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Expect delays, industrial action will impact Illawarra train services today
SIGNIFICANT delays are expected on train services throughout the Illawarra today (Friday July 1 2022), due to ongoing industrial action. Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink Intercity services will run to a reduced timetable and…
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Pedestrian and cycle access over Towradgi Creek into Corrimal residential development a ‘no-brainer’
CALLS for a shared cycle/pedestrian pathway to link the Corrimal Coke Works residential development to Towradgi would improve safety and enable children to walk to school. Community group Safe Streets to School have successfully…
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Community feedback sought on mandatory life jackets for rock fishers
COMMUNITY feedback is sought on a proposal to force fishers to wear life jackets on rock platforms in the northern suburbs. The plan would make life jackets mandatory at a number of locations in…
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Get your sneakers ready for a ‘Bloody Long Walk’ from Stanwell Park to Wollongong on Sunday
MORE than 1,100 walkers will make their way 35kms through the spectacular scenery of Wollongong’s northern suburbs on Sunday (June 26 2022) to raise funds for the Mito Foundation. Sunday marks the first time the Bloody…
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New playgrounds ready for action at Bulli Beach, Clifton and Balgownie
GOOD news for children and families as fencing is removed around three upgraded playgrounds at Bulli Beach Reserve, Rae Crescent Reserve Balgownie and Rube Hargrave Park Clifton. Wollongong City Council has completed the upgrades…
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Lawrence Hargrave Drive night closure
MOTORISTS are advised Lawrence Hargrave Drive will be closed for one night next week for routine maintenance work. Work includes vegetation maintenance, clearing gutters and drains, maintenance of guardrails and litter collection to improve…
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Search resumes to find paraglider reported to have crashed off coast at Woonona
UPDATE Tuesday, June 14, 2022: The scaled back search for a paraglider who reportedly crashed into the ocean off Woonona on Saturday was called off on Monday afternoon. There have been no reports of…
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Funding will assist sporting groups under government grant program
A NUMBER of sporting clubs in the far northern Illawarra will benefit after receiving $150,000 in funding for new equipment, programs and facilities to get more people involved following grants under the NSW Government’s Local…
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Tarrawanna gets city’s first ‘tiny forest’ under plan to swap grass with trees and shrubs
FROM little things big things grow! This is exactly the case with a tiny forest, which sprouted-up on Wednesday at Harrigan Park, Tarrawanna. Students from Tarrawanna Public School took steps to plant Wollongong city’s…
