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Lord Mayor’s Column: Time to get behind our finals-bound Illawarra Hawks

By Lord Mayor Councillor Tania Brown It would be an understatement to say being an Illawarra Hawks fan has been a roller coaster ride over the years, both on and off the court. When you’re a Hawks tragic like me, you ride every climb, drop and...

Wollongong City Council

February 2025

Local Business

Lord Mayor’s Column: Promoting Wollongong’s 2025 Investment Prospectus

By Lord Mayor Councillor Tania Brown Last week, we launched Invest Wollongong’s 2025 Investment Prospectus in Sydney and used the opportunity to send a clear message to investors and businesses - Wollongong is ‘open for business’ and we are...

Wollongong City Council

February 2025

Media release

Community Update: Yours and Owls Flagstaff Hill Event

Wollongong City Council shared this update yesterday, 12 February 2025 For some time, Wollongong City Council has been working closely with representatives of Yours and Owls in the planning of their upcoming event on 1 and 2 March, 2025. With an...

Wollongong City Council

February 2025

Media release

Council’s Yours and Owls Flagstaff Hill event statement

On Tuesday, 10 December Wollongong City Council issued the following statement on Yours and Owls at Flagstaff Hill. Flagstaff Hill has been available as a potential event location since March 2014, when the location was captured as part of the...

Wollongong City Council

December 2024

Media release

Help council find Wollongong’s unsung heroes

Nominations close on 11.59pm Saturday 30 November 2024. To find out more and lodge your nomination, please visit our website

Wollongong City Council

November 2024

Media release

Helensburgh Mountain Bike Park remediation works complete

Wollongong City Council media release: 3 April 2024 Wollongong City Council has finished removing contaminated soil material from Helensburgh Mountain Bike Park. Fencing will continue to come down and the site is now safe and open for public access...

Wollongong City Council

April 2024

Media release

Finding homes for the ‘Gong’s lost & stray pets

If the animal remains unclaimed, we will begin to advertise the dog or cat for adoption on Council’s website

Wollongong City Council

March 2024

Media release

Investing in Wollongong’s future through advocacy

Wollongong City Council media relase: 20 March 2024 Wollongong was the word on everyone’s lips at NSW Parliament House tonight, Wednesday 20 March 2024. More than 160 people representing the property sector, investors, the business community and...

Wollongong City Council

March 2024

Media release

Connecting Neighbours Grants now open

To apply and find out more, see here

Wollongong City Council

February 2024

Media release

Soil removal works to start at Helensburgh Mountain Bike Park

Wollongong City Council release: 20 February 2024 Work will start this month on the removal of contaminated soil material from Helensburgh Mountain Bike Park. The park was closed in mid-2023 after Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) was found in the...

Wollongong City Council

February 2024

Media release

Funding for community projects

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Wollongong City Council

February 2024

Media release

Next steps on $5M housing affordability scheme

Read more in the Media Release: ‘Right house for the right location.’

Wollongong City Council

February 2024

Media release

Awards highlight extraordinary citizens

Wollongong City Council media release: 19 January 2024 What do a young ballerina, an outback chef, and a scientist breaking new ground in amphibian reproduction have in common? The three were among 15 extraordinary citizens and organisations...

Wollongong City Council

January 2024

Media release

Local History Prize is back for 2024

Read more in the media release: ‘Recognising the importance of documenting local history’

Wollongong City Council

January 2024