Decades of model train history facing eviction threat
Illawarra model train enthusiasts have just weeks to find a new home after being told to leave their Unanderra clubhouse
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News & Views
Sky the limit for more residential tall buildings for Wollongong
This proposal will again test the community’s appetite for existing height limits to be exceeded (and by a long way)
Arts & culture
Music fills the streets as jazz festival swings into our city
Jeremy Lasek reviews Wollongong's first Jazz in the City festival, a free, one-day event held on Saturday across six venues in the CBD
Clubs & Community
Lions plan two fairs in Helensburgh
Helensburgh Lions Club would love new members to help organise events for the town. It doesn’t involve lots of time, and is really rewarding
Energy & Sustainability
Bus to the future
Renewable jobs advocate Darryl Best finds a big surprise parked outside the Servo in Port Kembla
Food & Travel
How to get more local sardines on Australian plates – a win for nutrition, local fishers and the environment
Sardines are packed with healthy oils and calcium and have less mercury than bigger fish – and they’re increasingly appearing on menus at bars and restaurants (often served still in the can)
Local Business
Getting scammed via a text will be harder from July 1 – but more businesses need to act
Small businesses and community organisations are urged to act fast to register their “sender ID” – or risk having their texts ignored or even reported as scams from July
Science & Nature
Threatened species discovered at West Dapto Road upgrade site
A colony of a threatened microbat species was discovered in a culvert set for demolition
