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23.01.2022 Hazard reduction on Walker St this Saturday. More details below, thanks to NSW RFS Illawarra District

23.01.2022 7pm, Sunday, 9 August the road will re-open!

21.01.2022 Have a community notice for 2508? Next cut off is this Friday, Feb 19.

20.01.2022 Free, local and in your letterbox - read online via http://2508mag.com.au

20.01.2022 Independent, local and in your letterbox soon 2508's August edition is out today. On the cover: the courageous Kai Sakakibara, the Helensburgh BMX champ on a long road to recovery after his horror race crash in February 2020. Inside: how you can help the family. Read online at www.2508mag.com.au #kaifight77 #2508mag #helensburghnsw #darkesforest #otford #stanwellpark #stanwelltops #coalcliff #localnews

20.01.2022 Go team read about the local estate agents taking on the Cancer Council's #MarchCharge. Their goal is to complete 85km and raise $3000 during March. Full story: https://www.southcoaster.com.au//local-real-estate-agency- @rh.helensburgh #marchcharge #cancercouncil #localfundraiser #localnews #2508mag #helensburghnsw

18.01.2022 Need a kids project for the weekend? Just in from Wollongong City Council, this news: "Wollongong City Council has launched its first Creative Wollongong Short Film competition and you can now enter via our website. And while we’re calling for entries, there’s a creative catch. The film must feature a banana. It should not be the main focus of the film but its use should be creative and meaningful. No bananas should be harmed in the making of the film." https://wollongong.nsw.gov.au//calling-young-creative-film

17.01.2022 Sunday, August 30 is the new date the Grand Re-Opening of Coalcliff Surf Life Saving Club. And Nippers will be back in October!

17.01.2022 Wollongong City Council is working with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and NSW Police to remove and dispose of a whale that washed up against the rock platform at Waniora Point overnight on, Friday 11 September 2020. Council has placed temporary shark danger warning signage in the area and people should stay out of the water between Sandon Point and Bellambi Point for at least the next few days as there are a significant number of sharks who have been attracted to the area due to the carcass. https://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au//dead-whale-removed-from

17.01.2022 Helensburgh Historical Society's new book by Dr Lorraine Jones is out now. Read more in #2508mag's September issue.

15.01.2022 Free, local & in your letterbox. #2508mag is published monthly. Visit http://www.2508mag.com.au

14.01.2022 September's issue is out and our walkers are so fast, many of you will already have a hard copy of #2508mag! Want to read online? Visit http://www.2508mag.com.au

13.01.2022 Independent local news hand delivered to letterboxes in the Helensburgh postcode every month, http://www.2508mag.com.au

12.01.2022 'Sandon Point has a lot to offer snorkellers.' Find out more in the February article by our 'Hello Fish' columnist Duncan Leadbitter: https://www.southcoaster.com.au//hello-fish-at-sandon-point And do watch his video on YouTube! #illawarraunderwater #sandonpoint #snorkelling #hellofish #2508mag #2515mag #thesouthcoaster #southcoaster

12.01.2022 Anyone missing a bike? A local dog walker has reported finding a light blue Relic Polygon Kids bike on the track near Helensburgh tip. And if you find the owner, please let us know at 2508mag. #helensburghnsw #2508 #2508mag #horcc

11.01.2022 More than half way there! Transport for NSW reports today that the Lawrence Hargrave Drive slope repair works between Bald Hill and Stanwell Park are on schedule the road will reopen by 9 August 2020. More info: https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au//lawrence-hargrave-/index.html

11.01.2022 Local business Helensburgh Tyres Pty Ltd has launched a fundraiser to help Helensburgh's injured BMX champ Kai Sakakibara. $2 for every tyre sold in June will go to the Sakakibara family. #KaiFight77

10.01.2022 Independent, local and in your letterbox + read online at www.2508mag.com.au

09.01.2022 November editions of #2515mag and #2508mag are out today! It's shocking weather for walker deliveries but you can still enjoy a good read online, go to https://issuu.com/2508mag/docs/bureaucoa2011_web Thanks to @seanritterphotography and @anthonywarry_ for the awesome cover shots

