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To coincide with April’s NSW Youth Week, Wollongong City Council is calling for nominations for the inaugural Wollongong Youth Week Awards.
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Bring the family and step up for Clean Up Australia Day. The annual nationwide event encourages Australians to help protect and care for their local environment by collecting rubbish in a bid to provide a more sustainable future.
Wollongong City Council has adopted its new Wollongong Housing Strategy.
Council has a range of plans and strategies that guide our work.
If you want to do something good in the community, Wollongong City Council wants to support you with a range of funding grants available to support community events, heritage projects, bands and choirs, NAIDOC Week celebrations and other cultural activities in the region.
Council is planning to repair the causeway on Otford Road after recent flooding.
As part of our priority to support more people in our community to have access to housing, Wollongong City Council has opened an Expression of Interest process for the provision of affordable housing in our city.
Wollongong City Lord Mayor Councillor Gordon Bradbery AM said the flash flooding experienced across our city yesterday was a stark reminder of how quickly conditions across our suburbs can deteriorate during a large storm.
After an extensive refurbishment, 16 of Fred Finch Park’s netball courts have been upgraded and reopened in time for the 2023 season, completing Stage 1 of the Fred Finch Park netball court improvements.
There’s no better way to enjoy the hot weather than with a meal, or possibly a cocktail or coffee, out in the sunshine. This summer, we’re encouraging residents to test out Wollongong’s popular ‘al fresco’ dining spaces.
