An all-consuming performance filled with poetry, song, dance and the powerful presence of Samoan women comes to Merrigong this month with one of New Zealand’s most successful theatrical exports, Wild Dogs Under My Skirt.
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Every kid deserves a terrific life, foster carers make it happen.
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We spoke to guitarist Andrew Blanch from Ensemble Offspring about The Surge, ahead of their performance at Bundanon.
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Ahead of this weekend’s Yours and Owls Festival, we spoke to artist and disability support worker, Eloise Cleary, about her two projects on display.
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Visual artist Harold Barrientos talked to us about his upcoming mural project and how his involvement at this years’ Yours and Owls festival began as a joke.
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Recovery Camp, based in Wollongong, and developed at the University of Wollongong, is a provider of life-changing mental health programs and mental health education. We spoke with Dr. Christopher Patterson about the importance of mental health training.
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Streets of Colour will make its Wollongong debut at the Gala Cinema this week. We spoke to Port Kembla-born actor Zoran Gulaboski, who began his acting journey in Wollongong as part of Macedonian Theatre Company, about the film and growing up in Berkeley.
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Set and filmed on the Coal Coast, the new six-part series One Night tells the story of three women whose bond was all but destroyed by the traumatic events of one night. We spoke to Bulli actor Yael Stone about the series, and the perks of working close in home.
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This Sunday the third monthly Sit-In, Swim-Out, Knit-In Solidarity for Yes at North Wollongong beach, in support of a Voice to Parliament.
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Melbourne band, Teenage Dads, have spent the year touring Europe and the US with Lime Cordiale, racking up 55 shows in just seven months. Wollongong gets the chance to see the ‘Hey Diego’ and ‘Speedracer’ boys perform twice this year – this week as part of their headline tour plus at Yours and Owls in October.
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The Travelling Film Festival is set to arrive in Wollongong this weekend. We spoke to South Coast director Isabel Darling about her new film The Carnival, a fascinating fly-on-the-wall journey with the Bell Family, a sixth-generation carnival show dynasty.
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Meet Wollongong’s latest music collab Benjamino x Meadowhip (aka Ben Cauduro and Cara Walkam) and their new track ‘On Repeat’
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Indie rock band Holy Holy are kicking off their national tour in Wollongong this Friday April 14, to celebrate their latest single ‘Messed Up.’ We caught up with Timothy ahead of their upcoming gig at UOW UniBar.
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Nestled in-between the mountains and beaches of the northern suburbs, is Illawarra’s newest distillery and bar – Wolf and Woman Distillery
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This March, the Kiama Blues & Jazz Festival will see local jazz musicians Alan Hicks and Nick Garbett unite on stage
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This year’s International Women’s Day in the Illawarra will be showcasing the wonderful diversity of local women. And the Illawarra Women’s Day of Dance + Culture, run by Healthy Cities Illawarra, on Sunday, March 5, provides the opportunity to share, connect, listen and learn.
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Performing at both Honk Oz and the Illawarra Folk Festival in coming weeks, US saxophonist Ken Field chats about bringing the sounds of New Orleans street bands to Wollongong.
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What do you do when you are lying in a hospital bed? For local Cystic Fibrosis battler, Bradley Dryburgh he planned to run a marathon – the 42forCF.
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