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Paint The Gong REaD

Wednesday 14 August 2019

A local Dreamtime story, Gurangaty, will be the literary star of the Wollongong City Council’s 2019 Paint the Gong REaD reading day this Thursday, August 15.

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Help name West Dapto's big bridge

Friday 9 August 2019

Wollongong City Council is calling for suggestions for naming the new main bridge in the Fowlers Road to Fairwater Drive link.

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Builders – August Winds are Coming

Thursday 8 August 2019

We're reminding builders to tie down their materials on building sites across the city.

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Welcome to our new website

Wednesday 7 August 2019

We’ve designed this site to be more accessible for everyone, and to make it simpler and easier for you to find what you need.

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Call for Affordable Housing Proposals

Monday 5 August 2019

We are calling for not-for-profit Community Housing Providers to submit proposals to help deliver affordable housing in Wollongong.

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Are you in the FOGO Zone?

Wednesday 31 July 2019

With just over a month to go until the start of Wollongong City Council’s Food Organics Garden Organics – or FOGO – trial, letters have been sent to the households within the selected suburbs.

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Call for Allans Creek Flood Study Feedback

Monday 29 July 2019

Residents within the Allans Creek Flood Study area are encouraged to drop-in to information sessions in Figtree and Berkeley where they’ll be able to meet and talk to Council’s floodplain engineers.

Help us with our Disability Inclusion Action Plan

Friday 26 July 2019

We’re updating our Disability Inclusion Action Plan and want the community to help us with plans to make our City more accessible and inclusive.

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Plan a play date for Charles Harper Park, Helensburgh

Wednesday 24 July 2019

You'll soon be able to explore a new playground with work starting this spring on an updated playground in Charles Harper Park, Helensburgh.

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We dig National Tree Day 2019

Tuesday 23 July 2019

More than 3,000 trees will leave Wollongong Botanic Garden’s nursery for National Tree Day this month. So get your hands dirty at one of the tree planting sites.

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