• Stanwell Tops road closures

    THE Roads and Maritime Services have advised that Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Stanwell Tops will be closed to traffic later this month to allow for essential maintenance work. Lawrence Hargrave Drive will be closed between…

  • Election pushes Bulli disaster memorial back a day this year

    TO avoid clashing with the NSW Government election on Saturday March 23, the Black Diamond Heritage Centre will commemorate the 1887 Bulli Mine Disaster a day earlier this year. On March 23 1887, 81…

  • Labor promises Rex Jackson Park lighting

    THE Helensburgh Tigers and grass roots sport are the big winners after Labor announced $200,000 to upgrade lighting at their home field, Rex Jackson Park and complete their amenity upgrade. Officials from the Helensburgh…

  • Bulli Pass to close for two days next week for general maintenance

    THE Bulli Pass will be closed for two days next week to allow maintenance work, including the trimming of vegetation, clearing drains and the upkeep of signs, guard rails, and safety ramps. The Pass…

  • Ramps and sand-matting to improve disabled access to northern beaches

    COMMUNITY comment is sought on a draft Beach and Foreshore Strategy that sets out how to provide easier access for people with disability to our beaches. As part of the draft Strategy, Wollongong City…

  • Clean Up Australia Day launched at Woonona Beach

    WOONONA Beach was set to get a tidy-up today, as local students replaced litter with plants to mark the launch of Clean Up Australia Day. The planting of low-lying shrubs at Woonona Beach will…

  • Truck driver to face court over last year’s Fairy Meadow Macca’s crash

    A MAN, who lost control of his truck, ploughing into the car park of a Fairy Meadow fast food outlet, will face court in April. The driver of a flat-bed truck carrying a load…

  • Body pulled from surf in Royal National Park

    A BODY has been pulled from the water at Little Marley Beach, in the Royal National Park, this morning. Emergency services were called about 10.50am today (Tuesday), after a man was seen floating in…

  • Greens announce $1.8 billion coal community investment program

    THE Greens have announced a direct investment program to support communities transitioning away from coal. Under the Coal Community and Environmental Trust communities like those in the northern Illawarra would have access to a…