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Developers should be careful about reaching for the sky: Paul Scully
21+ hour, 43+ min ago (435+ words) Developers should be careful to avoid overreaching in the rush to create more housing, Planning Minister Paul Scully said. The Wollongong MP was speaking at the UDIA Illawarra Property and Infrastructure Forum. In a speech he said there was a…...
Zelenskiy imposes sanctions on former press secretary
21+ hour, 30+ min ago (267+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has imposed sanctions on a former press secretary, accusing her and nine others of spreading Russian propaganda and of supporting Russia's aggressive policy toward Ukraine. Yuliia Mendel - who worked with Zelenskiy from 2019 to 2021, before Russia's invasion…...
Why council says Jamberoo Action Park can't put cars in its car park
1+ day, 9+ hour 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…...
Rate rise in Kiama could be a way to balance the budget
1+ day, 12+ 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…...
Why council wants to break its own height rules for new Helensburgh library
4+ day, 10+ 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…...
Friends of MacCabe Park back new skate park site, near Cenotaph | Illawarra Mercury | Wollongong, NSW
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (507+ words) Opponents of a skate park at MacCabe Park have now changed their tune. It can be built there - as long as everyone is happy with it being next to the Cenotaph and also losing almost 50 parking spaces. Last month, the…...
How high is too high? Planning department's different response to two proposed CBD towers
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (392+ words) A controversial 98-metre high apartment tower on the edge of Wollongong's CBD does not seem to concern the NSW Planning Department, despite growing discontent from nearby residents about increasing high-rise in the city. In stage two of the Keira Place…...
Suburb by suburb: every major road and rail upgrade in new transport plan revealed
1+ week, 4+ day ago (338+ words) Illawarra Mercury Suburb by suburb: every major road and rail upgrade in new transport plan revealed This week the state government released the Illawarra Shoalhaven Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plan. Login or signup to continue reading "This plan gives us…...
'We're not taking anyone's house': Minister, MP urge Shellharbour residents to have say on rezoning
1+ week, 4+ day ago (704+ words) Planning Minister Paul Scully says some residents are in favour of a proposed rezoning in the Shellharbour area, while also urging those opposed to have their say before the public exhibition period closes. While not confirming affected residents would only…...
Goldmine or nightmare: Is your quiet street about to become a high-rise construction zone?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1001+ words) Tarra Crescent in Oak Flats certainly has plenty going for it. A tree-lined avenue with meticulously maintained brick homes and well-kept gardens, it's the type of place that many would like to move to but few would want to move…...