• Bulli Hospital forgotten says MP

    NORTHERN Illawarra residents had a right to be furious after Bulli Hospital wasn’t even mentioned in the Illawarra Regional Action Plan released by the NSW Government, says State MP for Keira Ryan Park. Mr…

  • Government back flips on CSG in residential areas

    NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has announced new measures to strengthen the regulation of the Coal Seam Gas (CSG) industry in NSW. Mr O’Farrell said the new measures build on what are already the toughest…

  • Just for laughs at open mic competition

    THE Melbourne International Comedy Festival is on the hunt again for fresh funny faces in Australia’s largest and most prestigious open mic comedy competition. The RAW Comedy Wollongong heat will be held at Illawarra…

  • School holiday entertainment at IPAC

    CAUTIONARY Tales for Children is a new comedy musical for ages 8 plus, based on Hilaire Belloc’s much-loved early 20th century satirical poems about wayward children who receive their comeuppance in outrageous and humorous…

  • Spotted gums to get the chop

    TWO Spotted Gums are to be removed from Pioneer Park, Wollongong. The two gums, Corymbia Maculata, are located on the western boundary near the children’s playground equipment. Wollongong City Council said insect damage has…

  • Sport: Hawks boost playoff chances

    Sunday, February 17: Wollongong Hawks: 86 (Deleon 28, Forman 22, Grant 12). Townsville Crocodiles: 62 (Blanchfield 13, Ervin 11, Crawford 11)
. Crowd: 3006 at WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong. THE Wollongong Hawks have given their…

  • Wollongong seniors get set to celebrate

    LEARNING news skills, exploring new places and healthy living are the focuses of Seniors Week events in Wollongong for 2013. Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery and Seniors Week Committee member Charlie Goodwin have launched…

  • Looking Back: Riley’s Thirroul wine saloon

    By MICK ROBERTS. AFTER last drinks were called at Thirroul’s Ryans Hotel, in the days of the “Six O’clock Swill”, swards of men would trudge down the road to Riley’s wine saloon. The wine…

  • Wollongong life savers Bondi’s best

    WOLLONGONG City Council Lifeguards have won the prestigious 2013 Bondi Beach Annual Relay Professional Ocean Lifeguard Team Challenge. Wollongong City Council’s Beach Services Co-ordinator Jason Foye said th e challenge is the equivalent of…