12th August, 2026
Award-winning documentary maker, writer, and researcher Belinda Lopez will bring her expertise to True Story Festival, leading a practical workshop focused on a storyteller’s most crucial skill – asking the right questions.…
Woodwork fans and lovers of all timber-y things filled their boots when Woodfest welcomed thousands to Bulli Showground for a weekend of workshops, markets and demonstrations last month. The family-friendly event showcased…
Scarborough Public School successfully transformed into a popular art gallery once again this month, with more than 150 artists, collectors and parents queuing for a first look at the annual show on…
Sometimes you need merely to ask – and you shall receive. Screen media tutor by day, now music archiver by night Tyrone McCrystal rocked up to a gig in Dapto last year…
Illawarra parent Ebony can recall the heartache of not being able to bring her baby home from hospital after he entered the world. Having given birth to son Charlie during the pandemic,…
Prepare to be inspired by one of Australia's most accomplished musical theatre stars. One of True Story festival's special guests next month will be Josh Piterman, host of the Behind The Mask…
Libraries – quiet, orderly … boring? Far from it, as writer Amy Maree Fairall is out to prove to Illawarra theatre audiences. So she wrote a play about a library enlivened by…
When Claudia Walters came across the heritage home of 1909 Otford Public School headmaster Arthur Gilchrist, she was inspired. Named after its former owner, Gilly’s Kitchen Garden is on the site where…
If anyone would make a perfect pick to pursue a career in sustainable aquaculture, it would be hard to look past Tahnee Chandler. A Bulli resident who spends her time snorkelling, reading, travelling, bushwalking…
One of the Illawarra’s most prolific writers, Jeff Apter has written more than 30 biographies and his work has been published across the globe. He’s known for his deep dives, ghostwriting about the lives…