• Plenty to do these school holidays

    CHILDREN won’t have time to be bored this school holidays. Whether it’s cooking classes, a Lego competition or watching some outdoor theatre, Wollongong City Council has something to keep everyone happy. For starters, our…

  • Guided walk to Kellys Falls this weekend

    THE Wollongong Botanic Garden is hosting two workshops this Saturday. The first is a workshop where participients will learn about the birds of the Illawarra, facilitated by Martin Potter from the Illawarra Birders group.…

  • Community leaders call for coal seam gas ban in water catchments

    ILLAWARRA community leaders will come together tomorrow to petition the State Government to change its draft Strategic Regional Land Use Policy. Stop CSG Illawarra spokesperson Jess Moore says the policy does not rule out coal seam…

  • Termites attack Wollongong’s oldest public building

    By MICK ROBERTS. WOLLONGONG City Council says termites have been removed from one of its most historic public buildings. Termite damage was first noticed in the 1860s cottage some time ago, a spokesperson told…

  • Spare fridge cost big time

    THE NSW government estimates there are about 18,000 Wollongong households with a second fridge or freezer that if switched off would save residents more than $4.7 million on power bills each year. The Fridge…

  • NSW Aboriginal Land Council eyes off coal seam gas

    AFTER weeks of enquiries and confusion around the status of the Illawarra coal seam gas (CSG) project, opponents say they have finally received confirmation that drilling cannot go ahead in water catchment areas. Development…

  • Helensburgh man released pending further inquiries into hit and run

    POLICE closed a Waterfall road for a short time this morning as investigations continue into a fatal crash last week. About 3pm on Wednesday police attended Mckell Avenue in the Royal National Park following…

  • Helensburgh man questioned over Waterfall hit and run

    POLICE have seized a flatbed truck they believe was involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision with a motorcyclist at Waterfall on Wednesday. Paul Snepvangers, 58, was found dead beside his motorbike in the Royal…

  • Radical plan could deter environmental vandals

    By MICK ROBERTS. RADICAL measures could be put in place by Wollongong City Council in an effort to kerb increasing tree vandalism in the northern Illawarra. Ward One Greens Councillor Jill Merrin is calling…