THIS weekend is set to see temperatures soar, and with the heat, Wollongong’s northern beaches are again expected to be packed with Sydney visitors. Wollongong City Council is reminding locals and visitors to plan ahead. Local residents and Sydney visitors escaping heatwave conditions forecasted by the Bureau of Meteorology are likely to see parking at … Continue reading
SINCE the adoption of Wollongong City Council’s Delivery Program 2018-2022 and Operational Plan 2020-2021 in June, work has got underway ticking off the $800 million infrastructure ‘to-do list’. Wollongong Acting Lord Mayor Tania Brown said at the last meeting of Council close to $4 million in tenders for a range of projects was given the … Continue reading
SPORTING fields, parks and reserves near northern beaches could become “pop-up parking” this summer as Wollongong City Council grapples with the growing problem of traffic congestion around Austinmer, Thirroul and Bulli. A surge in visitors to prime foreshore locations, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions on international travel, has made parking … Continue reading
WHEN Wollongong City Council embarked on the refurbishment of the historic Austinmer Beach Pavilion, it was anticipating challenges. The Council says the refurbishment is on track to be completed by Christmas despite the discovery that the pavilion’s roof slab urgently needs reinforcement to allow people to stand on the viewing platform. From the experiences of … Continue reading
GREEN-lidded bins will no longer be limited to garden waste with residents across the Wollongong City local government area able to include food and organic waste in their collections from November. Council will introduce a weekly FOGO – or Food Organics Garden Organics – collection to all households that currently have a green-lidded garden waste … Continue reading
A COMMUNITY art exhibition at Austinmer, garden projects at Helensburgh and crafting reusable bags at Bellambi are all initiatives in the works following the announcement of the fourth round of Wollongong City Council’s Connecting Neighbours Grants Program. Council initially piloted this program in 2018, and it has gone from strength to strength as community … Continue reading
THE Austinmer Bathers Pavilion will be closed to the public from tomorrow (Wednesday May 20), to allow for its extensive refurbishment. Over the past two weeks, site preparation works have been underway around the popular building with the installation of temporary amenities on the grassed area outside the surf club. From tomorrow site fencing around … Continue reading
Originally posted on Looking Back:
All Saints, Church of England, Moore Street Austinmer. Picture: Supplied AUSTINMER All Saints Anglican Church celebrated a century of Christian worship on Sunday March 14 2004. A Mr E Sweeney of Corrimal completed a small weatherboard chapel at Austinmer in 1904 and in 2004 parishioner Judith Carrick looks at the…
THE refurbishment of the Austinmer Bathers Pavilion will get underway tomorrow (Thursday May 7) with the set up of the temporary amenities on the grassed area immediately north of the Surf Club building. The temporary amenities, including toilets and showers, will be in place while the extensive works, estimated to cost over $900,000, are underway … Continue reading
AUSTINMER’S 92-year-old Bathers Pavilion will be refurbished after Wollongong City Council last night gave the green light for a $900,000 upgrade of the ageing building. Council said work is anticipated to start as soon as possible, with the plan to wrap the project up by the end of the year. Temporary amenities, including toilets and … Continue reading
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