6th August, 2026
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…
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…