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Looking Back history feature: The registered club movement in the Illawarra
Originally posted on Looking Back: ? Helensburgh Workmen’s Club, C1898. Picture: Wollongong University Archives By MICK ROBERTS © REGISTERED clubs, with their assortment of restaurants, cafes, gymnasiums, and ‘mini-casinos’, have come along way from…
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Boaters asked to stay on dry land during COVID-19 restrictions
BOATERS are urged to take extra care and always wear a lifejacket if they need to be out on the water at the current time, after a number of recent incidents. Authorities warn that…
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Knives allegedly found on man arrested for not complying with public health act
A MAN riding a bicycle at Fairy Meadow has been arrested yesterday for not complying with a notice under the public health act. About 8am on Thursday, Wollongong police attempted to stop the 29-year-old…
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Pandemic sees massive increase in use of Council’s free online student service
A PROGRAM that helps students with essays and schoolwork through Wollongong City Libraries has seen a 180 per cent increase in use over the same period 12 months ago. During March more than 200…
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Plan for three-storey retail and residential development at Austinmer Beach
A DEVELOPMENT application has been lodged with Wollongong City Council to demolish the Shells Diner, on Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Austinmer. Under the proposal, the current single storey eatery, opposite Austinmer Beach, will be replaced…
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Looking Back history feature: Elizabeth, the Thirroul convict woman
Originally posted on Looking Back: THE Thirroul district is said to have been cleared of scrub and timber by women convicts. This statement does not sound so fantastic when we read that Bungaribee, near…
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Lord mayor warns visitors and residents to “stay at home” this Easter
WOLLONGONG Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbury has delivered a simple message to those intending to visit the Illawarra this Easter long weekend – stay at home! Cr Bradbury has urged people to stay at home…
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Easter shutdown: Sublime Point closed this weekend, limited access to Bald Hill
AFTER a request from NSW Police, Wollongong City Council will close access to a number of popular northern Illawarra tourist sites over the Easter long weekend. The recreational sites have been targeted as they…
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