by Hannah Telfer | May 8, 2019 | News
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IBPES) released a report demonstrating that more than 40% of amphibian species are at risk of extinction caused by humans. Endangered frogs in the Illawarra have been reflected in...
by Hannah Telfer | Apr 10, 2019 | News
The annual Illawarra Folk Festival will celebrate its 35th year in January next year after the NSW government declared it a ‘low risk’ festival. The future of the folk festival was thrown into doubt when the state government announced changes to festival regulations...
by Hannah Telfer | Apr 3, 2019 | Govt & Politics, News
The Illawarra was neglected in last night’s 2019 Federal Budget, according to the Young Greens. Wollongong was mentioned once in the budget, with $40 million earmarked for rail between Sydney and Wollongong. Young Greens member Ben Arcioni dismissed budget and...
by Hannah Telfer | Mar 27, 2019 | Govt & Politics, News
The Whitlam electorate is a consistent Labor seat that is poised to remain in the Labor fold in the upcoming election. The division of Whitlam includes the Southern Illawarra and the Southern Highlands. The electorate consists of suburbs surrounding Shellharbour,...
