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Sources of inspiration

Next month Thirroul artist Christine Hill will be one of 20 artists opening their studios for the inaugural Northern Illawarra Art Trail. Studios will be open from 10am-3pm on the weekend of 19 and 20 November 2022. There are no entry costs and...

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October 2022

Explore

Ready for take-off

Q&A with Tony Armstrong, of HangglideOz

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October 2022

Sport & Leisure

Walk the bridge

Trivia question: How long did it take to build Sea Cliff Bridge?

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March 2022

Exclusive

Santa’s route revealed!

Chief Safety Elf Warwick Erwin has released the 2021 Lolly Run Route. Thanks to Fire + Rescue 325 Station, Santa is all set for his annual tour of Helensburgh and Stanwell Tops in his big red fire engine tomorrow, Saturday, December 18. “Santa will...

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December 2021

Arts & culture

P&C publishes Artbook

The team at Scarborough Public School P&C are the masters of reinvention. In 2020, when Covid stopped their annual Art Show, to raise money to fund the school’s Art Literacy program, parents came up with The Tea Towel Project, printing art on...

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December 2021

News

Manic Organic store gifted to Need a Feed

In light of this amazing news, Manic Organic in Woonona will reopen on the 6th of December where it will see all profits from retail sales going directly to Need a Feed.

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December 2021

Media release

Grant to fund shade marquees

Great news from Cricket NSW Helensburgh Junior Cricket Club will share in $10,000 worth of grant funding made available as part of the HomeWorld Helpers Grant program. An initiative of the Sydney Thunder and HomeWorld, the club in the state’s...

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December 2021

Sport & Leisure

Early start to netball season

By Kylie Skiller, Helensburgh Netball Club president/registrar The season for 2022 will be starting earlier than usual next year. Rego will be open in January. There will be a new registration system next year. So please be aware the old links you...

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December 2021

Health & Wellness

Share the beach safely

By Dr Helen Maclean, of Bulli Medical Practice Come summer, millions of Australians will take to the to the water for a break. The boating tragedy in Bulli on October 31 affected many people living in the Northern Illawarra, including the brave...

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December 2021

Clubs & Community

Visit our street library

By author Dianne Ellis of Wigram Road, Austinmer Our street library is much more than a street library – it’s a community hub. For some time, my husband John and I had been talking about having a street library out the front of their house. We...

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December 2021

Opinion

Creating Kel’s Dream at ‘Wagon Wheels’

A Letter to the Editor

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December 2021

Arts & culture

‘My version of home schooling’

Darren has had a stellar career in country music, deliver sell-out Peace Train – The Cat Stevens Story shows around the world and is now presenting lifestyle TV show Sydney Weekender

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December 2021

Clubs & Community

Your Local Countdown to Christmas List

3-4 DEC Helensburgh Girl Guides Christmas Tree Sale Buy a real tree on Friday, 3 December (2-8.30pm) and Saturday, 4th (8am until sold out). 6ft trees from $75, cash only. Helensburgh Girl Guides Hall, 4 Chippendale Place. 4 DEC Wollongong City...

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December 2021

News

Gift ideas: the write stuff

Explore local history Delve into the past thanks to the series of local histories published by Helensburgh and District Historical Society. Two new titles are The Decade After World War II, by society vice-president Dr Lorraine Jones and Timber...

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December 2021