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Risk of 'high-rise sprawl' if 98-metre apartment tower approved
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (485+ words) There's not much love for a Smith Street development that includes a 98-metre tower. In stage two of the redevelopment of the gasworks site, known as Keira Place, developer Urban Property Group wants to build a trio of apartment blocks…...
Building a high-rise in Dapto doesn't make financial sense, according to developers
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (367+ words) Developers behind a $25 million Dapto high-rise project have decided their plans were just too ambitious. In 2021 the Wollongong Local Planning Panel approved an application that retained the Dapto Hotel and saw two nine-storey residential towers next door, featuring 54 apartments, parking…...
Why these new faces at Destination Wollongong could help solve the region's hotel problem
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (501+ words) A hotel executive and a destination marketing expert have been appointed to Wollongong's tourism board as the organisation prepares for "unprecedented opportunities". Destination Wollongong chair has announced several new appointments across the organisation and board Dale Lawrence, a hotel executive…...
A 36-storey tower in city CBD will have 'significant adverse impacts', says Wollongong council
1+ week, 1+ day ago (441+ words) A proposal to double the height of approved Wollongong CBD towers has not impressed the city council. The corner site at Crown Street and Gladstone Avenue - once the home of Red Rooster - had an approved application for 252 apartments across two…...
A 110-metre tower proposed for the Wollongong CBD declared 'state significant"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (348+ words) A development with a 110-metre tower overlooking MacCabe Park is one of two Wollongong projects granted State Significant Development status. The pair of developments were among the 94 projects classified as an SSD by Planning Minister Paul Scully. The status means…...
Illawarra man airlifted after dramatic 17-metre ship hull rescue at Port Kembla Harbour
2+ week, 1+ day ago (373+ words) A man in his 60s who suffered head injuries in a workplace incident in Port Kembla has been airlifted to hospital. The Illawarra man was working on a vessel in Port Kembla Harbour when he fell in a storage area that…...
Council concerns over Wollongong's 26-storey tower dismissed
2+ week, 3+ day ago (341+ words) Work on a mega tower development has been approved despite objections from Wollongong City Council. Level 33 is hoping to upgrade its already-approved plans for a site on the corner of Crown Street and Gladstone Avenue, building towers up to 26 storeys…...
Kim Dotcom loses fresh appeal against extradition to US | Illawarra Mercury | Wollongong, NSW
3+ week, 1+ day ago (185+ words) Kim Dotcom has lost his latest appeal to avoid extradition to the United States, where he is facing criminal charges relating to the defunct file-sharing website Megaupload that he founded. German-born Dotcom, who has New Zealand residency, has been fighting…...
An Evening with Rodgers & Hammerstein comes to Wollongong on Saturday, August 1
3+ week, 6+ day ago (506+ words) This performance was absolutely on par with productions and performances I have experienced and been involved with, internationally. Broadway's golden age of musical theatre is forever present in our minds, largely thanks to the enduring and magical songs of renowned…...
Comeback win over Dees gives coach plenty to Crow about | Illawarra Mercury | Wollongong, NSW
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (509+ words) Adelaide have produced another great escape in a gritty 17-point win over Melbourne to further fuel the belief of coach Matthew Nicks. The Crows trailed for much of Saturday's Adelaide Oval thriller before steaming to a 11.13 (79) to 9.8 (62) triumph with a…...