September 2024's print magazine is out now

All change: Helensburgh Men’s Shed is spring cleaning

By Bob Pymm of Helensburgh Men’s Shed The Men’s Shed shed is under new ownership. Yes, the shed workshop, which is a commercial space rented by the Helensburgh Men’s Shed (the Shed gets no financial support and so has to raise the necessary...

The Illawarra Flame

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Rooftop solar: UOW energy expert slams ‘enthusiastic but naive’ book

Wollongong City Council independent candidate Suzanne de Vive, who ran on a proposal for an entirely solar-powered state, has had the least support from voters, with the Ward 1 business coach receiving 4.55% of the mayoral vote at press time on...

Genevieve Swart

September 2024

Arts & culture

Meet an Artist of the Illawarra: Alison Winchester

Alison Winchester is a multidisciplinary textile artist in Bulli NSW. As a child, she says, she was in awe of the environment around her, constantly picking up sand, soil, rocks and leaves and exploring how she could interact with her surroundings. This tactile and playful nature has continued into adulthood and informs her art.

Melissa Barnard

September 2024

Range Anxiety – It’s Just Different

Part 9 in Peter Aubourg’s Diary of an EV Driver I am convinced that range anxiety is something you have before you buy an EV. Or at least before the first week of owning an EV. I had range anxiety on day one when I drove out of the showroom with...

Peter Aubourg

September 2024