the entire village of kembla heights is a heritage conservation area under the wollongong city council development control plan ""kembla heights is the most intact mining village in the wollongong local government area with its simple, consistent late victorian and early federation period cottages"." it is in fact the last remaining coal mining village that is company owned in the illawarra today. the southern portion of cordeaux road, kembla heights, is known as windy gully, it is partially company owned and in private ownership and also part of the kembla heights heritage conservation area. the historic windy gully cemetery is located in this portion of kembla heights and is still company owned.