1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (501+ words) Welcome to the first in a new series exploring our cultural history through the monuments, places and public art of Wollongong, Australia's first city of peace Hidden in plain sight in the pedestrian mall at the corner of Crown and…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (560+ words) Art has been a healer for an Illawarra arts aficianado through challenging times Ann Clarke is a survivor, and she credits her passion for art as giving her a new lease of life after being diagnosed with an aggressive form…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (465+ words) Apart from a few hit-outs each year, the seaside area is rarely used It’s less than 100 metres from City Beach and is used by sporting groups less than 10 times a year, but the NSW government has confirmed the historic green…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (550+ words) A favourite piece of Wollongong greenery is giving up its secret for future residents' benefit Over the years, it’s played host to some of Australia’s biggest rock bands. The latest visitors to Stuart Park have been “digging it” in a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (730+ words) About 150 residents have called for an immediate stop to all high-rise development in Wollongong’s CBD and immediate surrounds, saying the basic infrastructure is already struggling to cope. Gathering for an hour on Sunday morning, the meeting, organised by Neighbourhood Forum…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (727+ words) Writer, performer and theatre maker Lucy Heffernan is bringing her internationally acclaimed one-woman show home one more time Writer, performer and theatre maker Lucy Heffernan is bringing her internationally acclaimed one-woman show home to the Illawarra before taking on an…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (156+ words) The Illawarra Flame For 86 years, the 1st Thirroul Scout Group has been a valued part of the Thirroul community. Over the decades, the Group has helped generations of local young people develop outdoor skills, leadership, community service values and lifelong friendships....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (321+ words) Using his drone, our "Hello Fish" dive columnist Duncan Leadbitter finds a diversity of marine life off the Illawarra coast There has been much coverage of a recent decision by the State Government to allocate $34 million to drone surveillance of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1012+ words) At Monday night's Wollongong City Council meeting, a Helensburgh dad presented a petition calling for a safe path on Parkes Street A Helensburgh father has revived the cold case of the town’s “missing footpaths”, calling on Wollongong City Council to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1012+ words) At Monday night's Wollongong City Council meeting, a Helensburgh dad tabled a petition calling for a safe path on Parkes Street A Helensburgh father has revived the cold case of the town’s “missing footpaths”, calling on Wollongong City Council to…...