Fears Wollongong's plan for commercial-only zones could turn streets into a 'ghost town'

Kate McIlwain
Updated February 23 2020 - 9:29pm, first published 5:01pm
Wollongong council plans to create commercial-only precincts in the CBD to meet a growing demand for office space. Photos: Adam McLean
Wollongong council plans to create commercial-only precincts in the CBD to meet a growing demand for office space. Photos: Adam McLean

Illawarra developers say they are not in favour of Wollongong City Council's radical employment-driven proposal to ban new residential buildings in parts of the CBD.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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