Wollongong reacts to prospect of nuclear subs base on our doorstep

Connor Pearce
March 7 2022 - 4:00pm
Sub base: Port Kembla is in the running to host Australia's nuclear powered submarine fleet. Image digitally altered.
Sub base: Port Kembla is in the running to host Australia's nuclear powered submarine fleet. Image digitally altered.

Port Kembla has been touted as the preferred location for a future base for Australia's nuclear-powered submarine fleet, but there are mixed feelings locally about what the base will mean for the Illawarra.

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Connor Pearce

Connor Pearce

Journalist at Illawarra Mercury