly from the southern and western suburbs of Sydney.

• The beaches and surfing at Cronulla are famous across Australia and internationally. They are one of the main attractions in the Shire, both for tourists and locals. The Cronulla beaches are the only Sydney beaches on the Sydney rail network system