Quick Quiz: 26 Feb 2025

Commelina confusion

The beautiful blue flowers of Commelina (Commelina cyanea), also known as Scurvy Weed, are appearing around the region in large numbers at the moment. There isn’t that much blue in the plant world, relative to other colours, so it’s always pleasant...

Emma Rooksby

4 hours ago

Restoring Sharkey’s Beach through Bushcare

When I chat to Mark Fetterplace about his Coledale Bushcare group, I get to the most important question right off the bat: is it Sharkys, Sharkies or Sharkey’s Beach? If you’ve been in any community Facebook groups, you’ll understand why I...

Amanda De George

4 hours ago

Yours and Owls prepares to welcome 20,000 music lovers at Flagstaff Hill

Meanwhile, the Flagstaff Hill site, described by the event organisers as one of the best in the world, was a major construction zone on Monday when the bump in began. Two large stages are being constructed on the site and the first bank of portaloos...

Jeremy Lasek

7 hours ago

The Illawarra Flame

Talking Books in March with Collins Thirroul

The new picture book Searching for Treasure combines an abundance of information about marine life on our local beaches from award-winning writer Johanna Bell with the lush, joyful illustrations of Emma Long. These two creators are in Thirroul for...

Collins Booksellers Thirroul

21 hours ago