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Wollongong City Council has ticked off some major milestones, with the Quarterly Review Statement (Quarterly Report) tabled at Monday’s (25 August) Council meeting highlighting multiple major projects that have been completed or set in motion since April.
A ten-year plan for the management of the iconic Wollongong Botanic Garden is now on public exhibition, with the community encouraged to have its say on the future of one of our most treasured public spaces.
Don’t let the cool weather put you off getting into the garden.
There’s nothing like an outdoor classroom and practical experience when it comes to complementing primary school lessons.
It’s now 10 years since Botanic Gardens Day was born. It marks a special milestone for Wollongong’s own Botanic Garden, whose staff were instrumental in instituting what’s become a much-anticipated annual celebration throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Stephanie Quirk and Dr Virginia Keft (Muruwari) have been announced as this year’s winners of the 2025 Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong Ephemeral Prize and People’s Choice prize, respectively.
The winner of Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong’s Acquisitive Prize has been revealed, with Melbourne artist Jenny Reddin claiming the $30,000 prize for her stunning work, Affinity.
After receiving more than 60 quality submissions, the selection panel for the Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong exhibition has named the 17 successful artists whose work will be on show at Wollongong Botanic Garden in April next year.
Some roses are red. Most violets are blue. Wollongong’s Botanic Garden is home to amazing things, and as of today, some special purple roses, too.
The right words can change the world, and some of Wollongong’s youngest literary voices are shaping the world they wish to live in through the annual Red Room Poetry POEM FOREST competition.