'Incredibly dangerous': Ban on cycling in the mall to continue
To allow bicycle riding in the mall, or not? That was the most hotly debated issue at the final meeting of the year for Wollongong City Council last week
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'Incredibly dangerous': Ban on cycling in the mall to continue
To allow bicycle riding in the mall, or not? That was the most hotly debated issue at the final meeting of the year for Wollongong City Council last week
Arts & culture
Multiple performances mean no need to miss main acts at folk fest
Organisers have finalised the program for the 39th Illawarra Folk Festival at Bulli Showground on January 15-18, with most of the 88 performers doing multiple shows over the four days
Clubs & Community
Time for Toastmasters: A journey from 'jelly legs' to public speaking
Janice Creenaune meets Matthew Derbridge, a self-published author and Student Learning Support Officer in local schools, who finds time to develop his organisational and public speaking skills through the not-for-profit organisation Toastmasters
Energy & Sustainability
Local force for change Green Gravity wins state sustainability award
Green Gravity just keeps pulling in the awards, recently winning the Climate Technology for Impact prize at the Banksia Foundation’s 2025 NSW Sustainability Awards
Food & Travel
Get ready for ‘wow factor’ and meet the man set to take over The Lagoon, North Wollongong
Wollongong’s famous Lagoon seafood restaurant will soon be under new management. Jeremy Lasek tells us about the flamboyant operator who is set to shake up the local food scene
Local Business
Cool and calm: New co-work space opens in Helensburgh
If you’ve been dreaming of a co-work space where the chief distraction is bird song, now is your chance to take up an affordable offer in Helensburgh
Science & Nature
Drones up accuracy, as NSW reveals new koala numbers
Koalas used to be tracked by sight and scat, now government scientists have finished their first NSW survey with new technology, such as heat-detecting drones and acoustic recorders
