
Illawarra Live Steamers
Miniature Steam Train Club, Wollongong NSW
ILS Annual Hot Pot Run
ILS 2025 Hot Pot Information:
7-9th June, Kings Birthday Long weekend, (closed to the Public).
Our caravan and camper trailer sites are fully booked! If you have a site reserved and not able to make it,
Please let us know as we have a waiting list for others: John Wilson: fonziwill@bigpond.com
If you have not booked a site:
Preferred Motels within easy walking distance to the Club are:
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Beach Park Motor Inn, 10 Pleasant Ave
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Flinders Motel, 19 Flinders Street.
The preferred Tourist Parks within easy driving distance to the Club are:
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Wollongong Surf Leisure Resort, 201 Pioneer Road, Fairy Meadow 2519 (5 Min)
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Corrimal Beach Tourist Park, 1 Lake Parade East Corrimal 2518 (12 Min)
Illawarra Live Steamers has held an annual Hot Pot Run invitational event during the 3-day Kings’s Birthday Weekend since 1995.
Local and visiting club members run trains with as much rolling stock as can be mustered in a railway like fashion. The weekend is closed to the public, with night running permitted.
The aim of the weekend is to have a relaxing time, exchanging ideas with other live steam enthusiasts and have fun driving our locomotives plus experiencing night time running in balmy Wollongong evening weather.
Entry Fee: The time-honoured tradition of a donation of 3 cans of soup or $15 per person for the weekend.
Soups are separated into several large 'Hot Pots' for attendee meals. Unused soup cans are donated to charity.
Facilities:
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The BBQ area will be available to our Members and Visitors, outside paid breakfast meal events.
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5" Track
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3.5" Raised Track
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Garden Gauge 1 - well laid out configuration, encouraging the attendance of garden gauge locos and rolling stock
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Internal roads for Traction Engines
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Creek area for boats (please let us know in advance)
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Limited Camping/Caravan sites are available, which book out well in advance
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A number of Suppliers are often onsite each year to provide items for sale at their Trade Stands on Saturday and Sunday.