17th July, 2026
Capturing Yours & Owls Festival: Fun, Friendship & Photography
Sharing photos and memories from Yours & Owls Festival 2025
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WIRES advice: How to help wildlife in wild weather
Local wildlife educator Alyce Mason says the key to helping Australia’s animals in any extreme weather, be it fire or flood, is to be prepared – and plant trees. “I’ve always loved wildlife and…
AUSTI dance company opens Illawarra Moving Arts Hub at Coalcliff hall
With its new sprung floor ready to support dance, yoga and Pilates classes, Coalcliff Community Hall is now officially the Illawarra’s Moving Arts Hub. AUSTI. Dance & Physical Theatre hosted a celebratory studio launch at…
Get Alpha Gripz: 13-year-old entrepreneur scores with soccer socks
Alby Churven is a 13-year-old go-getter. Not only does this high-school student have a part-time job delivering Illawarra Flame magazines, he is also the founder of small business Alpha Gripz, which sells…
Shellharbour’s Young Citizen of the Year leads at school, on stage and in the SES
A school leader, theatre performer and NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteer, 17-year-old Tori Henderson is Shellharbour City Council’s Young Citizen of the Year. “I’m extremely excited. This wasn’t on my 2025 bingo…
Types of Photography – Pros & Cons
Explore the pros and cons of various photography services I’ve offered throughout my journey as a photographer.
Vietnamese community celebrates Year of the Snake with song and dance at Dapto
A colourful celebration of Vietnamese Lunar New Year was held on Saturday, February 15 at Dapto Ribbonwood Hall. Organisers Teresa Tran OAM and Hong Phong Le OAM said the family event was an…
Kirli Saunders brings new work ‘Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly)’ to IPAC stage
Tonight marks the debut of Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly), the “confronting” but “big joy” show by First Nations artist Kirli Saunders. On from Thursday to Saturday at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC), Yandha Djanbay (Go Slowly) is the…
Project Smile: Shellharbour Citizen of the Year Mohit Tolani champions dental care for all
Local dentist Dr Mohit Tolani was named 2025 Citizen of the Year at the Shellharbour Community Awards last month. “I feel very honoured, and I see it as an encouragement to sustain…
Bangarra’s ‘The Light Inside’ opens at IPAC
Bangarra Dance Theatre’s The Light Inside is a mesmerising cross-cultural collaboration that pushes the boundaries of Indigenous storytelling. The work honours the First Peoples of the Oceania region, and explores cultural resilience and…