2508 District News

Helensburgh netball courts fixed at last

2020 was definitely a year to remember. We had a busy year this year, even with Covid. We have been able to get our courts restored. After 10 years of fighting with council and applying for grants year in, year out. They also decided to redo the car...

Kylie Skiller

Health & Wellness

How to treat your lower back pain

Lower back pain is one of the most common injuries treated by physiotherapists. There are many different origins of lower back pain and some are quite serious. Contributing factors can be multiple and may include: work, lifestyle, stiffness...

James Davy

Food & Travel

Merry Christmas from Darkes Glenbernie Orchard

To our sensational community – we wish you all an amazing festive season. We hope you are able to spend time face to face with friends and relatives in celebration. After such a challenging year, everyone deserves to be able to sit with friends...

Jo Fahey

Club trials flashing warning light

It is great to see the members of the public making an effort to “Swim Between The Red & Yellow Flags”. The club is trialling a flashing warning light on one of the “Swim Between The Flags” Signs, with the aim to get beach-goers coming...

Steven McDonald

Helensburgh track put to the test

Helensburgh Mountain Bike Track, the first legal trail in the Illawarra, has been officially opened and held its first club race on 21 November. The mountain bike trail has been four years in the making, with many hours of labour invested by the...

Lauren Martin

Education news

Future leaders show their colours

Term Four has been filled with numerous exciting initiatives at Helensburgh Public School. The entire school has been involved in the Book Week Parade, Read-a-thon and the Book Fair. Our new Kindergarten students starting in 2021 have attended two...

Megan Sida

Community news

Tree-mendous Christmas sale at Guide Hall

It has been a busy month at the Girl Guides! Starting out in the spooky season, the girls competed for victory in a series of spooky parlour games. Complete with flinging spiders, pumpkin bowling, slime-plunging, and our own oracle to predict the...

Sophie Miller

Community news

Family ‘wrapped in love’ after house lost in fire

Concrete has been poured at the site of a devastating house fire in Stanwell Park as the Morgan family begins to rebuild their home and their lives. Six months ago, Rod and Shelly and their young daughters, Ruby and Indi, as well as puppy Ace ran...

Heather Eiszele

Tributes for Brett Harris: ‘A caring soul’

Grief at the loss of Stanwell Park resident Brett Harris has stretched beyond family and friends –the entire community has been stricken by the loss of this “beautiful man”. Flowers, children’s drawing and even a few bottles of Carlton...

Tigerlillies’ premiership ends big year

The Helensburgh Tigerlillies showed all the grit and determination they’re renowned for in taking out the Illawarra Women’s League premiership with a decisive 40-24 victory over the reigning premiers Corrimal Cougars at Sid Parrish Park on...

Eggs: fighting fires since 1975

Normally you don’t fight a fire with eggs, but in Helensburgh we do. Graham Williams, aka Eggs, is the oldest active member of the Helensburgh Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade. At 74, he has been on call for 45 years. WHY EGGS? My brother gave me that...

Iris Huizinga

Education news

WATCH: Helensburgh Public School leaders present news report

HELENSBURGH LEADERS NEWS TEAM Our dedicated year 6 school leaders have started a weekly news report to ‘deliver news differently’ to our community on our school Facebook page. To stay up to date with what is happening in our school and...

Annaye Blakey

Arts & culture

Sculptor calls for community input

Wollongong Council has commissioned artist Col Henry to create a public sculpture for the Grand Pacific Walk.

Summer beach-safety storm brewing as visitor numbers swell

Our beaches are attracting unprecedented visitor numbers. How will the district cope?

September 2020