• Coalcliff traffic advisory: Slope stabilisation alert

    MOTORISTS are advised of changed traffic conditions on Bombora Way at Coalcliff while natural disaster recovery work is carried out.  Slope stabilisation work on Bombora Way will be carried out from Monday 27 October…

  • Thirroul arrest after Saturday night brawl at North Wollongong

    A MAN has been arrested at Thirroul after a brawl outside a North Wollongong night club on Saturday night. Raptor Squad officers have charged two men and continue to appeal for others as investigations…

  • Get ready for summer: Free garden waste collection in Helensburgh and Corrimal

    A FREE drop-off service for garden organic waste will be provided by Wollongong City Council in November at Corrimal and Helensburgh. The collection events are designed for residents to get their gardens ready for…

  • Lady Wakehurst Drive Closure: Maintenance Details

    MOTORISTS are advised of closures on Lady Wakehurst Drive between McKell Avenue and Otford Lookout next week while maintenance work is carried out.  Work will include road repairs and resurfacing, vegetation maintenance, clearing gutters and drains, maintenance of safety barriers and litter…

  • NSW Maritime launches 2025-26 boating safety initiative

    COMBINED forces for safety, maritime authorities and first responders came together to launch the 2025-26 boating season earlier this month. NSW Maritime, NSW Police Marine Area Command, Marine Rescue NSW, and Surf Life Saving…

  • Illawarra’s plastic waste solution: upcoming collection

    IT’S time to start (or keep) collecting those ‘scrunchable’ soft plastics! The next drop-off is on Saturday 25 October at Ray Robinson Oval, Towradgi. Residents are invited to collect and bring along clean, dry…

  • School holiday ideas: Explore the best attractions and activities

    IT’S school holidays and time to strike that delicate balancing act of keeping the “I’m bored” at bay. Here are five ideas from Wollongong City Council that’ll help the two weeks fly by. 1/…

  • Illawarra swim season 2025: Lifeguard safety tips

    SWIM season is back and more than 150 lifeguards across the city are ready to make yours a safe one! From Saturday 27 September, Wollongong City Council lifeguards will be on the sand and…

  • Join the True Story Festival in Coledale: Program released

    THE South Coast Writers Centre has released the program for the True Story, a festival of ideas and Australian creative non-fiction writing. The festival is returning for its fourth year to Coledale on the…