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May 16 2025
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Neighbourhood Centres need help to fight hunger in our community

The recent NSW Budget held little to benefit individuals and families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, and nothing for those grassroots community services that play such an important role in keeping people safe, fed, connected and...

Nicky Sloan
2 hours ago
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Major upgrade underway at Bulli’s popular beachside cafe

Grabbing a hot cuppa while watching the whales pass by has become a bit more challenging this winter with work well underway on a major renovation at the popular Bulli Beach Cafe. Wollongong Council is spending more than $680,000 to replace the...

Jeremy Lasek
16 hours ago
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Go Electric Open Day drives change in the Illawarra

The Go Electric expo welcomed 600 south coast locals to Club Thirroul on Sunday 22 June, to learn about local projects supporting renewable energy. Attendees enjoyed an update from Electrify 2515’s community pilot program, A book launch from Dr...

Tyneesha Williams
June 2025
Opinion

Trouble with holding Peabody to account

By Helensburgh’s James McCormack, editor of Wild Magazine On March 21, the NSW Land and Environment Court released its long-awaited decision on the EPA vs Metropolitan Collieries Pty Ltd. The case stems back to September 2022, when I was...

James McCormack
June 2025