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27/11/2025

HAPPY AUS MUSIC TSHIRT DAY 🎶

It’s no surprise that we love Aussie bands here at … including some of the nicest boys in the biz 🙌🙌

We have a stack of local musos during great things - so get out and support them.

Go to a gig! Buy the merch! Grab the vinyl!

Need a rec? The friendly gang are ALL OVER IT, so go and shop local this Aus Music Month!!

Happy 🎉🎉

WATCH THIS SPACE - You should see which we have in our Summer issue… it’s our on Monday!!! 👀

24/11/2025

OLD MATE

How relaxed does this guy look? Happy place, among the green 🌳

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20/11/2025

Two Illawarra businesses putting heart, craft and community at the centre of what they do — and we are here for it.

Meet Andrew Marsh Meditation, where Thirroul local Marshy is helping people slow down, reset and build lifelong meditation habits through simple, powerful techniques and free intro chats.

https://www.andrewmarshmeditation.com.au/

And say hello to Egg & Dart Art Services — the Thirroul-based team bringing thoughtful framing, art curation and installation to homes and businesses across the region. Meticulous, warm and deeply connected to the Illawarra’s creative pulse.

https://www.egganddart.com.au/

Explore both stories in our latest issue or online via the link below

https://coalcoastmagazine.com/coal-coast-magazine/local-biz-love-issue28/

12/11/2025

HOW BULLI’S CROP SWAP IS GROWING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

What started as a simple coffee catch-up between two locals has grown into one of Bulli’s most loved monthly meet-ups.
Held on the first Saturday of each month at Millers’ Local Bakehouse, the Crop Swap brings neighbours together to trade homegrown goodies, share knowledge and spark new friendships.

From seedlings and preserves to 50kg bags of grapefruit (yes, really), it’s become a space where generosity thrives and everyone leaves a little more connected.

Meet the makers behind the movement and explore the stories sprouting from this community garden in our latest issue or via the link below.

https://coalcoastmagazine.com/coal-coast-magazine/how-bullis-crop-swap-is-growing-community-connections/

✍️ Lucy Kippist
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05/11/2025

THE ART OF SLOW DESIGN

Meet South Coast designer Nelli Hegi, the creative force behind HEGI Design House.

Sculptural lines, emotional craftsmanship and heirloom-worthy pieces — designed to be lived with, loved and passed on.

Her story is one of culture, curiosity and slowing down to make something truly meaningful.

Step inside her world in our latest issue or read online via the link below https://www.instagram.com/hegi_designhouse/

22/10/2025

SPIRITS, SPRITZ & SPRING

Where culture, creativity and community meet — that’s Dharawal Distilling Co.

Founded by proud Wiradjuri man Mitch Lowrie, this Bellambi-based distillery blends 60,000 years of knowledge with modern techniques to craft gin and vodka infused with native botanicals.

From foraging on Country to collaborating with local artists and even his son Banjo, Mitch’s story is one of connection — to people, place and purpose.

Get a taste of the Illawarra’s newest spirit (and its story) in our latest issue or online via https://coalcoastmagazine.com/coal-coast-magazine/spirits-spritz-and-spring/

✍️ Words: Kirsten Hammermeister | Coal Coast Mag | 📸 Dharawal Distilling Co.

20/10/2025

GOLDEN HOUR ⭐️

This view never gets old. Geera looking majestic 😍

16/10/2025

INSIDE OUT LIVING

How do the places we design shape the way we live?

The Illawarra Festival of Architecture & Design (IFAD) is back for 2025 — inviting us to look closer at how architecture, interiors and landscapes connect people, culture and Country.

This year’s theme, Inside Out: Landscape & Life, explores what it means to design with nature, not against it.

🗓️ 18–19 October 2025
Full program + tickets via ifad.net.au

Read the full spread via the link below
https://coalcoastmagazine.com/coal-coast-magazine/inside-out-living/

✍️ Words: Penny Keogh

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A quarterly lifestyle publication produced in the Illawarra, Coal Coast magazine keeps readers informed of local events and turns the spotlight on the region's many talents.

With diverse, carefully curated content and beautiful photography – including inspiring and informative editorials, and thought-provoking features – Coal Coast magazine is a true celebration of life in our little pocket of the world.

As a free, independent publication, we tell real stories with authenticity and passion. Coal Coast is designed to be read on the beach, displayed on a coffee table, lovingly stored on a bookshelf as part of a collection or passed onto a friend. In this fast-paced world we live in, we aim to feature timeless content that endures – we hope you take joy from each issue for many years to come.

Read our issues online https://www.coalcoastmagazine.com/issues/