by Jayden-Lee Howard | Sep 27, 2024 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
Wollondilly businesses have benefited from an influx of customers to this year’s Illuminate festival which has attracted thousands of tourists to the area. The Illuminate Wollondilly Festival, held over three nights, is one of the most anticipated annual events in the...
by Harrison Mellare | Sep 23, 2024 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
Illuminate Wollondilly has welcomed residents for another year of music, food, light shows and a fireworks display. The annual event in the Wollondilly Shire area, runs for three days in Picton’s Botanical Gardens and CBD during a weekend in September. Wollondilly...
by Teagan Pritchard | Sep 17, 2024 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
Australia’s east coast is experiencing season-typical storm fronts and wind events earlier than usual and this has caused about 3000 incidents in NSW this month alone. The Bureau of Meteorology issued multiple wind warnings in the last ten days for regions across the...
by Layney Britton | Aug 15, 2023 | Govt & Politics, News
Wollondilly Council expanded its collection of community outreach initiatives last week to include a mobile ‘Recovery and Resilience vehicle’. The customised, state-of-the-art ‘Resilient Wollondilly Van’ was funded through the Bushfire Community Recovery...
by Layney Britton | Jun 16, 2023 | Govt & Politics, News
Demand for non-essential items, including tobacco has dropped dramatically, as a result of recent rate hikes and inflation, according to a small business owner in the Wollondilly Shire. IGA Thirlmere Store Manager Carolyn Mepstead, said that sales have plummeted by...