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Why council says Jamberoo Action Park can't put cars in its car park
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (322+ words) A year-long effort for Jamberoo Action Park to use its car park to park cars is in line to be knocked back. At Tuesday's Kiama Council meeting, councillors will make a decision on the park owners' plans to use part…...
A $16 million Clifton development approved after court action
9+ hour, 56+ min ago (279+ words) A $16 million townhouse development across the road from the Imperial Hotel at Clifton has been approved after court action. Plans for six units and a double-storey home were lodged with Wollongong City Council in February last year. After a deemed…...
RBA to speak ahead of crucial cash rate meeting
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (377+ words) Comments by senior Reserve Bank of Australia officials will be closely monitored as anticipation builds towards another interest rate hike later this month. The central bank's chief economist, Sarah Hunter, will participate in a fireside chat at a Regional Australia…...
OpenAI won't do 2026 IPO, extinction risk unacceptable
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (496+ words) OpenAI won't go public in 2026, Chief Executive Sam Altman says, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence that render "unacceptable" even a 10 per cent risk that AI could cause human extinction by decade's end. The comments come as more US lawmakers…...
Pacific Plan Management's people first approach makes a real difference
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (384+ words) Being recognised as a finalist in the Employer of Choice, 20 Employees and Under category of the 2026 IMB Bank Illawarra Business Awards is particularly meaningful to Pacific Plan Management because its team is at the heart of everything it does. "We've…...
Metropolitan Mine staff and innovation earn award finalist recognition
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (324+ words) Metropolitan Mine is proud that its dedicated staff and innovative projects, have been recognised at the 2026 IMB Bank Illawarra Business Awards, with two finalists confirmed ahead of this year's presentation. Senior mining engineer Viviane Franco is a finalist in the…...
Illawarra's best in business to be celebrated at the Illawarra Business Awards
3+ day, 7+ 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
3+ day, 3+ 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
3+ day, 3+ 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
3+ day, 4+ 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…...