Sports
A flurry of points either side of half time proved the difference as the Wagga Kangaroos moved back inside the Group 9 top five with a 28-12 victory over fellow finals contender Cootamundra at Geohex Park on Saturday. After Chantz Carey crossed for the first try 35 minutes in,
Analysis
On Wednesday the 26th of August, the New South Wales Government announced the first confirmed case of the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 (also referred to as the ‘bird flu’ or ‘avian influenza’) in the Illawarra. It was detected in a greater crested tern (species of coastal bird) near the
Lifestyle
The 887 bus route is an hour-and-a-bit journey from Campbelltown Station to the University of Wollongong (UOW), via a bumpy ordeal through Macarthur, Rosemeadow, Appin, and the winding descent of Mt Ousley Road. It arrives once an hour, with the first bus departing from Campbelltown at about
Obituary
Just when the news of Dolly Parton passing was still fresh in our minds, the universe goes ahead and throws this. The part that really gets me the most is that they died on the same day. All I'm saying is first Dolly and now Tim. Can someone
Obituary
There are few universal truths that we as a collective humanity can agree on without trying to kill each other, a few being that all good things must come to an end, that actions have consequences and of course, the most well known, that death is an inevitable part of
Culture
A surrealist take on the highs and lows of the hospitality industry, Service is an upcoming dance-theatre production written by Lachlan Grogan. After spending much of his early career working as a waiter, Grogan has endeavoured to produce a performance that is both “a love letter and a breakup
Print Issues
University of Wollongong undone, Remembering Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, Bird flu arrives in the Illawarra, and more
It is a truth universally acknowledged that I hate jukebox musicals. To be fair, when I say jukebox musicals, I really just mean Mamma Mia. Sorry to any Mamma Mia fans reading this – IMHO, you can’t beat the original magic of ABBA. So when I was invited to come
Culture
"I would be lying if I said it was torture to do character research and getting to play Mr Darcy!"
By Students, For Students
"Too young to protest, we call bullshit! Too young to fight back, we call bullshit!” On Thursday the 13th of August, university and high school students gathered outside the UOW library to protest against senator Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party. The protests were part of a collective strike
Hey wounded lovers of UOW. It’s your tragic heroine Jess, back at it again to give you some advice on how to deal with the current plague of situationships. Perhaps one option is revolution, maybe we need a dictatorship of the hoe-latariat? Nevertheless I endeavor to bring you
Four UOW screen media students have made a splash online with their documentary about surfing localism. ‘Surfing Sandon’, which confronts gatekeeping at the infamous Bulli break, has attracted more than 13,000 views on YouTube, while its Instagram trailer has garnered more than 120,000. “We knew the concept had
The Australia United Kingdom United States (AUKUS) Public Inquiry met on the 12th of August at Wollongong Art Gallery to amplify the concerns of Illawarra residents fearing the development of a nuclear base in Port Kembla. The inquiry, led by former Labor MP Peter Garrett, seeks to answer: 1. Will
The drone of cicadas fills the air. Your icy pole melts in the throbbing summer heat. You’re eight years old, and the world feels so big, and you feel so small. Where else is there to turn but the comfort of art? Drawing with crayons helps you through, it’
UOW students make waves with Sandon Point documentary, Students say NO to One Nation, and more
"It does feel very, very Wollongong and very local, and I think it hits close to home."
Almost two years of heartache was washed away on Sunday afternoon when the Warilla-Lake South Gorillas ended a 708-day first grade win drought with a 12-8 victory over the Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs at Cec Glenholmes Oval. The two sides headed to the break locked at 4-all
Oh Victoria, a state of many things. Think sports, the arts, culture, and world-class coffee. Being firmly from New South Wales though, I've long considered it my utmost responsibility to take any shot at Victoria I can get, given our rivalry predates Federation, but even I, a
There is a time in every woman’s life where she must confront her sexualisation with ironic detachment. Where the condition of sitting on the line between being desired and being disgusting forms, there is the potential for public spectacle. The process of idealisation can be the basis for the
Fresh from RISING Festival Melbourne, the Edinburgh Fringe, and Soho Theatre London, Heartbreak Hotel is a synth-studded dissection of a serious breakup. It combines storytelling with science and a soundtrack of your favourite classic breakup songs to explore what heartbreak does to our bodies, and hopes to leave us
On the last night of July, a line of divas formed outside of Van Q on the corner of Crown and Keira. This show was a culmination of the Illawarra’s finest and most creative minds put into Action. Organised by James Windle, Monty Colwill, Felix Wylla, Quirine Van Nispen,
