Welcome to the Weekend: Friday's free mag is out now

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Welcome to the Weekend: Friday’s free mag is out now

The Illawarra Flame

Mar 21 2025

Happy National Eucalypt Day to the Grey Ironbark and other outstanding habitat trees

Last Sunday 23rd of March was National Eucalypt Day. There are events being held throughout March, right around Australia, to celebrate this absolutely iconic Australian group of plants. There are over 800 species of Eucalyptus, most of them only...

Emma Rooksby

50 minutes ago

The Illawarra Flame

SPAT show taps into local talent

Tap Cats of the Sunshine Coast is now in rehearsal! SPAT is proud and delighted to be premiering this play written by Stanwell Park author Christine Sykes (pictured). Christine adapted the play from her novel of the same name, which was inspired by...

Lauren Mitsak

1 hour ago

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Award-winning mountain biker’s tip for junk dumpers: use free council pick-ups

The vice-president of Wollongong Mountain Bike Club, Craig Morris loves riding in the beauty of the escarpment. So when he saw a stack of car tyres littering the bushland, the Horsley local decided to take action.

Tyneesha Williams

1 hour ago

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Questions asked over pending Scouts, Guides land sale in Gwynneville

The Scouts and Guiding movements in the region look set to reap a multi-million dollar windfall with the pending sale of two prime sites in Gwynneville. Questions are being asked, however, about whether the land, gifted to the organisations decades...

Jeremy Lasek

1 hour ago