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Woman dies in Bulli Tops crash
EMERGENCY services were called to the Princes Highway at Bulli Tops, following reports a car had hit a tree on Saturday about 3.10pm. The driver and only occupant of the vehicle, a woman believed…
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The clean up begins
WOLLONGONG Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery has paid tribute to the volunteers and staff who worked around the clock over the weekend to keep the region safe. “Hundreds of emergency services personnel along with agencies…
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Bulli High in tsunami path
BULLI High School and Waniora Public School next door would be swamped if a land-threat tsunami hit the east coast of Australia, new maps released by the NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) show. The…
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Imperial a step closer to re-opening
WORK has started on the revitalisation of Clifton’s landmark Imperial Hotel, with preparations beginning for restoration works and repairs beginning this week. The owners of the former pub, Shellharbour Workers’ Club, bought the property…
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Beaches close for winter
AS the weather turns cooler, Wollongong City Council lifeguards have brought the red and yellow flags in for the last time until spring. Between September 2015 and April 2016, more than 1.3 million people…
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New playground for Austi
CHILDREN can go sailing in a pirate ship, climb imposing cliff-faces and keep an eye out for enemies from watch towers at two newly updated playgrounds in Austinmer. The playgrounds, at Pinecourt Park and…
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ANZAC Dawn Services 2016
Sunday April 24. Wollongong 6.30pm, Flagstaff Hill, Wollongong – Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Monday April 25 – ANZAC Day. Helensburgh: Dawn service at Charles Harper Memorial Park, 5.45am. Breakfast at Helensburgh Tradies or The Cenetannial…
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Shark sighting at Austinmer
WOLLONGONG Council lifeguards have closed Austinmer beach following the sighting of a shark this morning. Lifeguards have deployed a jet ski to investigate and will continue to monitor the beach throughout the day.
