by Caleb Donald | Oct 29, 2025 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Feature, Govt & Politics, News
By David Camplin and Caleb Donald A curved stretch of golden sand framed by the lush Illawarra escarpment, where surfers carve right-hand breaks and families go on walks by the shore. A meeting point for the rhythm of the ocean and the stillness of the landscape; a...
by Laragh Michael | Oct 28, 2025 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Feature, News
By Laragh Michael and Bella McCann Over the last century, Anita’s Theatre has seen great change, however its significance within the Illawarra has remained intact. At each stage, one thing has stayed the same. The venue has been a significant cultural hub for the...
by Serena Cremen Farrington | Oct 28, 2025 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Feature
A feature by Emma Schloeffel and Serena Farrington Tucked between the glass buildings of UOW’s Innovation Campus and the flats of university student accommodation, a couple of curved corrugated tin huts still cling to the earth. They are Nissen huts – relics of...
by Maddison Woods | Oct 28, 2025 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Environment, Feature
By Maddison Woods and Evie Allen Wind lashes the sandstone slopes of Hill 60. With it comes the taste of salt and iron from the sea and steelworks below. The Illawarra seems to stretch beyond its limits from the high point. The steelworks glimmer, the surf...
by Anna Rixon | Oct 27, 2025 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Feature, News, RadioU - Wollongong
By Jessica Freeman & Anna Rixon It’s rough. A city built on the back of steel and surf, salt and smoke. From the mountains to the sea, Wollongong shifts as much as the tide sweeps. But there is one little corner that stands the course of time. A place where...
by Sarah Pawson | Oct 27, 2025 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Feature
By Ava Ferguson-Leighton and Sarah Pawson On the edge of Port Kembla, a maze of steel pipes and blast furnaces rises against the skyline. For decades, the Illawarra Steelworks have been the backbone of the suburb, but inside its walls, whispers echo of the men who...
