The North Wollongong Hotel has paired with Pound Paws for Wollongong’s first ‘Dog Day’. The event is a celebration of pet adoption. It is being held to raise awareness about Pound Paws and to encourage prospective dog owners to ‘adopt instead of shop’. A free, family-friendly event, North Gong Dog Day will feature live entertainment, a rescue dog parade and a number of stalls from rescue organisations with dogs available for adoption on the day. ‘Dog Day’ events have been held in Sydney’s eastern suburbs and the events helped to successfully re-home many dogs. Pound Paws founder and Dog Day…
Author: Hayleigh Sinclair
Wollongong creative collective Yours and Owls has developed a virtual reality (VR) app to allow users to experience live-streamed music events in 360 degree video. Yours and Owls VR is free, with information on all live gigs in Wollongong run by Yours and Owls as well as information about the Yours and Owls festival. It also includes a VR video library containing 360 degree clips from the 2016 festival and will have footage from the upcoming 2017 festival on the October long weekend. Yours and Owls director Balunn Jones said they received support from local business developments to create the…
Triathlon Australia has appointed Brendan Sexton, London Olympics triathlete, as the development coach at the Wollongong International Performance Centre. Sexton joins internationally acclaimed head coach Jamie Turner as part of the triathlon coaching team based at the University of Wollongong’s sport and recreation centre (URAC). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HwhEWKKCF4&feature=youtu.be The development squad aims to help young athletes transition into elite and professional athletics careers and create a supportive environment. URAC is also introducing a number of new swimming programs aimed at swimmers of all skill levels, with Sexton as part of a larger group of coaches.
The University of Wollongong Uni Bar will host Strawberry Visions’ at its ‘Strawberry Boogie’ event tomorrow night. Strawberry Boogie is a monthly concept night that celebrates local creative culture. The event incorporates live performances from touring and local musicians, as well as a range of other visual art and performance components. Strawberry Visions event curator Jimmy Sherley said Strawberry Boogie was designed to bring the creative community together and increase appreciation for Wollongong artists. “I like to think that it gives [local artists] new audience members,” he said. “I will keep booking up and coming acts, and [I] don’t need to…
Schools are facing backlash for what has been called an ‘over-the-top’ case of political correctness. Some primary schools are have removed the word ‘Easter’ from the traditional Easter hat parade, opting instead to call the events ‘Crazy Hat Days’ and ‘Happy Hat Parades’. https://soundcloud.com/uowjournalism/hats-off-to-easter Schools are facing backlash for what is being called an ‘over-the-top’ case of political correctness. Some Primary Schools are now removing the word ‘Easter’ from the traditional Easter Hat Parade. Instead, the festivities are being given labels such as ‘Crazy Hat Days’ and ‘Happy Hat Parades’. The change has been seen as an attempt to remove…
Northern NSW has been hit by the region’s worst floods in 40 years, with costs to clean up the damage reaching $200 million. The death toll has been pushed to six after three bodies were pulled from a submerged car on Tuesday. But amidst the tragedy and devastation, a number of exploits have showcased the very best aspects of the human spirit. 1. Daughter survives due to mother’s final, desperate act of heroism A mother and two of her children perished when their car was swept off Dulguigan Road in Tumbulgum and sunk in flood waters. The bodies of 43-year-old Stephanie King,…
‘Our company supports marriage equality.’ As pubs across Sydney and Melbourne take Coopers beer off taps, the Brewing company has made a public apology after the backlash it received following the release of a video called ‘Keeping It Light’ that centred on same-sex marriage. The video, released by the Bible Society Australia, depicts a discussion between Liberal MPs Tim Wilson and Andrew Hastie, engaging in a ‘light’ discussion about marriage equality. Illawarra Brewery functions manager Amelia Berry said Illawarra venues could follow the Melbourne and Sydney lead, and boycott the sales of Coopers until more is done to show support…