On my way to Wollongong supercharged at Goulburn as I was not sure about the range.
Did not bother to supercharge at Goulburn on my way back. It is a shame that Wollongong does not have a supercharger
I hear you! I do a LOT of driving in Wollongong, and when I head there from Queanbeyan in my Model 3 SR+, I do a quick boost at Chargefox North Goulburn Gateway (generally I unplug as soon as it slows to 40kW), and then a 93% charge at NRMA Mittagong RSL (which maxes out at 40kW).
NRMA Picton is faster (it maxes out at 43kW) but Picton and Mount Ousley Roads are boring compared to Macquarie Pass. That said, Macquarie Pass is way more fun uphill. Also, it's a far longer detour to get into Picton when your destination is Wollongong.
Once I'm down the escarpment, there's no decent charging. The only half-decent ones are 3-phase AC at Warrawong Jax Tyres, Figtree Grove Shopping Centre, and Wollongong Central Shopping Centre. Only the latter isn't BYO cable! Speaking of Type 1, avoid Shellharbour Square, as it's single-phase, and both its Tesla Destination Chargers are faulty (one keeps cycling between 0-4kW and the other won't begin charging at all), so you need your trusty Type 1 converter, the ChargePoint app, and a lot of spare time!
There's the 50kW DC charger at Fairy Meadow I Campus, but the University didn't do its research before buying it, as they bought the model with the CCS Type 1 plug. It's a pity they won't just swap it out with a CCS Type 2 plug, but since the car they installed it for uses CHAdeMO, I doubt they'll bother.
It'll be so much nicer once the Chargefox 350kW ultra-rapid at Shell Cove Woolworths opens. It's been finished for months. I'm not sure what the current excuse is. Coin toss whether it's the lack of mobile data reception in the basement, or some ongoing dispute with the power company's Level 2 electricians.
I prefer not to use superchargers if there are alternatives. Better to support local businesses like Chargefox and Evie (even though Evie is a tiny bit more expensive) that buy and install Australian chargers (Tritium chargers are made in QLD) and that appear to be making more of an effort to cover more territory than Tesla's lethargic supercharger rollout.
Besides, you can at least get a cuppa and use the bathroom at Chargefox Goulburn, and you can wander across the street to McDonalds. You can't do any of the above at the Goulburn Supercharger. Besides, Tesla's penchant for installing superchargers at wineries that only open a few hours a day irritates me no end. Clubs and long-hours fast food places are way better. Both the NRMA chargers at Mittagong and Picton are also next door to McRestaurants. NRMA Berry is a little desolate at the bowling club, but at least the bowling club is way more convenient to Wollongong than some winery 10km south of town, and it's open better hours too.
A decent amount of this trip was driving at freeway speeds.
