23rd October, 2026
Music lovers from all over poured into Bulli Showground last weekend for the 39th Illawarra Folk Festival. After days of what was described as “an epic weather event”, the clouds finally parted…
More than 60 ''grommets'' aged between six and 16 years hit the beach between Thirroul and Bulli for a day of competitive surfing that an Indigenous elder acclaimed as a great success.…
If you're out and about in Corrimal on a Friday and you see residents and retailers in purple, the choice of colour is probably not an accident. Rotary Corrimal has launched its…
The Bulli district is reintroducing itself to the Illawarra this summer, unveiling a new program of community initiatives to revive the historic coastal town as a vibrant cultural attraction. The object is…
On January 1, local dad Scott Spiers headed over to Helensburgh Pool, but he didn’t bother taking his swimmers. “I had been monitoring it, but you could tell that it wasn't going…
Symbio Wildlife Park has launched a new app that hopes to ride on the back of Pokemon GO to global popularity. The new augmented reality (AR) educational game for ages 5 to…
Few understand more than Dave Winner about the cruel fate that can await in the ocean – and how that same ocean can save you. The 73-year-old Coalcliff Surf Lifesaving Club stalwart…
For Ed Birt, cycling isn’t just a sport – it’s the most convenient way to incorporate daily movement into everyday life. "It's incidental exercise, really. It's the most logical way to get…
Morning temperatures of 35 degrees didn’t stop the HONK! Oz Grand Street Parade for Peace going ahead last Saturday, when hundreds gathered at Crown Street mall in colourful costumes, instruments in hand…
With the warmer months luring more people outdoors, thoughts are turning to raising plantlife and the rewards of getting fingers in the dirt (with appropriate gloves, of course). More than 500…