Women interested in playing AFL are being encouraged to get involved through the modified AFL 9s game, which is gaining traction in the Illawarra. AFL 9s player Laura Russell said the sport, which runs during the AFL off-season, is a no-contact option that provides a good introduction to the basic rules of AFL for beginners. “It’s great fitness and a lot of fun… it’s a bit more laid back,” said Ms Russell, who plays both AFL and AFL 9s for the Wollongong Saints women’s football club. “You make a lot of friends and get to know the girls before the…
Author: Hannah Hughes
Wollongong’s booming small bar and live music scene is all thanks to the Yours and Owls festival directors, according to Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery. His comments come as the city prepares for its third, and largest, advent of the live music festival which will take place at Stuart Park over the October long weekend. The festival was developed from the original Yours and Owls live music venue opened by childhood friends Adam Smith, Ben Tillman and Balunn Jones in 2011. “Yours and Owls was the team that got things going, and helped people appreciate the small bars and venues,”…