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On the road with NINA

Ahead of National Volunteer Week (16 to 22 May 2022), Iris Huizinga joins a Northern Illawarra Neighbour Aid bus trip to the Imperial at Clifton. Visit the NINA office at 18 Walker Street, call 4294 1900 or follow @northernillawarraneighbouraid on...

Iris Huizinga

May 2022

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How John Stubbs put patients at the heart of healthcare

A Thirroul resident and now Member of the Order of Australia, 74-year-old John Stubbs is on a mission to put patients at the centre of healthcare treatment. Watch the interview

Iris Huizinga

April 2023

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Lifesaver teaches refugees to swim

When former Scarborough-Wombarra lifesaver Peter Rafferty volunteered as a driving instructor for refugees in Wollongong, he discovered most of his students couldn’t swim. So he decided to do something about it. Peter, who worked with asylum...

Iris Huizinga

March 2023

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Rise in demand for Need a Feed

“Right now, we can’t meet the demand, we have had to knock people back,“ says Need a Feed CEO and founder Shaz Harrison. ”There was one organisation that wanted 70 food packages, we could only give 25.”

Iris Huizinga

December 2022

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Volunteers power Thirroul Seaside and Arts festival

The Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival exhibition was another huge success! We went behind the scenes to meet the volunteers who make the art show happen

Iris Huizinga

June 2022

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Kids show bucketloads of love for the lake

More than 200 people went on the hunt for rubbish as part of the Seaside Scavenge at Lake Illawarra’s Reddall Reserve on Sunday, November 6. The event was a joint initiative of the Shellharbour and Wollongong city councils aimed at trying to...

Iris Huizinga

November 2022

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Monique gets her Bronze Medallion

It’s October, the flags are up, the sun is back and so are Surf Life Savers on Sundays. Earlier this year, Monique McCullough, one of the newest members of Helensburgh-Stanwell Park Surf Lifesaving Club, completed her Bronze Medallion training and...

Iris Huizinga

October 2022

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Mustangs for Maggie

On Sunday, December 4, Wollongong’s gridiron team, the Mustangs, faced a very different kind of physical challenge. Seven players rolled up their sleeves to donate blood

Iris Huizinga

December 2022

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Meet the founder of Helensburgh’s animal rescue organisation

Meet Julie-ann Ehrlich, the founder of Helensburgh’s Country Companion Animal Rescue

Iris Huizinga

December 2022

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Helensburgh fire brigade wants you!

The brigade has 35 active members and is recruiting new members

Iris Huizinga

September 2022

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Dharawal People, Places, Stories

Wollongong City Council has produced a short film titled Dharawal People, Places, Stories celebrating the region and its many significant Aboriginal sites

Wollongong City Council

September 2022

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‘The Apple is the Hero’

On Saturday morning of August 20th there was a great deal of coming and going at Glenbernie Orchard in Darkes Forest as contestants dropped off apple pies and apple crumbles. As the pile of baked goods expanded, it fell to Robyn Simms and Jo Fahey to taste and judge the lot.

Iris Huizinga

August 2022

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Discover Woonona Community Garden

“Watching stuff grow” is what Rod Logan enjoys the most. Together with Lindy Cheetham the 63-year-old Woonona officially launched the Woonona Community Garden last year.

Iris Huizinga

August 2022

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Meet the canteen volunteers at Helensburgh’s temple

Have you tried the mango lassi, the tamarind rice or the famous masala dosa at Helensburgh’s Sri Venkateswara Temple? We spoke to the volunteers who serve the delicious vegetarian meals

Iris Huizinga

August 2022

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Meet a CycleAbility volunteer

In this episode of our Community Champions series, Iris Huizinga meets CycleAbility volunteer Adam Hockhing.

Iris Huizinga

August 2022