12th April, 2026
The tide is turning on a long-held tradition of male-dominated elite Australian surfing as success stories continue to evolve among the Illawarra’s youngest athletes, including a growing cohort of girls from Kiama…
Discover the best family photo locations in the Illawarra for Autumn 2026, featuring trending multi-generational sessions.
The Illawarra has a familiar face to cheer for this season of Channel 10’s Australian Survivor as vintage clothing reseller and cafe/surfshop worker Sally Foord takes on the ultimate social experiment. The…
She might term herself a “lazy” photographer, but Maria Ham has a track record of putting in the work to succeed and impress. Maria Ham won the photography award with her work…
Brendan Scollary joined his first parkrun when the free, volunteer-run health program was new to Australia more than 12 years ago. Today, there are more than 530 parkruns in the country, but…
Record-keepers brushed the dust off long-kept photo albums and file folders when archived histories of Wollongong’s LGBTQIA+ community were welcomed into Wollongong libraries for a scanning day. LGBTQIA+ community members joined allies,…
An art show curated partially as a tribute to his late father has allowed a former pro skateboarder to reflect and display work years in the making. Folded Light, a collection of…
For more than 40 years, The Jones Beach Boardriders Club (JBB) has shown how a friendly, small-town community can produce fiercely competitive, world-class talent. This summer, the small but mighty club continues…
2025's Citizen of the Year Malika Reese set the precedent for song last year when she accepted the city's top award. This year's joint winners, Teresa Tran OAM and H. Phong Le…
Intensive research to unravel the intricacies of motor neurone disease is ongoing at the University of Wollongong – a fact which surprised even a sufferer living nearby. The university recently welcomed community…