• Man arrested at Fairy Meadow after police chase

    A MAN has been arrested at Fairy Meadow and later charged after jumping into the ocean following a police pursuit at Wollongong earlier in the week. About 8:15pm, on Friday, police were patrolling Corrimal…

  • Greens want more dog parks

    WOLLONGONG Greens Councillor Jill Merrin will be seeking support for more and better dog parks in Wollongong, at Monday night’s Council meeting. A large number of public submissions to the draft Dogs on Beaches…

  • Petition calls for off leash dog beaches

    ALMOST 3000 signatures have been presented to Wollongong City Council calling for the current off-leash dog policy on Northern Illawarra beaches to remain the same. The petition is in response to Council’s plans to…

  • Road funding boost

    WOLLONGONG City Council will receive $6,625,897 over the 2014/2019 period as part of the Federal Government’s $2.1 billion funding program for the maintenance of local roads. For the 2009/2014 Roads to Recovery program, Wollongong…

  • History comes to life at Thirroul library

    THIRROUL District Library will host a series of weekly talks through October and November, each presented by an author or guest speaker. The free, one hour talks at 5pm on Wednesdays are an opportunity…

  • Get on the garage trail, says Council

    NORTH Illawarra is set to become part of one of the biggest community and sustainability events Australia has ever seen – the Garage Sale Trail. The national program aims to have thousands of simultaneous garage…

  • Corrimal youth charged over threats

    A TEENAGE boy will front court next month on 10 charges relating to hoax threats allegedly made to five premises, including schools, since last month Wollongong police investigating the hoax threats arrested a 15-year-old…

  • Drones coming to a beach near you

    A DRONE that has the potential to save lives has won a student prototype competition held at UOW recently.  Innovation Works!, a collaboration between the Australian Institute for Innovative Materials and the Global Challenges…

  • Plenty to do these school holidays

    NORTHERN suburbs children are spoilt for choice when it comes to school holiday activities with a packed program of events happening at local libraries, Beaton Leisure Centres, Wollongong Art Gallery and the Botanic Garden.…