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We’re calling for people aged 12 to 24 to take part in the Grateful Portrait Project by submitting a photograph that reflects on the best of 2020.
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Wollongong City Council Lifeguards continue to work with representatives on Surf Life Saving to monitor shark activity at our beaches following the removal of the dead whale on Friday 11 September 2020.
We’re proud to congratulate our Community Transport Health Bus volunteers for winning the 2020 Illawarra Volunteer Team of the Year award.
Wollongong City Council is working with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and NSW Police to remove and dispose of a whale that washed up against the rock platform at Waniora Point overnight on, Friday 11 September 2020.
Are you a new pet owner? If you’re the owner of a new cat or dog, it’s time to register your pet.
As part of Wollongong City Council’s ongoing activation program in the Crown Street Mall, the finishing touches were placed on a colourful new spring installation this week.
Wollongong City Council has adopted the Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) 2020-2025 and the Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Policy.
The shores of Lake Illawarra provided a picturesque backdrop for the launch of Wollongong City Council’s 35th Rise and Shine campaign.
Wollongong City Council has unanimously agreed not to support a draft Planning Proposal for the Lady Carrington Estate South precinct at its Council meeting on Monday 31 August 2020.
Council voted not to support the Proposal for the site in Helensburgh that has a long and complex history.
Wollongong City Council will extend a financial helping hand to sporting clubs and local associations, and licensees of community facilities whose operations have been affected by Coronavirus and NSW Public Health Orders.
