• Back to the 1950s at Corrimal

    DO you remember the 1950s? If you are fascinated by the fashion, the music and the films from this wonderful decade, then make sure you get along to Corrimal Library’s Open Day on Thursday…

  • Beaches open for another swimming season

    THE flags go up today (Saturday) on Wollongong’s 17 patrolled beaches, marking the start of the 2015-16 swimming season. The season will run until April 25 2016, with the peak time for beach goers…

  • Back to the 60s at Thirroul

    IT’S time to go back to the decade when The Beatles were storming the charts, man landed on the moon and The Sound of Music had its record-breaking run at the Academy Awards. It’s…

  • Responsible pet owners

    A RESPONSIBLE Pet Ownership day will be held next Tuesday (September 8) at Thirroul Reserve, Cliff Parade Thirroul. The day will include a range of activities with professional pet service providers, Council’s Animal Control…

  • Historical groups recieve funding

    THE NSW Australian Football Historical Society based at Towradgi has recieved $3,600 for an improved website featuring an extensive digitised collection. Parliamentary Secretary for the Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Andrew Gee today…

  • Bald Hill progress report

    WORK on Bald Hill Reserve renewal project is progressing. Recently, new stormwater drains have gone in under Lady Wakehurst Drive and Wollongong City Council is working on road widening, constructing a roundabout and extra car…

  • Fairy Meadow pub robbery

    POLICE are appealing for information following an armed robbery of a hotel in Fairy Meadow on Friday. About 2.30am two men had closed a hotel on the Princes Highway and were in an upstairs…

  • The future of libraries

    IMAGINE your ideal public library of the future. Wollongong City Council, as part of its Beyond Books: Your Libraries’ Next Chapter strategy, is collecting information between now and Friday August 28 through a series of…

  • Child approached at Austinmer

    POLICE are appealing for assistance after a child was approached in Austinmer. About 8.10am on Friday a nine-year-old boy was walking along Allen Street, when an older style white van with a metallic stripe…