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Hundreds rally for Bulli Hospital’s ED
SUNDAY’S public rally to save Bulli Hospital emergency department has attracted more than 500 people. Concerned northern Illawarra residents brought their own signs and photographs to show what Bulli Hospital and its emergency department…
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Quebec’s radical student protester visits Thirroul
A LEADING member of an organisation which have led mass student strikes in Quebec, Canada will be a guest speaker at a public meeting at Thirroul tomorrow. Guillaume Legault is a member of Quebec’s…
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Thousands of plants ready for National Tree Day
ROTARY Park at Towradgi will be just one of the sites across the Illawarra where plantings will take place tomorrow for National Tree Day. The Sandon Point Bushcare Group will plant grasses and shrubs…
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Rally to save hospital emergency department
AS the community prepares for tomorrow’s rally to stop further downgrading of their local hospital, data published by the Bureau of Health Information (BHI) shows that the Bulli Hospital emergency department is a life-saving…
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Warning to dog owners
PET owners are being asked to be responsible following complaints about dogs chasing coastal wildlife in the Illawarra. Wollongong City Council’s Manager Regulation and Enforcement Jeannie Nicol said there are a number of off-leash…
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Alleged assault at ‘Burgh soccer match
POLICE have charged a man over a violent assault on a rival player during a soccer match at Helensburgh last month. A physical altercation broke out between two opposing players during the match between…
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Looking Back feature: Mother Ryan: The untold story of Thirroul’s Johanna Ryan
By MICK ROBERTS. FIFTY five years after the death of her husband, Irish hotelier Johanna Ryan was finally reunited with her spouse Michael, laid to rest beside him in the Catholic section of Australia’s…
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Plan put forward to save Bulli Hospital’s ED
AN innovative proposal to help save Illawarra and other community hospital emergency departments from downgrades and closures has been presented to Federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek. The plan was put to the minister on…
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Future of Gleniffer Brae about to be decided
A COMMUNITY information session to talk about a draft planning proposal for Gleniffer Brae will be held on Saturday July 28 on the site. Wollongong City Council is exhibiting the draft planning proposal for…
