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Austinmer bush fire brigade’s bureaucratic battle for new facility continues
THE exchange of unused railway land at Thirroul to Wollongong City Council to enable the relocation of the Austinmer Rural Fire Service (RFS) to a more suitable location continues to be bogged-down in red…
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Exhibition of coke works’ residential plan should be ‘delayed’ says community group
WHILE welcoming some concessions made to the proposed residential redevelopment of the old Corrimal Coke Works site, the community have called on Wollongong City Council to delay the public exhibition period due to the…
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Bodies recovered after search for three missing fishermen ends in tragedy
THE bodies of three men have been recovered after their boat went missing off the coast yesterday. Family members alerted police at 6am today (Sunday, July 4, 2021), when the boat did not return…
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Concern for another missing man, who is known to frequent Woonona
POLICE are appealing for public assistance to locate a second missing man, known to frequent Woonona, who has not been heard or seen from since Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Earlier today police appealed for…
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Appeal for information on missing Corrimal man
POLICE are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from Corrimal. Brandon Williams, aged 22, was last seen leaving his home just before 3.30pm on Thursday (July 1, 2021). Wollongong police were…
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Mass Covid-19 vaccination centre to open in old Wollongong David Jones building
A COVID-19 mass vaccination centre will be established in Wollongong, with the former David Jones building within the Crown Street Mall selected by the NSW Government as the location. Wollongong City Council General Manager…
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Latest residential plan for Corrimal Coke Works site includes increased building heights
WOLLONGONG City Council is seeking community feedback on the draft Planning Proposal and Development Control Plan for the former Corrimal Coke Works site. A number of documents for the former Coke Works site, located…
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Community encouraged to comment on more safety measures for Tarrawanna Road
IN a further effort to encourage motorists to slow down on a notorious Corrimal road, Wollongong City Council is asking the community to comment on a proposal for a number of traffic calming measures.…
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Council’s plan to restore Austinmer’s Glastonbury Garden is open for comment
THE much-loved Glastonbury Garden at Austinmer will receive a facelift with Wollongong City Council planning landscape improvements. The proposed plans pay homage to the garden’s past by commemorating the work of Council gardener, Roxy…
