Turn up the heat this NRL Telstra Premiership season and breathe fire with your Dragons at WIN Stadium! With blockbuster match ups against the Rabbitohs and Eels and an epic NRL and NRLW double-header to round out the season, you won’t want to miss a moment of the action. Round 10: Dragons v Warrior […]
Join a guided tour in the electric buggy to discover the beauty, diversity of plants and history of Wollongong Botanic Garden! Times Tours run every Wednesday morning. Departure time: 10am, 11am Duration: approx. 45mins Meeting point: next to the Duck Pond Please note: Limited spaces available, first in first served. To enquire about a private group booking (min. 8 […]
As part of 2025 Heritage Festival, Wollongong Libraries Local studies team have ‘Unearthed’ some 8mm Film footage taken around the Illawarra in the 1950’s. Step back in time viewing local 1950’s Surf Carnivals, Queen’s Coronation Celebration Parades and some local soccer games from an original 8mm projector. You may see yourself, a family member or […]
Join us for a special event with local historian Janet Lee to discuss her book 'Teaching the 3Rs, Pioneer Schoolteachers of the Helensburgh District'. Learn about the interesting life and career of three pioneer public school teachers in the area, Edwin Byrnes at Helensburgh, Arthur Gilchrist at Otford and John Surtees at Stanwell Park. These […]
Friday & Saturday Night Music & Shows at Centro CBD Up Close and Personal Concerts in the heart of Wollongong - Welcome to the Sorrento Room at CBD! Discover ultimate concert experiences in 2025 at Centro CBD! Click here to check out what's coming to the Centro CBD stage Centro CBD have a year of unforgettable music […]
Enjoy memora-bowl nights with us every Friday and Saturday with $10 bowling from 6pm - 10pm. Lock in your lane via www.northernbowl.com.au or call our friendly team on (02) 4283 6222.
Breathe new life into your garden by picking up some plants and advice at the Botanic Garden’s plant sales! Large range of native ground covers, grasses, trees and shrubs suited to local conditions Great selection of exotic plants grown by our garden volunteers All plants are high quality, most propagated at the Botanic Garden Nursery […]
Join artist Patrick Pound as he walks us through the latest exhibition, Dream Vitrine. In this talk, Patrick will offer deeper insight into the stories of his found photographs and the taxonomies he has created in each vitrine. This talk will include a moderated Q&A and will be followed by the official opening of the show.
Join us for the official opening of Dream Vitrine. In Dream Vitrine, artist and collector Patrick Pound reimagines selected pieces from the Wollongong Art Gallery collection as ‘sleeping objects’, wondering what dreams might arise within them. Each cabinet in Dream Vitrine displays a work alongside its imagined dream, creating surprising alignments and playful juxtapositions. Come along earlier at 1pm […]
Saturday 24 May, the Wollongong Wolves take on APIA Leichhardt FC in an entertaining Saturday night showdown at WIN Stadium. U20 Kick Off: 5:00pm NPL Kick Off: 7:00pm
The countdown is on... Comic Gong returns Saturday 24 May 2025! This year's celebration of all comics, cosplay, gaming and pop culture will take place at Dapto Ribbonwood Centre, with trade and artist stalls, cosplay competitions, arcade and tabletop gaming, exhibits and entertainment all under the one roof. Don’t miss dozens of fantastic pop culture vendors and artists […]
We are excited to welcome back Stars of Wollongong in 2025 for their 10th Annual STARS Community Gala Event, with a whole new squad of local personalities who are ready to put their talent to the test to dance for cancer! The Stars consist of business and local community leaders who will learn to dance […]
Inspired by the mermaids in Wollongong Art Gallery’s current exhibition, Karla Dickens: Rise and Fall, this workshop engages with unnatural treasures collected and saved from polluting the natural environment. Make exquisite wearable art with beach debris and plastic bags with local artist, Mel Young. Mel will lead a workshop on making jewellery from plastics found on […]
Queer Soundbath offers a space for queer souls to bathe in the healing nature of sound as a method of meditation and engaging in a communal spiritual practice. These sessions are a tender moment to drop into our hearts and bodies, immerse in collective sound healing, and connect with community. For this edition, Illawarra-based artist […]
Repent! And make frij magnets as penance for your plastic sins with Sister GlitterNullius. Join Sister GlitterNullius for the finissage weekend of Karla Dickens’ Rise and Fall as she guides us in a frij-magnet making workshop. We will reflect on ideas about changing social identities, community cohesion, social inclusion/exclusion, temporality, social mobility and Belonging and leave with […]
See off Karla Dickens: Rise and Fall with a celebratory afternoon at the gallery. As part of the festivities, we will be screening Two Bob Mermaid (1996) by Darlene Johnson at 2pm. As Romaine Moreton writes (for the National Film and Sound Archive): Two Bob Mermaid is the directorial debut of Darlene Johnson. It is the story of Koorine (Carrie […]
