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Sun sets on old Bulli Hospital, as last patients taken from its wards – And we were there…
AS the sun set over the escarpment today, so did a significant chapter in the northern Illawarra’s history, when the last patients were wheeled from the old Bulli District Hospital. They were taken to the new $50 million Bulli Hospital and Aged Care Centre that has replaced the old institution on a site located on … Continue reading
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MOTORISTS are advised by Transport for NSW that Bulli Pass will be closed for maintenance work for two days next week. Work to take place between Lawrence Hargrave Drive and M1 Princes Motorway will include trimming vegetation, clearing gutters and drains, and maintenance of guardrails, signs and safety ramps. The road will be closed in … Continue reading
WOLLONGONG City Council is seeking feedback on proposed changes to its draft Waste and Resource Recovery Fees and Exemptions Policy. The proposed changes seek to improve support for pensioner concession cardholders to encourage the use of Council’s twice-yearly kerbside bulky collections or Community Recycling Centre, and to remove exemptions for mixed general and green waste. … Continue reading
AFTER a closure of two months, Transport for NSW will reopen Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Stanwell Park tomorrow at 7pm (Sunday August 9). State MP for Heathcote, Lee Evans said the stretch of road between Lady Wakehurst Drive and Chellow Dene Avenue would be open this weekend. “This essential work has required this section of … Continue reading
AFTER representation from councillors, Jenelle Rimmer and Mithra Cox, Wollongong City Council will investigate upgrading Woonona’s long-neglected Pendlebury Park. The Bulli Times contacted the two ward one councillors after concern was raised on social media regarding the neglected state of the park. Community concern was raised over the overgrown gardens, broken brickwork on fencing, and … Continue reading
PLANS for the next stage of works for the Grand Pacific Walk at Clifton are underway. The proposed pathway involves the construction of a 2.5m wide shared path and a new viewing platform along the eastern side of Lawrence Hargrave Drive just south of Moronga Park, which will complete the Clifton section of the Grand Pacific Walk. The … Continue reading
Pictures: Sharon Jordan AN end came to a small slice of Bulli’s history earlier this week with the demolition of the former Dairy Farmers’ Co-operative distributing depot. The 66-year-old distribution depot has sat derelict for decades at the corner of what is today Wilkies and Geraghty Streets, Bulli. Older residents would … Continue reading
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