No ‘Sorrows’ for Wollongong’s music scene as sold out shows return
Live music is back in Wollongong once again as venues like Centro CBD open their doors to The Black Sorrows on Tbursday night. With capacity restrictions lifted, organiser of the show at Centro CBD, Robert Specogna is looking forward to seeing the band light-up the...
UOW PhD student looks to Cannes in TikTok short film
A University of Wollongong PhD candidate is the star of a new film created for social media consumption and, potentially, accolades. Hop Dao, 25, who graduated with a Bachelor of Media and Communications in 2018 and who is now exploring the changing mindset of...
UOW escapes relatively unharmed as creeks swell, roads become rivers
The University of Wollongong was hit by extreme rainfall yesterday, as students and staff found themselves either unable to get to classes or trapped on the campus due to the roads being flooded. While Northfields Ave and Robsons Rd were under water during the peak of...
Have you heard of the Mungo Man?
The Mungo Man and Mungo Woman are two of the most important archaeological finds in human history. The burial of the Mungo Man is the oldest evidence of ritual burial in human history. Aged at approximately 42,000 years old the remains fundamentally rewrote the...
Port Kembla Festival takes the stage in Wentworth Street
While Yours and Owls was rained-out this year, Wollongong still has a lot of live music gigs coming up, with Port Kembla Festival taking place on April 23. The event is being organised by Harrison Hall, through his live music production business Holy Pavlova. But...
Yours and Owls music festival cancelled
The Wollongong Yours and Owls music festival set down for this weekend has been cancelled due to flood damage. Organisers of the two-day event at Stuart Park released a statement last night via their Instagram account that said the grounds had suffered extensive...
Oscars show there’s a way to go with female representation: Expert
This year's Oscars marked the worst year for female winners since 2018, with females taking out less than a quarter of non-acting categories. The 94th Academy Awards saw the reversal of the modest gains of the previous two years, where 27% of winners were female in...
Wollongong IPAC stage set for dazzling return of Chicago
Wollongong’s So Popera productions is in the final stages of preparation for its revival season of Chicago. The company last performed the hit musical to a sold-out crowd at the IPAC IMB Theatre in 2017. RadioU UOW · Wollongong IPAC stage set for a dazzling return of...
Yours & Owls shines spotlight on talent – big, small, near, far
Yours and Owls Festival is set to go ahead in Stuart Park next month, with Australian artists the main headliners for the regional festival. This will be the first time in two years the festival will be held without capacity or dancing restrictions. With Stay NSW...
Award-winning international music photographer exhibits new book in Wollongong City Library
A Sydney-based freelance photographer has exhibited her new book "It's only rock 'n' roll but I like it" displaying photographs from her career shooting in Australia, Europe and America. Artist Wendy McDougall has worked with performers such as the Eurogliders,...