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Council calls on State Government funding to help maintain region’s pools
WHEN Thirroul Pool first opened in 1940, baby boomers hadn’t been born, and World War II was dominating news headlines across the globe. The pool was the second of Council’s owned and managed supervised…
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Local pollies launch charity ‘Toy Drives’ with collection points at Bulli and Corrimal
TWO local State MPs have launched toy drives in the lead-up to Christmas. THE 13th annual charity Toy Drive has been launched by State MP for Keira, Ryan Park to raise much-needed funds for women…
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Lady Wakehurst Drive closed to traffic
LADY Wakehurst Drive will be closed to traffic between McKell Avenue and Otford Lookout for maintenance work next week. Work will include general maintenance, guardrail repairs, trimming vegetation and clearing gutters and drains to…
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Thirroul pop-up cycleway to be retained, while it’s back to the drawing board for Towradgi
THIRROUL’S ‘pop-up’ cycleway will be retained, while Towradgi’s will be scrapped, after community feedback to Wollongong City Council. Council introduced the trial of pop-up cycleways in key locations across the city in early 2021…
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Changed traffic conditions on Princes Highway at Bulli Tops
MOTORISTS are advised of continued changed traffic conditions on the Princes Highway at Bulli Pass until early December, weather permitting. Shoulder closures and a reduced speed limit of 40 km/h will remain in place…
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Northern swim sites score highly in State of the Beaches 2022-2023 report
ILLAWARRA water lovers can swim with confidence, with 95 percent of monitored swim sites in the region graded as ‘Good’ or ‘Very Good’ in the annual State of the Beaches report. All 13 monitored…
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Four sites on Lawrence Hargrave Drive to undergo slip repair work over two months
WORK to repair four sections of Lawrence Hargrave Drive following landslips in 2022 will be carried out by Transport for NSW. The NSW Government has provided $500,000 as part of the Natural Disaster Recovery…
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Eucalypt forest will feed Symbio’s koalas
THE koalas at Helensburgh’s Symbio Wildlife Park will have a sustainable supply of gum leaves thanks to a partnership with Wollongong City Council and a new Koala Food Forest planted at Koonawarra. During the week…
