• New group gets down to business

    ENVIRONMENTALIST and Austinmer resident Jill Merrin has been appointed to the chair of Wollongong City Council’s new Environment and Sustainability Reference Group. The group also includes representatives of Wollongong’s Aboriginal community, climate change and…

  • Austinmer accident kills Corrimal motorcyclist

    A CORRIMAL man has died after crashing his motorcycle at Austinmer. The crash happened shortly before 3.30am on Sunday when the Honda CRB1000 left Lawrence Hargrave Drive at Austinmer. The 44-year-old rider was thrown…

  • Thirroul screening of new doco

    THE Wollongong premiere of new documentary Growing Change will screen this Friday at the Thirroul Railway Institute Hall. Made by Simon Cunich, who grew up in Wollongong and attended Illawarra Grammar School, it is the first…

  • Bike ride explores Bellambi wetlands

    SUSTAINABLE Wollongong will host an Autumn bike ride from Stuart Part at North Wollongong to Bellambi Wetlands and onto Bulli. Botanic Gardens Discovery Centre Environmental Project Officer Caren Taylor said the ride will provide an…

  • Explore Dharawal this weekend

    THE secrets of the State’s newest national park will be revealed on Saturday when a community celebration is held at Dharawal. State MP for Heathcote Lee Evans has encouraged residents to come and explore…

  • Illawarra Business Chamber welcomes interest rate cut

    THE Illawarra Business Chamber, has welcomed the decision of the RBA to cut interest rates by 50 basis points as the right decision given the sluggishness of the economy, and now calls on the…

  • Rally against coal seam gas mining

    STOP Coal Seam Gas (CSG) Illawarra members will join others in a rally today outside the NSW Parliament House. The rally – called by the NSW Farmers Association – is supported by the Country…

  • Take the climate challenge

    ILLAWARRA residents can do their bit to help tackle climate change by participating in a community program – the Illawarra Climate Challenge. From Wollongong to Shellharbour to Kiama, over 150 Illawarra residents have signed…

  • Greens set sights on Cunngingham

    GREENS members met in Coniston on Sunday afternoon to begin deciding who will be the Greens Senate candidates for NSW in the next federal election. The Greens have held several forums in locations across…