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Visitors seize chance to hold a hose at NSW Fire and Rescue Open Day

On Saturday, May 10th, local fire stations welcomed families for NSW Fire and Rescue Open Day. Visitors were invited to grab a sausage sandwich, explore the firetrucks, have a turn on the hose, collect show bags and sign up for free fire detector...

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‘We can definitely do better’: iBUG sees bright future for Ride Wollongong with broader appeal

Ride Wollongong Festival of Cycling has huge potential as an annual event with riders and businesses eager to celebrate the Gong’s status as Australia’s first Bike City. This year’s event – held last Sunday at Lang Park – featured a new...

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Aussie legend Craig Foster poses a powerful question: ‘What would you do?’

Late last year I looked at the world and I got a bit despondent. The American people had spoken and they said “We want an orange buffoon to run the country”. They elected a man who was not only a convicted criminal – but an unrepentant...

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Lost burials, babies and ‘one lonely grave that everyone parks on’: Why Helensburgh cemetery needs signage

Picture an old miner last century, one shivery night at the pub, saying, ‘Oh, it’s like someone just walked over my grave.’ Well, if his future lay at Helensburgh General Cemetery, he might have been right. But it wouldn’t only be people walking over his grave – it could be horses trotting over it or vehicles parking on top of it.

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