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$65m Bruce Gordon Centre extends a lifetime of investment in the Illawarra
Plus 5 facts you might not know about the man
May 22 • Janine Graham
What's behind Wollongong council's $12.8 million budget swing?
How the surplus turned into a deficit
May 21 • Janine Graham
“We’re almost bust”: The question that secured $250k at NSW Cabinet’s Kiama forum
The full Q&A from the NSW Community Cabinet in Kiama.
May 19 • Gayle Tomlinson
Proposed North Gong high-rise triples height limits near station
127m, 38-storey tower heads to NSW planners
May 18 • Janine Graham
The missing link holding back South Coast youth from landing a job
And the plan to fix it
May 17 • Connor Pearce

Recent posts

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Struggling to find an electrician or builder? 5 reasons for Australia’s tradie shortage
Apprentices quit before qualifying
May 16
The Illawarra alone needs $1.6b to unlock housing. The nation gets $2b
Budget reaction, Kiama council, city centre plans and more
May 14 • Janine Graham
The $500,000 logistics mission to bring John Travolta’s Boeing 707 home
The historic Boeing 707 has arrived at Port Kembla after a complex nine-year mission to bring John Travolta’s former Qantas jet to its new home in the…
May 13 • Gayle Tomlinson
“They did 12 weeks of work in one day”: The Illawarra expert shaping Australia’s AI response
The Illawarra-based AI researcher helping Australia navigate the next wave of artificial intelligence.
May 12 • Gayle Tomlinson
How the federal budget became unlocked – and allowed the digital world in
From TikTok to Treasury
May 12 • Janine Graham
Abandoned cliff-top café set for dramatic comeback
Council plans could breathe new life into Bulli Pass lookout café
May 10 • Gayle Tomlinson
Top posts
From steel to science: The professor leading Wollongong’s next growth frontier
Sep 28, 2025 • Janine Graham
Seven things we learned about UOW in the State Inquiry into NSW University Sector
Jan 13 • Gayle Tomlinson
Wollongong startup tackles food waste while feeding cash-strapped locals
Mar 22 • Janine Graham
From ashes to action: How one Illawarra CEO led a 3-month business comeback
May 18, 2025 • Janine Graham
BlueScope assessing $13b takeover offer from Stokes group, US partner
Jan 5 • Janine Graham

Future Proof

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The missing link holding back South Coast youth from landing a job
And the plan to fix it
May 17 • Connor Pearce
Tahmoor closure exposes gaps in government plan for a post-coal Illawarra
When the next Illawarra coal mine closes, who’ll be left to build the industries that follow?
Apr 13 • Connor Pearce
It's AI-generated with a fake author - the rise of one of Wollongong's most searched websites
Glory is fleeting, but the internet is forever.
Mar 15 • Connor Pearce
Inside the movement building a circular economy in the Illawarra
How a grassroots campaign is changing how Illawarra businesses deal with waste
Mar 1 • Connor Pearce
The new wave of Illawarra businesses combining profit and purpose
It's not business as usual.
Feb 15 • Connor Pearce
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