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School holiday bike ride along northern cycleway
TWO community bike days, one on each weekend of the upcoming April school holidays, will encourage people to get outside and experience the joys of cycling. Ride the Gong will kick off the bike…
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Alternative route found for transporting 35,000 tonnes of spoil to Helensburgh
AN alternative route for transporting crushed sandstone and clean material to a storage site within the rail corridor at Helensburgh has been proposed by Transport for NSW following community feedback. Material is being excavated…
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South bound access to Memorial Drive at Bulli closed for two nights for survey work
MOTORISTS are advised by Transport for NSW of the closure of the south bound access to Memorial Drive at Bulli from Sunday to allow for geotechnical and survey work to be undertaken. A Transport…
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Lady Wakehurst Drive closed for maintenance work next week
MOTORISTS are advised of the closure of Lady Wakehurst Drive next week, between McKell Avenue at Waterfall and Otford Lookout, for maintenance work. Maintenance work will be carried out, including general maintenance, guardrail repairs,…
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Six northern suburbs’ medical practices will begin Covid jabs from today
SIX medical practices and clinics from Helensburgh to Fairy Meadow in Wollongong’s northern suburbs are among the 1,000 centres across the nation which will join the COVID-19 vaccination program from today. From today (March…
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Heavy rain drenches the Illawarra, as authorities warn residents to stay at home
THE wet weather will continue over the weekend with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting significant rainfall during the next seven days. The Bureau warn that the heavy rainfall can lead to flash flooding in…
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Gardening Australia visits Fairy Meadow’s Puckey’s Estate
TUNING in to Gardening Australia this Friday? If you do, you might recognise some familiar faces and places. This week’s episode sees Gardening Australia’s presenter, Clarence Slockee, travel to Wollongong to visit Puckey’s Estate.…
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Colourful climate change demonstration at Thirroul will demand government action
ACTIVISTS, environmentalists and concerned residents are coming together at Thirroul on Saturday to voice their concerns over the climate change. Professor Tim Flannery will head a panel of expert speakers and musical guests at…
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Pilot project repurposes kerbside clean-up waste
A BOLD new environmental pilot project being tested in the Illawarra is designed to direct household kerbside cleanup waste away from landfill while also raising funds for charity. The Illawarra Shoalhaven Joint Organisation’s (ISJO)…
