• Man and two children found at Bulli

    A man and two children who went missing from Lithgow on Friday afternoon have been found safe and well. The 43-year-old and two children aged seven and two were located about 2.45pm on Saturday…

  • Scarborough pub to re-open before Easter

    THE Scarborough Hotel looks set to re-open before Easter reports the Illawarra Mercury. The Illawarra’s oldest pub closed early February after the former operators’ lease expired. The sudden closure shocked the close knit community,…

  • Changes planned for Stanwell Park village car park and bridge

    WOLLONGONG City Council is calling for comments on proposed changes to the Stanwell Park village carpark and pedestrian bridge. A service road is already used as an informal carpark and council proposes to formalise…

  • Gibson Park plans on show

    STAGE 3 of the Thomas Gibson Park Master Plan is about to get underway and Wollongong City Council is inviting residents to have their say on the project. The car park and park entry…

  • Thirroul pool shut

    THIRROUL pool was shut yesterday (Friday) due to stormwater runoff and large sea swells. Wollongong City Council said the pool will be closed until further notice due to storm water run off and large…

  • Corrimal students contribute to the future

    CORRIMAL High School students were among almost 50 young women from three Wollongong secondary schools to participate in a Young Women’s Forum at Wollongong Youth Centre on Friday. The Year 10 students from Corrimal…

  • Policy fails to protect Illawarra catchment area

    THE NSW Government has refused to rule out fracking beyond the April moratorium for coal seam gas (CSG) exploration in the sensitive Illawarra catchment area. The NSW Government today released its long awaited Strategic…

  • Town without a post office

    By MICK ROBERTS AFTER more than 140 years Bulli is without a post office. Bulli Post Office closed, along with the Bulli Newsagency, on January 20 after the businesses fell into financial difficulties. Attempts…

  • Clean Up postponed due to wet weather

    Due toweather conditions in the Illawarra region, Wollongong City Council Environmental Project Officer Julie Cherry has advised Clean Up Australia Day will be postponed until Sunday March 11. Council have postponed the Clean Up…