15th October, 2026
Hopes dashed in pool project ‘bellyflop’
On January 1, local dad Scott Spiers headed over to Helensburgh Pool, but he didn’t bother taking his swimmers. “I had been monitoring it, but you could tell that it wasn't going…
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Gotta catch ’em all! Symbio climbs into tech sector with animal app
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…
Disabled surfers ride the swell anew
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…
What goes around comes around for Illawarra cyclists’ evolving revolution
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…
HONK! Oz was a blast: what they thought of it
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…
Trail of food and fun sows seed for garden growth
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…
WollCon welcome aims to be widespread
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,…
Boardriders help foster Scarborough flair
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…
HONK! Musicians flock to 11th edition of street blast
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…
Swell of support carries surfboard shaper
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…