THIS weekend is going to be a scorcher and with extreme heat conditions forecasted, lifeguard patrolled beach hours will be extended in an effort to keep swimmers safe. Professional lifeguards will offer additional supervision on Saturday at northern beaches and pools, and on Sunday Surf Life Saving Illawarra will take the baton. Wollongong Lord Mayor … Continue reading
THIS week Wollongong City Council has adopted the Sustainable Wollongong 2030: A Climate Healthy City Strategy and the Climate Change Mitigation Plan 2020 to guide delivery actions and provide high-level strategic direction for the future. Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery said the Council knows that climate change and the long-term sustainability of the city are important issues for community … Continue reading
AS of this morning, the first of the specially designed ‘caddies’ to collect household food waste for recycling began to be delivered to homes throughout Wollongong. The first suburbs to receive their Wollongong City Council FOGO caddies will be in the southern suburbs, with the north to get the receptacles over the next six weeks. … Continue reading
WITH only a few weeks until food waste can be recycled in green-lidded organics bins, northern suburbs residents are being asked to make sure that their households are FOGO ready. Starting November 16, Wollongong City Council will be rolling out the Food Organics and Garden Organics service — or FOGO — with the delivery of … Continue reading
POLICE are appealing for public assistance to locate a man wanted on an outstanding warrant in the Illawarra region. Waseem Sajjad, aged 33, is wanted on an arrest warrant in relation to an alleged sexual offence. Wollongong detectives have conducted extensive inquiries into his whereabouts; however, have been unable to locate him. He is described … Continue reading
Are you looking to understand how to do business with Wollongong City Council? A major procurement contractor, the Council will be holding a free live stream event to help local business learn more about the upcoming opportunities regarding supplying goods and services contracts for the city. The live workshop is open to all local businesses … Continue reading
It’s a tough time for local businesses and in recognition of the challenges many are facing, a new service has been launched to assist business in the Wollongong region. The B-Hub offers a broad range of free professional services, face-to-face training, workshops and business support to assist local businesses to launch, grow or adapt to … Continue reading
Wollongong City Council has released the final episode of its Creative Dialogue series for young and emerging artists, arts workers, professional creatives and arts-related organisations. Initially planned as a series of live talks with industry experts in a variety of creative fields, the talks morphed into a collection of podcasts in response to the pandemic. … Continue reading
AS the weather warms, lifeguards are ready return to the beach and pools for the 2020/2021 swim season, which begins on Saturday September 26. This year’s season will come with a unique set of challenges, as the pandemic coincides with the swim season. Wollongong City Council’s nine patrolled pools will each open and operate under … Continue reading
A DEMONSTRATION against gas and the Australian Government’s Low Emissions Technology Statement will be held by school students across northern Illawarra this Friday (September 25) . The ‘Fund Our Future Not Gas’ day is organised by the School Strike 4 Climate network, as well as First Nations communities and unions in response to the federal … Continue reading
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