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Wollongong news — August 2026

Every story we published in August 2026.

1. Sport · 8 August 2026

   Gina Rinehart Pledges $10 Million to Boost Australian Swimming

   Gina Rinehart pledged $10 million to support Australia's leading swimmers, part of a wider program that also paid $1.2 million to Commonwealth Games competitors.

2. Wellness · 4 August 2026

   Wollongong's Ocean Pools Deliver Cold-Water Lap Swimming Year-Round

   From North Beach's ocean baths to the tidal rock pools at Coledale, the Illawarra coastline offers serious lap swimmers a cold-water alternative that indoor centres simply can't match.

3. Finance · 4 August 2026

   Australian musicians fight back as AI training datasets harvest their work without permission

   Copyright concerns mount as artists discover their recordings used to build artificial intelligence systems.