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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Lake Illawarra’s 2022-23 report card will be the envy of local parents.
It scored ‘very good’ for water clarity and microscopic algae levels at six of eleven sites tested, and ‘good’ at another three. The two remaining sites earned ‘fair’ ratings.
Ever wondered what happens to your FOGO waste once it leaves your kerb? Wollongong City Council are taking residents on a video tour of how they collect, sort, and convert your food scraps and lawn clippings into compost material.
A new forest is taking root in Koonawarra as Wollongong City Council gets ready to plant its first ever Koala Food Forest.
Wollongong City Council is reminding residents to take extra care when out and about during magpie swooping season.
Wollongong City Council is driving down emissions with its new fleet car, a Hyundai Kona, which runs on renewable energy. Delivered this month, it’s the first fully electric vehicle in the City’s pool car fleet.
With spring approaching, and in celebration of Sunday’s National Tree Day, here are five treeriffic native plants to consider for your garden.
On Friday 21 July, over 100 Year 7 students from Keira High School converged on Puckeys Reserve to participate in a Wollongong City Council cleanup event as part of Plastic Free July.
Heat and heatwaves are the focus of a new strategy that has been drafted by Wollongong City Council in consultation with the University of New South Wales.
A partnership between Wollongong City Council and Endeavour Energy will see the remainder of the City’s streetlight network, some 8,521 globes, replaced with energy efficient LEDs over the next nine months.
Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities.