Culburra Beach Community Centre

09/11/2026

Please note upcoming closure and cancellations at Shoalhaven Libraries:

📌 Ulladulla Library's Rhymetime session is cancelled on Monday, 16th of November.

📌 Ulladulla Library's Storytime session is cancelled on Tuesday, 17th of November.

📌 Due to building upgrades, Nowra Library will be closed to the public on Monday, 16th and Tuesday, 17th of November. Our returns chute will be open for you to return any borrowed items.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

05/11/2026

A new bus route between Wollongong and Picton via Wilton starts on November 15.

The 847 service will run seven days a week - once an hour on weekdays and every two hours on weekends.

Another new route, the 848X will connect Wilton and Bingara Gorge to Macarthur and Campbelltown from the same date.

The new routes are among 3000 added to the Sydney Transport network this month.

Transport for New South Wales' Howard Collins says the new services will provide a critical connection for the growing Wollondilly community.

03/11/2026

💚 FREE ALCOHOL & DRUG FIRST AID WORKSHOP

Join us for a FREE practical workshop designed to build your knowledge, skills and confidence to respond in an emergency involving alcohol or other drugs.

Topics covered include:

💚 Understanding different categories of drugs and how they affect the body

💚 Recognising and responding to a drug overdose

💚 Basic life support

💚 First aid for bleeding, burns, fractures and seizures

📅 Wednesday 2 December 2026
⏰ 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
📍 South Coast First Aid Training Centre
Shop 3, 85 Worrigee Street, Nowra

✅ FREE to attend
✅ Non accredited workshop
✅ Registration is essential

📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register your spot

Or register here https://www.stickytickets.com.au/3mrky2/drug__alcohol_first_aid_workshop__nowra_2_dec_26.aspx

💙 Give the Gift of Time.

30/10/2026

Pte. William Allen Irwin DCM's family are campaigning for William to receive a Victoria Cross, named in honour of Queen Victoria.

But did you know that William had a Queen of his own in his family?

Her name was Aunty Mary Jane Cain, she was William's mother's sister, and she was the Queen of Burra Bee Dee.

Aunty Mary was born in 1844 at a time when the Frontier Wars were at their peak. Being the daughter of a full-blood Aboriginal woman Jinnie, and Irish Convict father Eugene Griffin, Aunty Mary was a Gomeroi woman who lived in two worlds. In the 1880s, after her husband was growing ill, Aunty Mary sent multiple letters addressed to Queen Victoria requesting land from the Crown. In February 1892, Cain secured 400 acres. Further land grants in 1902, 1906 and 1911 saw her recover 600 acres that became home to displaced Aboriginal families, Burra Bee Dee.

25 years later, William made the ultimate sacrifice in WWI for the Crown. Yet, didn't receive the recognition he deserved.

Next month, from November 18th to November 21st, we will be travelling to Coonabarabran to interview descendants of Aunty Mary Jane Cain, to better understand the significance of this woman's story. As a Gomeroi matriarch she achieved a lot for her people in her lifetime, and helped bridge the gap between White and Black Australia. So much so that a bridge was named after her in Coonabarabran - Mary Jane Cain Bridge.

On November 20th, we will join the Coonabarabran community as we march on Mary Jane Cain Bridge to sign a petition addressed to King Charles III, requesting that William's medals are upgraded to a Victoria Cross.

In our trip to Coonabarabran next month, we would like to connect with any of Aunty Mary Jane Cain's descendants who would like to be interviewed for this new documentary. If you know anyone that would be open to being interviewed, please leave a comment below and I will reach out to you.

Thanks,
Dylan Nicholls
Director/Producer of Yaluu (See You Again)

29/10/2026