Janine Graham

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It was meant to be a simple story - one for the feelgood file. Wollongong hosts the season finale of a major international triathlon, the city hums with energy, and a small heartwarming act stands out.

The Illawarra's clean tech companies rose to the top at the NSW Business Awards in Sydney on Wednesday.

Your chance to provide feedback on Wollongong's blueprint for jobs, growth and innovation for the next 10 years closes this week.

After years of deadlock, a once-stalled pocket of Kiama land has become the catalyst for a broader reset in how the council approaches growth.

For most people, a shipping container is just a steel box. For the Ralston family, it's been the backbone of a 30-year enterprise that has quietly grown up alongside the industry itself.

Illawarra strengthens its research footprint as UOW leads flagship centre for clean-energy innovation.

Wollongong's Lord Mayor says the city is avoiding the financial pain gripping neighbouring councils, but has warned the pressures squeezing local government budgets are far from over.

The land is zoned. Business is willing to invest. About 25,000 homes are waiting to be built across growth corridors from Appin to Nowra.