City of Wollongong News: Environment
Stories and media releases from Wollongong City Council about caring for our environment, sustainable living, active transport, climate change and more.
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Wollongong City Council is calling for residents to share any information they may have on a pollution incident in the creek behind Cobblers Park, Figtree.
We’re branching out our Urban Greening Strategy to look after a much-loved Australian marsupial – the koala.
Pioneered right here at the University of Wollongong, Global Climate Change Week aims to raise awareness, inspire behaviour change, and drive transformation in relation to climate policy.
Wollongong City Council’s draft Climate Change Mitigation Plan 2023-2030 outlines a whole-of-community approach to reducing local greenhouse gas emissions.
Wollongong City Council will make a submission on the Australian Government’s proposal for an offshore wind development area that extends from Wombarra to Kiama and begins at least 10 kilometres from the coast.
When the time comes to replace their mattress, Wollongong residents can rest easy knowing that their old one can be recycled and repurposed locally thanks to a tender awarded to Mattrec Holdings.
Spring has sprung and it’s the perfect time to clean your place in preparation for the festive season. Part of that means going through and sorting things to keep and those that can be moved on (but that doesn’t mean they can’t “spark joy” for somebody else!)
Wollongong City Council is calling for residents to share any information they may have about a recent tree vandalism incident in Towradgi.
With spring finally here, and in celebration of September as Biodiversity Month, here are five fabulous and functional (or useful) fauna of Lake Illawarra.
Not every hero wears a cape, but if these FOGO stars did it would be a cape made from recycled material.