09.01.2022 One road opens, another one closes: commuters note take that Bulli Pass will be closed in both directions between 9am and 3pm next week Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 August. More info in the Transport for NSW Traffic Alert below... 14 AUGUST 2020 Maintenance closure on Bulli Pass... Motorists are advised Bulli Pass will be closed for maintenance work next week between Lawrence Hargrave Drive and M1 Princes Motorway. Work includes trimming vegetation, clearing gutters and drains, and maintenance of guardrails, signs and safety ramps. The road will be closed in both directions between 9am and 3pm on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 August, weather permitting. If delayed due to poor weather, work will be carried out on Friday 21 August. Detours will be in place via Lawrence Hargrave Drive or M1 Princes Motorway and Memorial Drive, and motorists are advised to plan their journey and allow up to 15 minutes additional travel time. Residents within the closure area will have access to their properties at all times under the guidance of traffic controllers from Lawrence Hargrave Drive only. Motorists are asked to drive to the conditions, and to follow the directions of traffic controllers and signs. Transport for NSW thanks road users for their patience during this time. For the latest traffic updates download the Live Traffic NSW App, visit livetraffic.com or call 132 701.

09.01.2022 With bushfire season ahead, save the date for this online lecture: Friday, August 21, 5.30pm. Professor Ross Bradstock will present on The Science of Bushfire Risk: Toward achieving 'peaceful co-existence' with fire. Tickets via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/allan-sefton-memorial-lectu

09.01.2022 REMEMBRANCE DAY 2020 The Helensburgh RSL will be conducting a small service for Remembrance Day 2020 at Charles Harper Park in Helensburgh on Wednesday, November 11. The service is limited to 100 people; there will be 10 chairs for those required to sit. Besides The Naval Guard and Service organisers, there will be space for approximately 60 guests who are welcome to attend. Organisers suggest each community group nominates one person to attend and lay a wreath. Due to COVID-...19, all governments safety requirements are to be followed. #2508mag thanks Michael Ali OAM for the notice. Photo: Department of Veterans' Affairs 2020; this poster has been designed to commemorate the end of World War II and highlight the celebrations that took place on the home front as the announcement was made.

08.01.2022 Feb is training time - so you can take your pick of ocean swims in March. Full story: https://www.southcoaster.com.au//dive-in-two-ocean-swims-t #2508mag #2515mag #swimming #bigswims #oceanswim #erabeachoceanswim #bigswimofthesouth @Helensburgh-Stanwell Park Surf Life Saving Club @hspslsc Era Slsc @eraslsc

08.01.2022 Hazard reductions this weekend. Thanks to Helensburgh Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade for the update.

07.01.2022 Future of #2508 district: Tonight's Wollongong City Council meeting will be one to watch - you can do so live via http://webcasts.wollongong.nsw.gov.au Here is a link to the report that will be considered, titled "Lady Carrington Estate South, Helensburgh - Draft Planning Proposal to Permit Urban Development": https://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au//Item-1-Lady-Carrington- Look out for more news in the next #2508mag.

05.01.2022 October's issue will be in your letterbox soon! Can't wait, read online at http://2508mag.com.au

04.01.2022 Independent, local & in your letterbox - our July issues are out now. Thanks to Unicorn Studios Photography for the cover shot of Helensburgh's Bede Parkes OAM. More community news at http://www.2508mag.com.au #2508mag #helensburghnsw #localnews

04.01.2022 See what 2515 writer Amanda De George found on the Coast Track in the #royalnationalpark. https://www.southcoaster.com.au//backyard-zoology-the-bota

03.01.2022 Have your say: Wollongong City Council wants to hear what you think of its draft Cycling Strategy 2030. The document will be available on public exhibition for six weeks after Council decided last night, Monday 29 June, to seek community input on the strategy. Stay up to date via https://our.wollongong.nsw.gov.au

02.01.2022 Congratulations to Helensburgh's Bede Parkes!

01.01.2022 Fox Wood Co. is a super creative response to Covid. The downtime has inspired two local families to kickstart their dream a new business selling quality timber products designed and made in the Illawarra. Full story in July's 2508 & 2515 mags. Check out their great designs for kids and grown-ups at https://foxwoodco.com.au Pictured here are the Fox Wood Co families: Helensburgh's Michael and Jessica Locke; Corrimal's Wayne and Vanessa Battishall. Photo: Unicorn Studios #foxwoodcoaus #helensburghnsw #2508mag #2515mag #proudlyaustralian #australianmade