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City of Wollongong News: Fast Five

Discover new things about Wollongong with our Fast Five series! From the best places to visit to new ways you can learn or live better, we've got you covered.

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Friday 02 October 2026

Looking for a fun way to spend the final week of the school holidays?

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Community Life
Tuesday 09 June 2026

Wollongong City Libraries and Wollongong Youth Services are celebrating Pride Month with a range of free activities and events, including a special speaker event with activist Kate Rowe who marched in Sydney’s first-ever Mardi Gras.

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Community Life
Wednesday 07 January 2026

Wollongong is expected to experience high temperatures for the next few days. If you’re heading to our patrolled beaches or community pools to cool down, we’re urging people to please be safe and avoid tragedy in the water.

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Community Life
Thursday 24 April 2025

There is nothing quite like a day by the lake to slow down and spend quality time together. Around Lake Illawarra, you will find plenty of fun things to do.

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Community Life
Friday 08 March 2024

We have different teams working hard across the city to protect and care for our natural environment – including threatened flora and fauna. Here’s a snapshot of a few of their projects.

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Environment
Friday 23 February 2024

Are you an international student studying at the University of Wollongong? Here are five extra handy “local” tips that we think make living in the ‘Gong a fantastic experience.

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Community Life
Friday 12 January 2024

Are you a dog person, a cat person or just a pets-in-general person? Believe it or not, when it comes to preferred pets in the 'Gong, it’s the canines that come out on top.

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Community Life
Friday 08 December 2023

From our foreshore areas to our beaches and to our rockpools, we have an incredible coastal environment here in the City of Wollongong. Here are our five tips on how you can leave a positive footprint on our environment.

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Environment
Friday 08 September 2023

With spring finally here, and in celebration of September as Biodiversity Month, here are five fabulous and functional (or useful) fauna of Lake Illawarra.

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Environment