Like June’s “summit” on youth unemployment, last week’s infrastructure council of war charged down the same old dead end of an Illawarra economy that exists in some sort of cocoon.

I WONDER if you could print my letter to acknowledge Peter, one of the Integral Energy crew who arrived at my home on Friday, July 25 after an accident caused by a semi-trailer cut the power lines to my home.

I TAKE issue with Shellharbour Council’s general manager Brian Weir’s statement regarding the Shell Cove boatharbour.

I NOTE with interest the continuing representations by residents of the East Dapto area regarding TRU-energy’s conduct of community consultations over Tallawarra.

THEY may not have been taking home any gold medals like some of Australia’s finest athletes, but the students at Mt Warrigal Public School really got into the Olympic spirit last week.

A PUBLIC rally in the Wollongong Mall on Saturday, September 13 – local government election day – to mourn the death of local democracy in Wollongong and Shellharbour will be the most visible result of the Making Community Democracy Work conference held last Saturday at the Fraternity Club in Fairy Meadow.