• Wollongong gets set to see in 2013

    MORE than 15,000 people are expected to gather around Wollongong City’s forshore from 5pm on Monday December 31 to see in 2013. The family-friendly, alcohol free New Year Eve event includes live music from…

  • Wollongong restaurant caught trading late

    ILLAWARRA licensed venues have been warned to be vigilant after a Wollongong restaurant was named on the Three Strikes public register for breaching its trading hours. The licensee of Red Square, in Keira Street,…

  • Police charge man with knife offences

    A MAN has been charged by police for wielding a knife in public and detaining a man during an incident in Wollongong on Thursday. Between 2.30pm and 3pm, emergency services received reports that a…

  • Coledale train victim dies

    THE man struck by a train at Coledale Railway Station has died. Police have confirmed that the 24-year-old man was flown to St George Hospital, where he later died from his injuries. The Berkeley…

  • Twilight markets return to Flagstaff Hill

    WOLLONGONG City Council’s Twilight Markets are on this Friday from 5.30 to 8.30pm at Flagstaff Hill and this time the event is all about getting into the festive spirit. Graham Wilson, a former Four…

  • Deadline extended for Australia Day awards

    THE nomination deadline for Wollongong City Council’s Australia Day Awards for 2013 has been extended to Friday December 14. The annual awards recognise the achievements and contributions made by our community members and the…

  • North Gong Beach comes up trumps

    NORTH Wollongong Beach and City Beach came up trumps at today’s Keep Australia Beautiful Clean Beaches Award. North Wollongong Beach was named State Winner of the Sydney Water, Water Conservation Award for 2012 and…

  • Former coal mining villages say no to CSG

    WOMBARRA and Scarborough residents have declared that they want their villages to remain ‘Coal Seam Gas (GSG) free’. Stop CSG members have surveyed households in the two former coal mining villages, with an overwhelming…

  • Purpose built cafe arrives at Corrimal Beach

    WOLLONGONG City Council is looking for a business person who can lease and run a café at Corrimal Beach. The new café is located next to Corrimal Surf Club and Corrimal Beach. The purpose…