On Christmas Day the Wesley Community Care Centre will serve up lunch for around 200 people, on Christmas Eve the Warrawong Community Kitchen lunch team will dish up lunch for some 150 people – all provided through donations.

Further to the letters in the November 20 and December 4 editions, I would like to point out that there is a City of Wollongong Bicycle Plan on the council website and while it shows the cycle path around the western side of the Lake, no work has been done on it in recent years.

I write in regard to the behaviour on our trains. I work in Unanderra, but reside in Shellharbour, which means I sometimes travel by train.

The Albion Park Show is happening again in 2009, and will be held at the Albion Park Showground on Saturday, January 10 to Sunday, January 11.

Member for Throsby Jennie George, MP, last week announced a new Federal Government program to assist families with meeting the costs of participating in sporting activities.

Organisers of the area’s community and church Christmas activities have praised the generosity of the people of the Illawarra in providing their time, money and donations to help the lonely and disadvantaged this festive season.