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The Illawarra Flame

Illawarra abuzz: UOW biologist to give free native bee talk in July

When it comes to native bees, Illawarra folks have a bit of a hive mind; we all love them! The success of the recently launched Illawarra branch of the Australian Native Bee Association is proof of that. Lots of local families have gotten themselves...

Amanda De George

9 hours ago

Ebb and flow: New series features Illawarra waterways

We’ve looked recently at gardening for lizards, for insects, for birds and for platypus, and I’ve really enjoyed the journey. But taking that sequence further (’Gardening for whales’ anyone?) would require leaps of creative imagination and...

Emma Rooksby

9 hours ago

NF1 objects to water pipeline, worried it may pave way for Maddens Plains development

By Neighbourhood Forum 1 (NF1) convenor Warwick Erwin NF1 has submitted an objection to a Development Application for a 7km drinking water pipeline from a Helensburgh reservoir to Illawarra Country Club at 190 Princes Highway, Maddens Plains. The...

Warwick Erwin

9 hours ago

Kooky fun with a Kiwi twist as Mr Red Light stops at IPAC tonight

Set in a pie shop, Mr Red Light is set to serve up kooky humour “with a Kiwi twist” at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre tonight. Think a touch of absurdism with “Buster Keaton-esque clowning”, says the show’s co-director, Ben Crowder.

Genevieve Swart

9 hours ago