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The Illawarra Flame

The Illawarra Flame is an independent community publication named after the Illawarra's famous flame trees.

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Illawarra Academy of Sport celebrates rising stars at awards night

2 Sept 2025: Illawarra Academy of Sport Media Release from Joel Martelli at the IAS Snowboard cross athlete Marci Davis-Cook was the star of the show at the Illawarra Academy of Sport 40th Anniversary & 2025 Athlete Awards Night as she claimed...

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New! Wordy: 3 Sept 2025

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Town Hall to host free Strange Folds Zine Fair this Saturday

Across the coast of NSW this week, printers are humming, ink is drying, work copiers are secretly being utilised, and staples are not quite landing evenly until after the third try and a bunch of swearing, as zine-makers from all over (within...

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September 2025
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Mt Kembla disaster victim immortalised in new song

By Illawarra Folk Club’s honorary festival publicity officer, Nick Hartgerink A song about a tragic young victim of the 1902 Mt Kembla coal mine explosion will get its first public airing when Kiama’s favourite folk band The Water Runners showcase...

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September 2025
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Easy Sudoku, 2 Sept 2025

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September 2025
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Nominate a champion of belonging who’s helped build our multicultural state

The NSW Government is calling for communities across the state to nominate people and organisations that have championed social cohesion in 2025. Multicultural NSW has officially opened nominations for the 2026 Multicultural Community Medals and...

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September 2025
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Look out for September’s magazine in your letterbox

The Illawarra Flame’s September edition is out today, with 11,000 magazines headed out to local letterboxes this week

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September 2025
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Shellharbour’s Spring edition is out now

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September 2025
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A history of Ravensthorpe and the Albion Park doctor whose surgery is now a honeymoon suite

Dr Arthur Wigley Bateman was a fascinating, and well-travelled man. He was born 1844 at St Pancras, London to Thomas and Marianne Bateman (nee Daubeny). His father was a solicitor and the family lived at Endsleigh Street, with several servants...

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September 2025
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Mini Crossword, 1 Sept 2025

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September 2025
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Quick Crossword, 29 August 2025

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August 2025
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Sudoku Challenge, 28 August 2025

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August 2025
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Smitten at first sight

By William Tibben The marriage of Rev Alfred E. Waters and Gwendoline Bowyer on the 3rd April 1924 at Bulli Methodist Church may not have occurred had the vagaries of unrequited love forced a different course of events. This love story begins with...

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August 2025
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