by Noella Franklin | Jun 16, 2020 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
A community art project that combines the creativity of local students and professional artists has seen two new art installations in Corrimal. A poetry exhibition and mural has been created under the Cultural Development Program funded by Wollongong City Council The...
by River Mccrossen | May 13, 2020 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News, TheStayHomer
A Wollongong artist has welcomed the proposed move by Wollongong City Council to subsidise live music. Musician Lizzie Jack said venues forced to shut during the coronavirus lockdown may struggle to hire performers after restrictions are lifted. “Finding the...
by Lucy Dinn | Jun 12, 2018 | Govt & Politics, News
Visitation has increased and tourists are spending more in Wollongong, according to the recent National Visitors Survey. The survey, for the year ending in December 2017, showed a five per cent increase on last year’s domestic overnight visitors on the South Coast....
by Kristie Tancevski | May 16, 2018 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture
Wollongong Council has joined with mental health organization Flourish Australia, to raise awareness and end the stigma around schizophrenia. Creative Container, on Burelli Street, features the photography and poems of Tom Hall, which illustrated his life with...
by Sydney Pead | May 7, 2015 | Audio, Illawarra
Australia throws four million tonnes of edible food into landfills every year, which then emits harmful green house gases into the atmosphere. Last night, the Wollongong City Council hosted a Soup and Film night at Thirroul Community Centre to raise awareness about...
