17th June, 2025
The volunteering spirit was on full display at this year’s Wollongong Volunteer Expo. With 40 charities and community organisations represented at the Town Hall on Wednesday, May 21, expo attendees had the chance to explore…
An unlikely Illawarra friendship between a Vietnam War veteran and a Vietnamese refugee has highlighted the positive contribution that refugees make in Australian communities. It was through the efforts of war veteran Ian Birch…
Local marketing professional Elise Sinclair is set to launch a new social enterprise to make fitness inclusive, non-competitive and accessible for women and girls – or, as she puts it, just ‘For Funsies’. “For Funsies…
An early winter update with wisdom teeth woes, Ball Park Bliss and a few other things.
After three decades of serving on the frontline of healthcare, Professor Kate Curtis has been awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia in the General Division as part of The King’s Birthday…
Local theatre maker Lucy Heffernan explores love, loyalty and loss in MerrigongX’s latest show, Dog People, which will run from Thursday, June 19 to 21 at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. “It’s a…
Family Kite Day took off for the first time at 2025’s Thirroul Seaside & Arts Festival, with rainbows and ribbons flying high against blue winter skies last Saturday. People of all ages, from children to…
June is Pride Month and there’s lots of ways to celebrate our LGBTIQA+ community in Wollongong, including an art festival, dance parties and rainbow badge making workshops at your library. The Pride…
Thirroul’s Professor Karen Charlton is on a mission to make the food systems of the Illawarra and Shoalhaven “more sustainable, healthy and equitable” for growers and consumers. For 18 years Karen, a professor of nutrition…
On Saturday, May 10, local fire stations welcomed families for NSW Fire and Rescue Open Day. Visitors were invited to grab a sausage sandwich, explore the fire trucks, have a turn on…