16th January, 2026
Symbio Wildlife Park has launched a new app that hopes to ride on the back of Pokemon GO to global popularity. The new augmented reality (AR) educational game for ages 5 to…
Few understand more than Dave Winner about the cruel fate that can await in the ocean – and how that same ocean can save you. The 73-year-old Coalcliff Surf Lifesaving Club stalwart…
For Ed Birt, cycling isn’t just a sport – it’s the most convenient way to incorporate daily movement into everyday life. "It's incidental exercise, really. It's the most logical way to get…
Morning temperatures of 35 degrees didn’t stop the HONK! Oz Grand Street Parade for Peace going ahead last Saturday, when hundreds gathered at Crown Street mall in colourful costumes, instruments in hand…
With the warmer months luring more people outdoors, thoughts are turning to raising plantlife and the rewards of getting fingers in the dirt (with appropriate gloves, of course). More than 500…
There aren't too many places around that nurture the interests of babies and nonagenerians. Wollongong Conservatorium of Music does. Whether you're one or you're 90, there's a place for you at WollCon,…
Ian Pepper grew up near the ocean in a surf-crazy community – but it took moving to the Illawarra to join a club which lives and breathes friendship through sharing the salt-water…
Wollongong is set to be transformed into a vibrant stage of brass, percussion, and high-energy performance as the HONK! Oz Street Music Festival returns for its eleventh year. Running from Thursday, January…
Dylan Perese didn't exactly make his first surfboard before he could walk – but it wasn't too long after. And like catching a break from an offshore bombie all the way to…
Photographer Tyneesha Williams captured these images of lovely lights in Dapto and Figtree. Can you add to our Christmas light collection? Share your shots with us on Facebook or Instagram.