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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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An evening of entertainment, food and fireworks will mark the Australia Day public holiday at Wollongong Harbour.
Are you, or do you know, a local artist who needs a space to be creative? If you do, let them know that applications are now open for Wollongong City Council’s Studio Residency Program.
With the January school holidays stretching ahead of us, we want to help make sure your summer is a great one. We're holding a number of free school holiday activities for children and young people of all ages to enjoy.
The power of the sun is being harnessed at Coomaditchie Lagoon to combat a persistent blue-green algal bloom that is affecting the popular waterway.
Wollongong City Libraries is winding back the clock to announce the top books borrowed in 2023!
We want to make Wollongong a better place to live and visit for people of all abilities. That’s why we’re working with people with disability to improve our city so that everyone can enjoy and participate in community life.
Life jackets are now mandatory for people who are rock fishing in the Wollongong Local Government Area with anyone caught not wearing a lifejacket while rock fishing potentially receiving an on the spot fine of $100 from NSW Police.
Work has wrapped up on the long-awaited seawall at North Wollongong beach with the new space opening up just in time for the busy summer months.
A pilot partnership between Wollongong City Council, EVX Australia and Endeavour Energy has seen kerbside electric vehicle (EV) chargers installed at five convenient locations in Wollongong, Austinmer and Thirroul.