‘Fun’, ‘high energy’, ‘familiar, but kind of absurd’: Actor and theatremaker Lachlan Grogan on Service

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

The Gala Week 9, Spring 2026

Students strike back against Hanson, again + Corrimal ends 37-year grand final wait with major semi final victory over Thirroul + more!

Please, just put anything on

There is a particular kind of ego death that happens while standing naked in front of a record player. By this point the stylus had returned back to its home, leaving a deafening unromantic silence throughout the room. While crouched over a stack of albums conducting an urgent mental review

The Gala Week 7, Spring 2026

University of Wollongong undone, Remembering Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, Bird flu arrives in the Illawarra, and more

Review: Mrs Bennet LOVES balls, and I loved Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of)

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

‘Interesting Challenge!’: Actor Zoe Ioannou on Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

"I would be lying if I said it was torture to do character research and getting to play Mr Darcy!"

Students say NO to One Nation

"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

Your week five dating advice: An answer to the question 'what is a situationship?'

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

UOW students make waves with Sandon Point documentary

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 AUKUS public inquiry and its demands

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

Review: Cicada explores the becoming and undoing of an artist’s trauma

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’

The Gala Week 5, Spring 2026

UOW students make waves with Sandon Point documentary, Students say NO to One Nation, and more