Man charged with murder of NSW woman

A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead on the NSW south coast.

The 51-year-old's body was found on Friday by a family member after she could not be contacted.

Police and paramedics attended the scene, a home on Comerong Island Rd at Numbaa, near Nowra, around 11.20am.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 37-year-old man was arrested nearby a short time later and charged with murder.

He was refused bail to appear before Wollongong Bail Court on Saturday.