An increase in construction across Wollongong has opened up more job opportunities improving the city’s unemployment rate. Wollongong’s population has risen by an average of 0.91% since 2010, motivating WCC to develop the city into a place where its residents are happy to live. Wollongong City Council General Manager Greg Doyle is a part of the CBD’s development. “We are working to create spaces and places where people want to go, eat and socialise,” he said. The increase in development has meant that a large amount of construction jobs have opened up. The Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions have benefitted…
Author: Hailee Pickering
Social media has motivated Australia to run as the online running club trend begins to increase participant numbers at official events, with The Sydney Marathon selling out this year with 24,000 runners. Race Director, Wayn Larden has overseen The Sydney Marathon since 2005. “A big change in recent years has been the digital era and how we engage with runners,” Mr Larden said. The Sydney Marathon signed up to become an Abbott World Marathon Major in 2022 using digital marketing to increase popularity around the event. “We are seeing huge popularity in community run clubs… we believe these trends are having…
Young people aged 15-30 are living with their parents longer because of the dip in disposable household income, according to the 2023 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census figures. The statistics show that more young people were choosing to live at home in 2021, than in 2006, with young women more likely to move out than men. University student Livinia Jay is on track to put down a deposit for her first home. “I started knuckling down and saving for a home since my first year of university,” she said. “Right now, I have saved just over $75,000 towards my…