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Dec 13 2024
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Yours and Owls’ mega foreshore event: why our Council is caught between a rock (’n’ roll) and a hard place

Can I start this piece by being totally up front – you won’t find a bigger lover of noisy, outdoor live music events than me (so put another coin in the jukebox baby). Over the past 25 years, I’ve had the privilege of playing a lead role (together...

Jeremy Lasek
4 hours ago
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TAFE courses help prepare us for the Christmas party food and wine frenzy

Every December the Illawarra’s restaurants, pubs, bars, and function spaces are booked solid as we eat and drink our way towards Christmas and New Years Eve. It’s that time of year again. School formals, work Christmas parties, long lunches and...

Jeremy Lasek
December 2024
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From volunteer to pilot manager: John Buchelin shares an electrifying journey

John Buchelin started out as an Electrify 2515 volunteer, letterboxing flyers on local streets with his daughter after soccer practice. Two years on, he’s the operations manager for the new community pilot, a partnership by non-profit Rewiring...

Genevieve Swart
December 2024
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Dear Santa: All the Otford kids want for Christmas is a playground

Santa may find some special requests in his mailbox at Helensburgh Library, as the children of Otford share Christmas wishes for a playground of their own.

Genevieve Swart
December 2024