Another Blow for Popular Australian Music Festival
The embattled Australian music festival industry has suffered yet another blow after the announcement that Kiama's Changing Tides Music Festival has been cancelled for 2025 and will not be returning in the future. Held at Kiama Showgrounds, the festival launched in...
Wollongong Reflects on Triathlon Aftermath: Pride, Pressure and Plans for the Future
Wollongong residents and businesses are reflecting on a week of global attention and local disruption following the 2025 World Triathlon Championship Finals. The event, which which brought nearly 5,000 athletes and 15,000+ spectators to the city from 15 to 19 October,...
Local artist left stranded by major art fair cancellation
Global art showcase The Other Art Fair left artists with nowhere to exhibit their prepared work after it cancelled its Brisbane event that was set to open on November 6. The recent cancellation of the event, which exhibits hundreds of artists at fairs across...
Wollongong in the limelight
Written By Koda Way and Harrison Mellare When it comes to entertainment in the Illawarra, the times change like the lyrics of Dylan's famous ballad. Once used for greyhound races, the Wollongong Showground was a staple of entertainment, hosting rugby league matches...
Lights out in Wollongong, lights on in Warrawong: Cinema in the Illawarra
By Chloe Jarrett & Marieke R Young Greater Union cinema in Wollongong, once a hub for Hollywood blockbusters, independent films, and special events, now sits in silence, its three large screens dark, its seats empty, the floor no longer covered with spilled...
Keeping the faith: bridging generations in the Macedonian Orthodox community of Wollongong
By Kalina Filceski and Lilli Davison The Sunday mass starts as usual. Patrons find their seats and greet their fellow parishioners, waiting for the service to begin. But something is missing: the voices of the youth, the new generation, the ones who will continue the...
Sandon Point’s story: ancient land, modern conflict
By David Camplin and Caleb Donald A curved stretch of golden sand framed by the lush Illawarra escarpment, where surfers carve right-hand breaks and families go on walks by the shore. A meeting point for the rhythm of the ocean and the stillness of the landscape; a...
A century of entertainment: The history of Anita’s Theatre
By Laragh Michael and Bella McCann Over the last century, Anita’s Theatre has seen great change, however its significance within the Illawarra has remained intact. At each stage, one thing has stayed the same. The venue has been a significant cultural hub for the...
Tin huts and new beginnings: memories from the Balgownie Migrant Hostel
A feature by Emma Schloeffel and Serena Farrington Tucked between the glass buildings of UOW’s Innovation Campus and the flats of university student accommodation, a couple of curved corrugated tin huts still cling to the earth. They are Nissen huts - relics of a past...
The balancing act of Hill 60
By Maddison Woods and Evie Allen Wind lashes the sandstone slopes of Hill 60. With it comes the taste of salt and iron from the sea and steelworks below. The Illawarra seems to stretch beyond its limits from the high point. The steelworks glimmer, the surf...