28th July, 2026
The Thirroul Women’s Bowling Club drew about 40 participants when it hosted the first local Lunge Club event recently. The initiative by Bowls NSW aims to encourage young women to get involved…
A cut to the arts has been met with a poem and a petition, both created by a mother of two students at the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music. Acting independently after being…
When poet, editor, teacher and long-time Wollongong resident Linda Godfrey first picked up a pen to write poetry in the 1990s under the guidance of local lyric poet Deb Westbury, she joined…
The Illawarra Edible Garden Trail will return bigger and better in its fourth year, spanning two weekends in spring. Gardens will be open for this year's trail from Helensburgh all the way…
Members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are respectfully advised that this article contains the name of a deceased person. Twenty years ago, a group of dancers left the Illawarra on…
What comes to mind when you hear the word "ranger"? Someone in Steve Irwin khaki, driving a 4WD through the wilderness, counting water buffalo, talking about a looming drought? Possibly. But it…
Members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are respectfully advised that this article contains images and names of deceased people. A pair of Coalcliff filmmakers will give Illawarra fans the chance…
A free community event has explored the intersection of creativity, climate action and the future in the Illawarra. Wollongong Town Hall hosted families, creatives and ecologists for Creative Dialogues, a gathering organised…
The Illawarra's live music scene isn't showing any signs of cooling down this July. This month, our well-loved local venues will welcome gig-goers of all ages and musical creeds, from punk-rock 20-somethings…
Wins don’t come much bigger than this. On Monday night Wollongong City Council voted to purchase the ‘Ray Hannah Lands’ – over 6.5 hectares of green space near McCauley’s Beach – and…