• Appeal after Royal National Park fires

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a bushfire in the Royal National Park earlier this month. emergency services responded to a fire near the shores of South West Arm in the Royal National Park…

  • Looking Back History Feature: The Hardie Girls (and boys)

    Originally posted on Looking Back: The Hardie girls (and boys): Edith Robinson (left) and Elaine Broadhead with former employees of Hardies Rubber factory. The site is now the Thirroul Plaza Shopping Plaza in 2003. By…

  • Looking Back History Feature: The Father of Bulli

    Originally posted on Looking Back: Henry Fry’s general store, Bulli. The shop was located about opposite Hobart Street on the Princes Highway. By MICK ROBERTS © Henry Fry: The Father of Bulli. OFTEN referred…

  • Lawrence Hargrave Drive to close overnight next week

    MOTORISTS are advised Lawrence Hargrave Drive will be closed next week for one night for routine maintenance work. The road will be closed in both directions between Lady Wakehurst Drive and Railway Crescent, Stanwell…

  • Work to get underway next month on Clifton’s iconic Imperial Hotel

    ALMOST three years after an announcement that the historic Imperial Hotel at Clifton would be restored, owners Shellharbour Workers Club will begin the much-anticipated project next month. While the landmark building will not be…

  • Students have choice of either Bulli or Heathcote for secondary education

    STUDENTS currently enrolled at Helensburgh Public School, and their siblings, will have the choice of enrolling either at Heathcote High School or Bulli High School. State MP for Heathcote Lee Evans acknowledged the unique…

  • Residents urged to consider adopting a dog

    NORTHERN Illawarra residents are being urged to realise the many benefits of dog ownership and adopt a rescue pooch in the lead up to International Dog Day. State MP for Heathcote Lee Evans (pictured)…

  • Looking Back history feature: Naked swimming in the Gong

    Originally posted on Looking Back: The Wollongong Men’s Baths 1910. A popular place for naked bathing. By MICK ROBERTS © MAYBE it’s our weather – the hot summers. The past time of skinny dipping,…

  • Charges laid after Woonona and Bellambi police raids

    SEVEN people have been charged as part of raids across the Illawarra, including at Woonona and Bellambi, as police continue investigations into alleged large-scale drug supply operations and criminal networks in the region. Strike…