11th August, 2026
In response to community requests Council agreed to review the strategic value of having the C2 ‘Ray Hannah’ land at Sandon Point, Bulli as public reserve. A report went to Council on…
Nearly 100 aspiring healthcare workers have attended the first Illawarra Health Careers Forum to explore the careers and pathways available to them. Senior high school students from 10 Illawarra schools attended alongside…
When 19-year-old Shell Cove resident Summer Brooks got the chance to help tackle environmental challenges at Lake Illawarra, she turned her passion for marine life into a fun, hands-on plan to tackle…
Twelve years have passed, but someone must remember something – even the smallest detail – about Attila Bogar. In early October 2014, Attila left Melbourne in a distressed and paranoid state, police…
Winter is well and truly here, but there’s still plenty happening around the Gong, Thirroul and Towradgi to get you out of the house this August. From intimate acoustic sets and indie…
Most people who have used public transport in the Illawarra will agree that it can be difficult, and for most local trips, it's generally easier to just get in the car and…
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…