video Clubs & Community New members welcome to try Helensburgh Probus Club meeting More information ? Contact Val on 0419129984 or email helensburghprobus@y7mail. com The Illawarra Flame May 2025
video Clubs & Community Wollongong Harmony Chorus brings it home at national competition By Isabelle Ghetti, events coordinator at Wollongong Harmony Chorus The Wollongong Harmony Chorus has brought home the 5th place medal after competing at the Sweet Adelines Australia Convention held in Hobart, Tasmania last weekend. Competing in... The Illawarra Flame May 2025
video History Burials hidden for a century By Helensburgh Historical Society researcher Jenny Donohoe The society has had a field survey with Wollongong City Council’s Cemetery Supervisor, Paul Gooda, regarding the Flame article by Genevieve Swart in the April 2025 edition. Society members... Jenny Donohoe May 2025
video Clubs & Community Where to find a Justice of the Peace (JP) in Wollongong All times are 10am till 1pm. Thirroul Library – 1st Thursday of the month Corrimal Library – 2nd Wednesday of the month Wollongong Library – 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month, plus 4th Tuesday of the month. Dapto Library – 2nd & 4th... The Illawarra Flame May 2025
video Clubs & Community Great reviews for NINA’s Cafe Club: ‘One of the best groups I’ve joined in my life’ Local Not-For-Profit organisation, Northern Illawarra Neighbour Aid (NINA) helps clients from Helensburgh to Woonona to live independently. NINA organises social groups such as Cafe Club, which improves quality of life by addressing social... Tyneesha Williams May 2025
video Clubs & Community Fashion parade highlight at Wollongong weavers and spinners expo Crocheted bunting and mandalas hung from the sprawling branches of trees and adorned benches and the entry to the community centre in Fairy Meadow. Before even making it inside the annual exhibition from the Wollongong Handweavers and Spinners... Amanda De George May 2025
video History ‘A million ways to remember mother’ ‘A million ways to remember mother’ was the newspaper slogan used to draw shoppers into Anthony Horderns for their 1963 Mother’s Day Sale. Featured items included; tomboy spotted flannella pyjamas ($4.99) and brunch coat with satin bow... Jenny McConchie May 2025
video Media release Wollongong Harmony Chorus delights crowd By Isabelle Ghetti, events coordinator at Wollongong Harmony Chorus The Wollongong Harmony Chorus wowed a crowd of approximately 100 enthusiastic supporters at their Family and Friends Concert in May, delivering a heartwarming and high-energy... The Illawarra Flame May 2025
video Clubs & Community Stanwell Park CWA to host talk about much-loved cookbooks CWA members have since undertaken training in CPR and use of the defibrillator with the Dave Winner Foundation. We urge other community members to take advantage of this free CPR training, which we can highly recommend. Go to... The Illawarra Flame May 2025
video Clubs & Community Helensburgh Lions to sponsor a hearing assistance dog It was a busy April with a lot of activities, such as supporting Warwick’s Boot Scooting Fundraising event, the Easter Scramble and the Anzac Day Service at Stanwell Tops memorial park. Now it is with great pleasure that we announce your... Fran Peppernell May 2025
video Clubs & Community Looking back on Wollongong’s ANZAC Day March in photos The annual ANZAC Day march drew hundreds of people to the city last month. From 10am on April 25, families lined the streets of Wollongong, waving Australian flags to show their support for local veterans and commemorate 110 years since the Gallipoli landing. Tyneesha Williams May 2025
video Clubs & Community Support your local Salvos in 2025’s Red Shield appeal The Salvation Army has a small mission in Helensburgh that helps locals in need, creates community for people feeling lonely and isolated, and delivers individual and family empowerment and well-being programs. This is all free – the mission is... The Illawarra Flame May 2025
video Clubs & Community Southern Division stars head to Toastmasters contest Toastmasters Southern Division excelled at Woonona-Bulli RSL on Saturday, March 22, with 10 contestants doing their absolute best in their contest. Over the whole day, four Toastmasters contests took place at the RSL, with people from the Illawarr... Matthew Derbridge May 2025
video History The Helensburgh Historical Society Has Not Forgotten Anzac Day will be held in the Charles Harper Park on Friday 25 April 2025 Helensburgh’s RSL Sub-branch has never forgotten and they have held Remembrance Services just-about -every year since WWI. The Helensburgh Historical Society produced two... Jenny Donohoe April 2025
video Clubs & Community Where to mark ANZAC Day in 2025 City of Wollongong March Crown Street, Wollongong and various locations - from 10am, find road closure information and more here The Illawarra Flame April 2025
video Clubs & Community Scouts stand together By Paul Rustomji of 1st Austinmer Scouts Austinmer Scout Group held its once-a-year group-wide meeting on Monday, 10 March. It is always an opportunity for all our age groups to get together and see what has happened over the past 12 months... The Illawarra Flame April 2025
video Clubs & Community Sammy’s stellar swing By Matt McCoy & Nina Sampson Helensburgh Public School is beaming with pride as one of our own, Sammy, a Year 5 student, has achieved an extraordinary milestone by making it to the Primary NSW State Cricket Team. This remarkable achievement... The Illawarra Flame April 2025
video Clubs & Community Helensburgh Lions set for Movie Night Scramble With Autumn upon us, we have some special events coming, so mark your calendars. 19/4/2025 – First up is the Easter scramble and movie night organised by Mattias Samuelsson and his wonderful team at Ray White Real Estate on Easter Saturday... Fran Peppernell April 2025
video Clubs & Community Time to join your local Community Fire Unit Jenny and Andrew Newland, an IT consultant and a geologist respectively, have long served the community in their efforts to be fire prepared. Now in their early 70s in retirement, they continue to enable local community action and knowledge with the... Janice Creenaune April 2025
video Partner content Celebrate Buddha’s Birthday with art, light and culture at Nan Tien Temple Nan Tien Temple invites everyone to enjoy a spectacular four-day celebration of Buddha’s Birthday – a vibrant, multicultural festival blending art, mindfulness, and community spirit. From April 18 to 21, the temple will share inspiring program... The Illawarra Flame April 2025
video Clubs & Community Join Helensburgh Travel Group and see Australia By trip organiser Helen Slade Helensburgh Travel Group started out as a small social group within the Helensburgh Workman’s Club in the late 1990s. They organised monthly day trips and annual holidays each year, and we still do today. Holiday... The Illawarra Flame April 2025
video Clubs & Community Enjoy better health (and making things) at Helensburgh Men’s Shed By Bob Pymm of Helensburgh Men’s Shed With the Men’s Shed settling down in its new location at the end of Darkes Forest Road, we are beginning to get back into other activities. Built into our constitution is a commitment to enhance the health... The Illawarra Flame April 2025
