Some key events of the last year and a half for Wollongong City Council, from day one of the ICAC public inquiry to present.
18 February 2008 - ICAC inquiry begins
21 February 2008 - Councillors and some of Wollongong's most prominent identities named in inquiry - nicknamed Gong-gate
24 February 2008 - The infamous Beth Morgan sex scandal puts Wollongong on the map around Australia
3 March 2008 - Former Premier Morris Iemma announces he will sack Wollongong City Council
4 March 2008 - Gabrielle Kibble, Dr Colin Gellatly and Robert McGregor appointed as Administrators of Wollongong City Council.
8 October 2008 - ICAC recommends charges be laid against 11 people involved in the scandal.
2009 - Council Administrators begin work on the new Local Environment Plan for Wollongong
15 June 2009 - New Thirroul Neighbourhood Centre opens
21 July 2009 - ICAC asks Director of Public Prosecutions to consider criminal charges against those implicated in corruption.
22 July 2009 - Work begins on refreshing Dapto Square
26 August 2009 - Construction begins on upgrading Wollongong's Civic Plaza
28 September 2009 - Local Government Minister Barbara Perry confirms that Administrators will stay until 2012
16 October 2009 - NSW Premier Nathan Rees announces Wollongong's sportsground will receive a $28.9 million makeover
17 October 2009 - Former Council General Manager Rod Oxley, who was heavily implicated in the ICAC scandal, announces in the Illawarra Mercury that he will publish a book to clear his name.
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