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2024 Seniors Festival program is here!
WANT to learn bush dancing? Take an aqua aerobics class? Or does forest therapy sound just right for you? Wherever your interests lie, the Wollongong City Council 2024 Seniors Festival program is offering something…
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Bulli Hospital’s ‘urgent care centre’ to open seven days a week
NORTHERN Illawarra residents who require care for minor injuries or illness will have access to Bulli Hospital’s urgent care centre (UCC) seven days a week. NSW Health Minister and Keira MP, Ryan Park made…
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Russell Vale Colliery to close, impacting 145 jobs
RUSSELL Vale Colliery – the former South Bulli Colliery – will close after more than 135 years of operation, impacting the jobs of 145 workers. The owners of what is believed to be Australia’s…
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Appeal for information after toddler injured on Bulli cycleway
POLICE are appealing for information after a toddler was injured by an e-bike on the Bulli cycleway about 3.30pm on Saturday January 6, 2024. The three-year-old girl was holding her mother’s hand and walking…
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Police appeal for information on missing Fairy Meadow man
POLICE are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from Fairy Meadow. Luke Vera, aged 26, was last seen at a home on Garrat Avenue, Fairy Meadow, about 9am on Thursday, February…
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Back to school safety reminders
WITH the end of the January school holidays, Wollongong City Council is urging motorists to brush-up on their road rules, especially around schools. Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery is reminding drivers travelling around schools…
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Man dies after Thirroul scooter crash
A MAN has died in St George Hospital following a fatal scooter crash at Thirroul earlier this month. Emergency services were called to Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Thirroul, about 5.30pm on Wednesday (January 10 2024),…
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Bulli Pass closure will allow for land slip repairs
BULLI Pass will be closed to traffic on Tuesday, February 6, to allow for repairs to landslips. The road will be closed to all traffic in both directions while the work is carried out. …
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Warning to beach goers with rough surf conditions forecasted this long weekend
VISITORS to the Illawarra’s northern beaches are warned to take extra care this long weekend with forecasted rough surf conditions. Even with the wet summer weather, Wollongong City Council’s 17 patrolled beaches have had…
