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Bulli Showground to get security fencing under stimulus program
BULLI Showground will receive a new 2.1 metre high palisade security fence after funding from the NSW Government’s COVID-19 stimulus program. State MP for Heathcote Lee Evans has announced the $328,500 upgrade work at…
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Guidelines and grants available to encourage footpath gardens
NEW verge garden guidelines have been developed by Wollongong City Council as part of its Urban Greening Strategy. The guidelines have been developed to help residents create a safe and successful garden space that…
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Public asked for input into artwork at Coalcliff lookout
THE public artwork to be installed at the Coalcliff viewing platform along the Grand Pacific Walk is sure to spark plenty of debate. With stage 1 of the Grand Pacific Walk completed, Wollongong City…
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Looking Back history feature: Stanwell Park viaduct marks its centenary – A tribute in pictures
Passenger trains began travelling the magnificent engineering feat known as the Stanwell Park Viaduct in October 1920 when the rail deviation between Otford and Coalcliff was opened to traffic. See a pictorial slide show…
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Man arrested at Towradgi over allegedly supplying illegal drugs
TWO men have been charged following a police investigation into the supply of illicit drugs in the Wollongong area. Wollongong detectives established Strike Force Fame in May 2020, to investigate the supply of ‘ice’…
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Government grant to push along Grand Pacific Walk project
THE NSW Government will provide an $800,000 grant to Wollongong City Council to help deliver another section of the ambitious Grand Pacific Walk project. State MP for Heathcote, Lee Evans said the new infrastructure…
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Teenage boy rescued from surf at Bellambi today
LIFEGUARDS have rescued an adolescent boy at Bellambi Beach this afternoon. A Wollongong City Council spokesperson said the boy is believed to have fallen into the water attempting to retrieve a large inflatable ball…
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Take a ticket! Bookings required for a dip at patrolled pools over summer
SWIMMERS cooling off at the northern suburbs’ three patrolled pools this summer will have to take a ticket under new rules imposed by Wollongong City Council. In the north, pools at Helensburgh, Thirroul and…
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Escarpment bush tracks closed to the public under colliery’s expansion plans
ESCARPMENT tracks that generations of bushwalkers have enjoyed in the northern Illawarra have been closed to the public under the proposed Russell Vale Colliery’s expansion plans. The Russell Vale Colliery has been dormant for…
