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Developer warns 'catastrophe' is coming for Wollongong CBD | Illawarra Mercury | Wollongong, NSW
13+ hour, 38+ min ago (639+ words) Developer Michael Corban is tipping a "catastrophe" is coming as more and more high-rises go up near the Wollongong CBD. So certain is he that he's cancelled plans to build apartments along Flinders Street. Mr Corban had Wollongong City Council…...
How Yours and Owls is rethinking the live music scene as festivals struggle to stay afloat
15+ hour, 48+ min ago (452+ words) In a time of cancelled festivals and a struggling music scene, Wollongong's premier music festival is changing its approach. Yours and Owls 2026 will host its entire second day in Wollongong's central business district (CBD), with 15 stages and 74 acts spread across…...
Parking meters could help Kiama Council out of a $3.8 million budget hole
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (373+ words) Parking meters could be coming to Kiama - but it's only visitors who would have to cough up. But locals might have to reach into their pockets too, in the form of a 20 per cent rate hike. As part of the…...
Kyle is riding a skateboard from Melbourne to Perth to Bulli - to save his own life
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (842+ words) Warning: this story discusses suicide. Kyle Buchanan is embarking on the kind of journey that seems close to impossible, riding a skateboard 8000km from Melbourne, to Perth, to Bulli. But he's doing it to save his own life - and maybe someone…...
Rate rise in Kiama could be a way to balance the budget
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (452+ words) Kiama Council has its monthly meeting on Tuesday. Here are five items from the business paper the councillors will be discussing. The state government has ordered Kiama Council to hand in a balanced budget next year. With this year's budget…...
Driving change: Ben Hyndes return to the helm of ladder-topping Lions
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (622+ words) Building a local footy powerhouse. In partnership with Toyota It was a decision made almost 10 years ago to further his playing career that ultimately led Ben Hyndes down the path of becoming a coach. And after a two-and-a-half year stint…...
Illawarra's best in business to be celebrated at the Illawarra Business Awards
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (267+ words) More than 600 business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators and community champions will gather tonight (Friday, September 11) for the region's premier celebration of business excellence - the 2026 IMB Bank Illawarra Business Awards. Hosted by Business Illawarra, the awards recognise the achievements of businesses, business…...
Inside the rescue deal struck to complete abandoned Kembla Grange units
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (573+ words) Illawarra buyers left high and dry after the collapse of major Sydney property developer Bathla Group have been delivered some good news. Their apartment block at Kembla Grange featuring 108 apartments and 197 car spaces is set to be completed following a…...
Why council wants to break its own height rules for new Helensburgh library
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (382+ words) Wollongong City Council will breach its own height restrictions with the new Helensburgh Library and Community Centre. The plans for the long-awaited building have been lodged and will be sent directly to the Wollongong Local Planning Panel for consideration. The…...
'I'm not going anywhere': Once maligned, now Warilla's secret is out
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (821+ words) During his 52 years of living in Warilla, Mark Halling has seen perception of the "hidden gem" of a suburb shift considerably. "Once upon a time it had a really bad stigma associated with it; when you said you were from…...