Yours and Owls leads the return of NSW music festivals
It has not been without worry, stress or frustration but live major music festivals will return to NSW and the Illawarra this weekend. Yours and Owls will be held at Stuart Park in Wollongong tomorrow and Sunday. It will be the first major music festival in the state...
International film productions drawn to Australia
Hit US TV show, ‘The Wilds’, will commence the filming of season 2 in the Gold Coast this week, which continues a long line of productions choosing the sunshine state as their main filming location. Queensland Premier and Minister for Trade, Annastacia...
Enough Said Poetry Slam brings back in-person poetry workshops
Enough Said Poetry Slam Wollongong has learnt to overcome and adapt to the challenges brought by COVID-19. The popular poetry showcase is back after a forced pandemic hiatus, its first return monthly workshop set down for tomorrow night. The group gained popularity...
New live shows create permanent LGBTQIA+ community events
Performers from across Australia will star in an upcoming queer night in the Illawarra. The Shy Postie on Wollongong’s Crown Street will hold the 'Kiki' as an ongoing event every Wednesday next week. South coast drag queen Ellawarra will host the show. Coordinators...
Bad weather rains on the return of live music
Torrential rain caused coordinators of an Illawarra music festival to postpone the event last weekend. The Artsville Unhatched Festival was to have featured more than 30 artists at The Arthouse Cafe in Port Kembla. The festival had already been delayed due to the...
Carrie: The Musical comes to the Illawarra
Audiences are set to be thrilled this week as Carrie: The Musical comes to life on stage at Roo Theatre in Shellharbour. The modern adaptation follows the same plot as that of the original 70's hit novel by Stephen King however, some directional changes have been made...
Is the COVID pandemic making us drink? New study suggests Australians are consuming more alcohol due to COVID-19.
Australians acing high levels of stress, those working from home, or participants in the home delivery of alcohol are drinking more than they were in 2019, according to a La Trobe University study, Over 2,000 Australians over the age of 18 were surveyed about their...
Lifeline’s book fair returns to Illawarra after COVID pause
COVID can't keep an iconic event down for long. Books are being sorted and the tables are being set for this year's biennial Lifeline South Coast Big Book Fair in Berkeley. More than 83,000 books will be for sale this weekend and all proceeds will flow to Lifeline’s...
The journey of an artist blacksmith
A Wagga Wagga man is keeping alive the tradition of blacksmithing by breathing new life into an old craft. John Wood designs and creates sculptures and art combining old and new techniques in his backyard shed. His obsession with medieval metalwork began after...
Singing through quarantine with the Engadine Musical Society
As the lights go down on live community theatre, Engadine Musical Society has experienced a virtual curtain call as they staged their first instalment of Singing Through Life. Singing Through Life is an at-home concert series created by Engadine Musical Society (EMS)...