12th August, 2026
Screen Illawarra lent a helping hand to the BBC’s new locally filmed murder-mystery, Return to Paradise. The six-part series will be released on Sunday, September 8 at 7.30pm on ABC iView and ABC TV…
Kiama-based business Creative Kooks has repurposed 173 broken and discarded surfboards, with help from the Illawarra community. Owner Mathew King is aiming to save 300 surfboards from landfill. “I started Creative Kooks…
Theatre and dance production Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk] is set to perform at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC) from Thursday, August 29. Co-artistic director Rachael Swain says the show is an enlightening representation…
Wollongong-based author Hayley Scrivenor is set to launch her eagerly anticipated second novel, Girl Falling, on Wednesday, August 21 at Ryan’s Hotel in Thirroul. After the success of her debut novel and bestseller Dirt…
An analysis of William Yang's famous photograph Cate Blanchett: The star in her dressing room. After Hedda Gabler. Wharf Theatre. Sydney. 2004.
Emerging local playwright and performer Nathan Harrison is bringing his thought-provoking show, Birdsong of Tomorrow, to Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC). Nathan says the show, performed from August 22 to 24 as part of the MerrigongX…
This month marks five years since Wollongong City Council (WCC) declared a “Climate Emergency” for our city, acknowledging that “climate changes pose a serious risk to life as we know it and that current…
Powered by more than 150 volunteers, Illawarra Cancer Carers (ICC) has been providing support for cancer patients for 34 years. President Narelle Langridge says that there is a role for every volunteer at…
An update on Winter as it ends. Working as an offical journalist, listening to BRAT, finishing university and having fun against the odds!
To celebrate National Science Week (August 10-18), Tyneesha Williams speaks to a local leader empowering women in STEM. Georgia Watson has committed her career to supporting women in science, technology, engineering and maths…