ARTWORK from students at East Corrimal Public School will feature in a new reconciliation art project on display in Crown Street Mall. The East Corrimal students’ work is among 10 banners from children at Para Meadows School, Keiraview Childcare Centre, Five Islands Secondary College and Warrawong Public School, in Wollongong. The exhibition, Nandhi Ngara (Look Listen) was … Continue reading
NATIONAL Simultaneous Storytime is back with special events at Corrimal, Helensburgh, Thirroul, and Wollongong Libraries this week. This year the national event is held on Wednesday, May 24 at 11am and invites everyone across the country to read the Australian picture book, The Speedy Sloth by author Rebecca Young and Illustrator Heath McKenzie. National Simultaneous Storytime is … Continue reading
AUSTINMER Beach and Reserve, Corrimal Memorial Park, Darkes Forest, and the Helensburgh and District Historical Mine Museum. At first glance, none of these locations seem to have anything in common. But they do – they’re all Crown reserves. A Crown reserve is a parcel of land which has been set aside by the NSW State … Continue reading
MOTORISTS are advised of changed traffic conditions from next week in both directions on Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Clifton for drainage replacement work. A reduced speed limit of 40 kmh, traffic control and lane closures will be in place during work hours. Traffic control will manage queue lengths to reduce impacts on motorists. Work will be … Continue reading
BULLI’S much-loved Denmark Hotel is up for sale again. The heritage-listed building will be auctioned on June 24. Owner, Sean Hannon, who reportedly has “run out of steam”, bought the former coaching inn and hotel in 2011 for $427,000 with a vision to transform the historic building into exclusive apartments. After more than a decade … Continue reading
MOTORISTS are advised of upcoming changed traffic conditions on Appin Road southbound for road repair and resurfacing work next week. During the work detours will be in place via Old Mount Ousley Road and M1 Princes Motorway. Motorists travelling northbound will not be impacted. The southbound on-ramp to the M1 Princes Motorway from Appin Road … Continue reading
PROVIDERS can now establish, operate and maintain electric vehicle charging infrastructure on Wollongong City Council-owned or managed land. Last week, Council voted unanimously to adopt a new Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure on Public Land Policy. The new policy was finalised following a round of community consultation earlier this year, where 98 per cent of submissions supported … Continue reading
FOR the first time in half a century, the Royal National Park, on the doorstep of the northern Illawarra, will have a population of platypus. Scientists from UNSW Sydney have re-introduced platypuses to the Hacking River after an absence of more than 50 years since a confirmed sighting of the iconic native animals. Leading a team … Continue reading
BULLI Pass will be closed for maintenance work between Lawrence Hargrave Drive and M1 Princes Motorway for two days this month. Work includes trimming vegetation, clearing gutters and drains, line marking, bridge inspections and maintenance of guardrails, signs and safety ramps. The road will be closed in both directions between 9am and 3pm on Tuesday … Continue reading
A NUMBER of northern sporting groups have shared $423,000 in financial assistance through Wollongong City Council’s Sports Grants Program. Successful recipients of the grants include Helensburgh Off Road Cycling (shade and seating), Russell Vale Junior Rugby League (drainage works), Helensburgh Thistles (car park fencing replacement), and Northern Districts Cricket (net renewal). This round of grant … Continue reading
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