Wollongong residents are encouraged to get behind local legend Alexander Volkanovski on Sunday as he defends his UFC Featherweight crown in Sydney.

Wollongong is reaping the rewards of the expansion of the Greening our City grant program to Illawarra-Shoalhaven, the Hunter, and Central Coast, with Wollongong City council receiving more than $480 000 to help ‘Green the Gong’.

The Minns Labor Government is delivering close to $10 million to plant around 24,000 trees which will green our streets and reduce the impacts of urban heating across Greater Sydney, the Illawarra-Shoalhaven, Hunter, and Central Coast.

A single front door for all major planning projects is taking shape with the Minns Labor Government putting the proposed regulatory changes to create the Development Coordination Authority (DCA) on public exhibition.

New data reveals that 8,280 first home buyers in the Hunter, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie have been given a helping hand by the Minns Labor Government, saving an average of $21,513 off the cost of their first home.

Construction has begun on a row of seven NSW Pattern Book terraces in Edmondson Park in Sydney’s South-West.

The Minns Labor Government has today revealed the vision for a new world-class sports and entertainment precinct in Wollongong, committing $17 million to unlock the next stage of planning to bring the project to life.

People have just over a week to secure their dream home design for just $1 with the NSW Pattern Book introductory offer for an architect design of a low-rise home set to end on 31 January.

NSW has recorded its highest housing completion numbers in five years, with 13,057 homes completed from July to September 2025. This is the highest quarter for the state since March 2021.

Stephen Dametto has been appointed as the new Commissioner of the NSW Crime Commission, to lead its important work of tackling serious and organised crime.