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Alice O’Leary, a 12-year-old student at Coledale Public School, has won the Wollongong Community Greening Local Prize in the 2024 Poem Forest competition. On November 20, Alice and her family attended an awards…

The Illawarra Star Strikers, a local ten-pin bowling team for players with disabilities, has been awarded a $2500 grant from Carl’s Jr. Warrawong as part of the fast-food chain’s Community Club Cash Bonanza…

Organised by Women Illawarra and Relationships Australia, 2024’s Reclaim The Night rally on October 31 was a peaceful protest promoting women’s rights and safety. Supporters gathered at Andrew Lysaght Park and enjoyed a performance by a…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains the name of someone who has passed away. On Saturday, November 2, community gathered on Dharawal country at The…

Bulli Corner Quilters have raised more than $14,000 for charity while celebrating their 20th anniversary at the 2024 Quilt and Flower Show. This year’s show at Bulli’s Northern Illawarra Uniting Church on…

Thirroul Community Garden will show off its thriving green space as part of the Illawarra Edible Garden Trail this November. The garden at the corner of Lawrence Hargrave Drive and High Street will…

The nutritional benefits of edible seaweed impressed Bea Horacek so much that she adapted a Country Women’s Association (CWA) biscuit recipe to include Yaki Nori and the Japanese spice blend ‘Furikake’.    “Some of the potential for…

Austinmer local Imogen Ross is set to show visitors around her verge garden as part of the Edible Garden Trail hosted by Food Fairness Illawarra.  This year’s event, on November 9 and 10, will give…