Rental Squeeze Forces Tenants To Offer Extra Cash

COMPLAINTS about steep rises in rent and difficulties in finding affordable accommodation - particularly in the inner suburbs - have risen considerably over the past six months, tenants' groups say.

Shopping Festivals Fly And Buy

See the sights of Asia and pick up a bargain as well. Caroline Gladstone goes shopping.

Amen To A Fine Drop

A warm welcome awaits weary travellers in Australia's only monastic town, says Caroline Gladstone.

New Coatings In The Pipeline

NSW Premier Bob Carr will officially open APC Socotherm Pty Ltd's pipecoating plant at Kembla Grange on November 13. The company's total outlay by start-up time will be close to $9 million for land, buildings, office accommodation, state-of-the-art machinery and establishment funds. Among th

Docs Staff Want Better Workplace

Community Services Department (DOCS) staff in Wollongong have imposed work bans because they say their office is too cramped. Workers at the Gladstone Ave Megacentre - established with the merger of six units in 1998 - have voted to blackban ministerial and Community Services Commission correspo

Potential Under The City Lights

An unrestored Federation cottage at 26 The Boulevarde, Lilyfield, is for auction next Saturday. Set on a quiet street with views of the city skyline, this house is about five minutes from Sydney's CBD. Accommodation comprises two double bedrooms, separate living and dining areas and a bright sun

Old World Charm At Gladstone

THE old photograph shows the romantic Federation cottage, Gladstone, which used to stand on the south-western corner of Crown Street and Gladstone Avenue, Wollongong. The cottage faced Gladstone Avenue, so that the wide bull-nosed verandahs commanded views down Crown Street to the ocean, and to To

Proposed Aged-care Project Will Retain Heritage Building

A hostel and self-care units for the aged are planned for the site of the former Woolwich Primary School, writes KEN MATHERS . SUBJECT to council approval, the former Woolwich Primary School will be developed for aged-care accommodation under a joint venture. Woolwich Aged Care Association (WA

Chunk Of Tassie Under Hammer

Rushy Lagoon, Tasmania's largest pastoral enterprise, is for auction on November 7. Settled in the late 1800s, the property is 10 kilometres north-east of Gladstone and 160 km north-east of Launceston. In 1962 Amatil Corporation (formerly British Tobacco Ltd) bought 56,000 hectares and embarked o

A Thousand Miles From Care

With the first cold winds of April Sydney yachties get down to final planning for their Pacific migration. The annual Sydney-Mooloolaba ocean race, starting leg for many winter cruises as well as the Gladstone race and Hamilton Island race week, starts tomorrow with a near-record fleet.