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Northern beaches and pools now closed for winter
NORTHERN beaches and some of the district’s pools have officially closed for winter. Swimmers wanting a dip at a patrolled beach will be required to travel into Wollongong from today (Monday April 26). The…
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Motorists advised of Bulli Tops road works
A REDUCED speed limit of 40kmh and a single lane closure of the southbound carriageway will be in place on the Princes Motorway at Bulli Tops next week. Transport for NSW will carry out…
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Have your say on proposed bike parking rails at key northern locations
OVER 30 bike parking rails will be installed at 13 locations between Thirroul and Fairy Meadow as part of a proposal by Wollongong City Council to help encourage cycling. To help get the locations…
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Scaled-back ANZAC Day: Popular Austinmer dawn service cancelled
THE ever-popular Austinmer beach ANZAC Day dawn service has been cancelled as the northern suburbs’ RSL sub-branches grapple with a scaled-back commemoration this year. Reduced crowds are expected to gather at various commemoration services…
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Council’s ‘big ticket’ projects, including new Helensburgh library, delivered under program
THE extension of the Grand Pacific Walk to Clifton, a new roof for the Bulli Rural Fire Service building, and a new library for Helensburgh are closer to realisation after Wollongong City Council endorsed…
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School zones back in force as students return to classrooms across the Illawarra
POLICE are reminding commuters to travel safely on public transport and roads across the Illawarra as students return from school holidays this week. Officers from Police Transport Command will maintain a strong presence across…
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Traffic disruptions expected on Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Coledale next week
MOTORISTS are advised of changed traffic conditions on Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Coledale next week while geotechnical investigation work is carried out to help inform future maintenance in the area. During the geotechnical investigations,…
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Help biodiversity by building a bee hotel
Have you heard of bee hotels? Bee hotels are popping up in parks, gardens and natural spaces across the city as alternative nests for native bees and other pollinators. Wollongong City Council is encouraging…
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Tombstones to represent extinction at Thirroul climate change demonstration
IN an ironic twist of fate, the first attempt at hosting a climate change awareness event at Thirroul last month was postponed due to the extreme rain events that drenched the Illawarra. The rescheduled…
