THE M1 Princes Motorway will be closed for five nights starting this weekend between the Old Princes Highway intersection at Waterfall and Bulli Tops for maintenance work. Work will include trimming vegetation, clearing drains, litter collection and repairing the road surface, guardrail and signs. The closure will be in place in both directions between 8pm … Continue reading
ROAD surface improvements on Lawrence Hargrave Drive in Thirroul will be carried out from next week in conjunction with community consultation on further safety upgrades. Transport for NSW will carry out resheeting work between Lachlan Street and Hewitts Avenue from Monday, June 5, weather permitting. Asphalt patching will then follow from Bulli Pass to Phillip … Continue reading
WITH a spike in reported COVID-19 cases recorded in the Illawarra Shoalhaven region, Wollongong Local Government Area (LGA) residents can now pick up free Rapid Antigen Test kits (RATs) from their local library. The RATs are provided by NSW Health and are being distributed through Wollongong City Libraries. Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery said the RATs will … Continue reading
ROAD surface and traffic improvements on Lawrence Hargrave Drive in Thirroul will be carried out by Transport for NSW from next month to increase traffic efficiency and safety. The work will include road re-sheeting between Lachlan Street and Hewitts Avenue, as well as asphalt patching from Bulli Pass to Phillip Street. A Transport for … 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
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
BUS passengers are to benefit from extended services connecting Austinmer to Wollongong on Friday nights and new services on Sunday mornings, starting this weekend. A Transport for NSW spokesperson said, local bus operator Dions, alongside Transport for NSW, amended its timetable based on customer demand, and to provide more benefits to passengers. “These changes will … Continue reading
THIS ANZAC Day, RSL NSW is calling on Australians to ‘Check on a Mate’, pledge their support, and encourage their veteran friends and family members to attend one of the services held in the northern Illawarra. Dawn services will be held on Tuesday April 25 at Helensburgh, Coledale, Austinmer, Thirroul, Woonona, Corrimal and Wollongong. Corrimal … Continue reading
THIRROUL teen Will Haynes will take to the stage in Wollongong next month, performing his recently-released album ‘changing’, where the audience will also be treated to fresh tracks from this exciting young local talent. Will’s album, launched last November, has been streamed in more than 40 countries and already amassed more than 8,000 streams on Spotify. … Continue reading
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