#woonona

IT’S magpie swooping season, and warnings have been issued for known trouble spots at Woonona and North Wollongong. During nesting season the black and white feathered terrors are notorious for their protective instincts and swooping behaviour. Magpies are currently in their breeding season in the Illawarra and, as territorial birds, they will be more aggressive to protect their nests and…

FROM a small lounge room in Woonona to national recognition, a children’s beach and outdoor lifestyle brand has proudly been awarded silver in the ‘Kids Accessories’ category at the prestigious 2025 Clean + Conscious Awards. The Clean + Conscious Awards are one of Australia and New Zealand’s most respected awards programs, celebrating the best products that are safe, ethical, sustainable, and…

POLICE are appealing for assistance as investigations continue into a break and enter at Woonona Bowling Club in June. Police were called to the Greta Street bowling club following reports of a break and enter about 1.35am on Tuesday 24 June 2025. Wollongong police responded and were told three people with their faces covered – armed with crow bars – entered the premises, and allegedly damaged…

Police are appealing for assistance to locate a man missing from the Woonona area. Adam Christie, aged 48, was last seen on Anderson Road, Woonona, about 9.50am yesterday (Monday 30 June 2025). Officers attached to Wollongong Police District were notified and commenced inquiries into his whereabouts. Police and family hold concerns for Adam’s welfare as his disappearance is out of…

POLICE have appealed for information after a public place shooting at Woonona earlier this month. About 11.30pm on Saturday 17 May 2025, Wollongong police were called to a home on Cotterill Avenue, Woonona, following reports a gunshot had been heard. Officers attended and spoke with the occupants of a home. Damage was located on the front of the home, consistent with a projectile; however,…

ROAD repairs will be carried out on Memorial Drive at Woonona from Sunday. Work will involve patching sections of Memorial Drive at the York Road intersection at Woonona.  Work will be carried out between 8pm and 3am from Sunday 13 to Tuesday 15 April, weather permitting. Transport for NSW will then return between 8pm and 3am from Monday 28 April to Thursday 1 May, to install new line marking,…

Main picture: Iurii Laimin on Pexels.com Inset: Tim Lavers WOONONA resident Tim Lavers has issued a challenge to other candidates contesting Cunningham in the May Federal election.   Mr Lavers has been selected as the candidate for the Animal Justice Party (AJP). The software engineer, with a background in science and maths, has challenged other candidates to make their positions clear on the…

A POLICE investigation is underway after reports of a spate of break and enters at Woonona. Following inquiries, police believe the five incidents are related, and are appealing for information or dashcam footage to help in the investigation. Two men broke into a café on Park Road, Woonona, where they stole an amount of cash and left the scene, about 2.20am on Sunday 26 January. A person has…