Project Update - Bogan Bird
With Bogan Bird officially taking flight on YouTube, creator Holly Trenaman has taken time out for a shout out to our fantastic Culture Bank members who provided funding support in 2025.
Member Profile - Ann Martin
For Ann Martin, being part of Our Community Project has been about more than membership, it has been about 18 years of helping shape an organisation that believes in the power of community, creativity and opportunity.
Ann was there at the very beginning of Culture Bank, attending the first meeting held at Wollongong Library, and has remained a member ever since.
Calling all volunteers
As we continue to grow, we are looking for volunteers to contribute their time, skills and ideas. You don’t need experience or to be an artist. There is no minimum time commitment.
Volunteering is an opportunity to meet people, contribute to our creative community and help shape Culture Bank Wollongong.
Event - End of Year Gathering
We’re excited to invite you to Culture Bank Wollongong’s end-of-year gathering on Friday 13 November 5:30pm-7:30pm at NASA Studios in PK (Servo).
This a chance for members and friends of the Illawarra arts community to come together, reconnect and celebrate another wonderful year of creative impact.
Project Update - Real Made Up Stories
Congratulations to Phil Crawford and Coequal who are in the running for not one, but three gongs at the inaugural SONARR Awards (Australia's brand-new national audio awards) for their podcast series Real Made Up Stories.
In 2024, Culture Bank members provided $2000 towards to help them get Real Made Up Stories off the ground.
Member Profile - Nick Bolton
Nick Bolton, chair of Screen Illawarra, is an ardent filmmaker, actor, producer, director, theatre and arts lover. Nick is a passionate and pro active voice in the call to make Wollongong a viable film making destination.
Project Update - Hard Work
The Illawarra Hawks documentary is in production with Gerado Ceres putting the finishing touches before it is released.
Gerado is asking for photos which include Polaroids taken at any of the games since 1981 or similar artefacts and memorabilia, anything that would bring back precious memories of a particular game.
Project Update - Court of Clouds
Court of Clouds was a project funded from the April 2026 round of funding to print and release a game rulebook developed and illustrated by local talent.
David Rientis and illustrator Lisa Omodei completed their gaming rulebook and produced a video for their (analogue/printed) Court of Clouds board game.
