“A really silly amount of fun”: Yve Blake talks new play Mackenzie

"Watching what our director Virginia has been cooking up, I’m severely gagged. So I can’t wait for our audiences to be gagged by it as well."

From Dharawal and Gadigal, to Gaza: Nationwide Palestine Solidarity Week

From the 27th of April to the 1st of May, students on campuses around the country observed Nationwide Palestine Solidarity Week by demanding their universities cut ties to weapons industries. For the duration of this week, the University of Wollongong  Palestine Society held a banner outside the library for students

Dogs’ day out: Collegians score comprehensive win over Sutherland-Loftus to remain unbeaten

Collegians have moved to a 2-0 start in the Illawarra Rugby League’s Harrigan Cup competition, courtesy of a 29-6 win over the Sutherland-Loftus Pirates at Collegians Sports Complex on Sunday. The fast-starting Collie Dogs turned a 19-0 half time advantage into a six-tries-to-one victory, with centre Cooper Barnes and

They're no illusion: an interview with LARGE MIRAGE

Anyone who knows me knows that first and foremost, I’m a sucker for all things 70s. Bell bottom jeans, flared shirt collars that look like they have a razor’s edge, big cars with thirsty V8s, and, most importantly, the music. From Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who,

First May Day music comp in Wollongong turns prose into power

Coming off the back of the city’s long-running May Day parade on Friday, a music competition brought a buzzing crowd to Globe Lane for a showcase of working class anthems. Six acts entered the competition by submitting an original protest song or cover of a classic, and three finalists

You up for some Two-up?

Two–up, the gambling game you are only able to partake in once a year. This ANZAC Day, I wanted to take my chances on the coin toss. With the tradition taking place across several venues in Wollongong for the day, I decided to check it out. Armed with five

Peace is Union Business: May Day 2026

May 1st: May Day, International Worker’s Day… ie. Union Christmas. Five o’clock: outside the Teachers Federation folks of all sorts gathered together, holding banners and flags. Spirited music to the tune of “Study War No More” (courtesy of the Rising Tide Street Band) filled the air. Soon, the

So what exactly are UOW's relaitonship with weapons companies?

Here at The Gala, we respect your time, so * The University of Wollongong (UOW) is one of the major research contributors to DMTC (Defence Materials Technology Centre), which is a company that organises military research and development between different parties. * Through it, UOW has helped defence companies like BAESMA, Thales,

Interview with Sheridan Harbridge, author of the musical My Brilliant Career

Interviewed by Levi Murray, Questions prepared by Serena Emanuele

Possum Gully to the Gong: My Brilliant Career Lands at the IPAC

‘To have it be something that people want to see again and again and again… it makes it worth it.’

Are you feeling teased yet? An interview with Scarlett McKahey

Many have said rock and roll is a man’s business. In my humble opinion, those people should pull their heads out of their arse. Look at Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett and Chrissie Hynde, to name a few. Look at bands like The Runaways. Now look

Last-minute heroics see Eagles steal victory in local derby against Stingrays

The Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles left it late to secure their second straight win to open the Group 7 season with an 18-14 victory over Stingrays of Shellharbour at Flinders Field on Saturday. A last-minute try to winger Mitchell Potts saw the Eagles emerge victors from a back and forth

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Wicked women making history

Do you know about the historic ocean pool that was built as a women’s bath? The popular Wollongong hotel that was run by a team of spirited women? The women who had to fight tooth and nail for a job at the Steelworks?  She Shapes History are bringing these

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UOW transgender students continously dead-named in class

Editor’s Note: For the purpose of this article and the protection of those involved all interviewed will remain anonymous. University of Wollongong transgender students have noticed a pattern of dead-naming during lectures, labs, and tutorials, from their professors and tutors. Students have reached out admitting that they feel trapped

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Nationwide Palestine solidarity week

Over the past 2 and a half years, Israel’s genocidal campaign in Palestine has resulted in Gaza looking like Hiroshima in 1945. It is an unrecognisable wasteland of death and misery. Israel is currently laying yellow concrete blocks throughout the enclave to map a yellow line to determine where

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UOW put on blast before the NSW Parliament

The New South Wales Parliament’s Standing Committee on Social Issues has released an interim report on the 8th of April following investigations and hearings across several months from their inquiry into the university sector, which is still ongoing. The interim report was aimed at addressing issues surrounding the University

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WUSA's April 2026 Meeting

This April, the Wollongong Undergraduate Students Association’s (WUSA) main agenda was finding a replacement for their empty Education Officer and Assistant Secretary position. Before the meeting could begin, there were a few officebearers who could not make it. Welfare Coordinator Charlotte Vakayil, General Representative Kat Schreiber, Allsorts Queer Representative

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Wollongong Bulldogs ready to roll ahead of season opener against Kiama

Following a difficult season results-wise in 2025, the Wollongong Bulldogs are preparing well ahead of the start of the new AFL South Coast season this weekend. The Bulldogs are set to unveil an enhanced line-up against the Kiama Power at Keira Oval on Saturday under new premier grade coach Jack

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Catching Hot Pursuit on the radar

Australia’s local music scene is in a very strange state at the moment. Many would argue that much of what the country exports can best be described as beach music made for beach lovers. While I admit that Australians (myself included) love the beach, there comes a point where

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Review: A Transgender Woman On The Internet, Crying is pretty perfect

Welcome to the internet! A platform to find community beyond the confines of your physical location, to share your music or your latest craft project, and to build each other up when things get hard. Also, a battleground where influencers, micro-celebrities, and all-round drama queens viciously tear each other down

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Free money glitch: our winning Warrawong trivia residency

It all started when we couldn’t find a table at La La La’s. You see, we had been going to Tuesday trivia at the lively dive bar before The Trivia Tap took over. Because in a blink, a chill night at the local with a severely disorganised quizmaster

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On the remaining languages of UOW

It’s not a coincidence if you are not aware of the budget cuts that have swept our university off its feet for the past two years. As of last week, ABC News reported that UOW cuts have soared past 270 job losses “after a $35 million revenue drop, partly

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Swooning 4 Swoon

Gong is dead – a sentiment myself and a lot of my peers can be guilty of carrying. My friends in Sydney, mostly residing in the city’s inner-west, refuse to visit. In fact, they seem to forget it is the exact same distance from Wollongong to Sydney as it is

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Bellambi redevelopment plan glossing over the lives of residents

The Bellambi People and Place Plan put in place by the NSW government is looking to displace public housing residents from their homes to make way for social housing and private developers. A key distinction between the two is that public housing is owned and subsidised by the state government,