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The days of 'Aurora Port Kembla' have passed. It used to be the flame from the BOS plant that lit up the sky - injecting liquid oxygen into hundreds of tonnes of molten iron produced a flame that lit the sky and could be seen from Bald Hill. But it doesn't happen any more. They've changed something but I don't know what.
Regarding 'travelling 30 minutes west' I think you need to look at some maps. Wollongong is constrained between the escarpment and the sea and so is very long and thin. There are only five ways out of town: the coast road north, the highway south, Bulli Pass, Mt Ousley Rd and Macquarie Pass. Depending on where you start from, getting to one of those exits could take 2 minutes or 20 minutes. Also, to the west of the northern part of town is all water catrchment area and there are no settlements until you get to Wilton or Appin. By the time you get to those spots you are more affected by Sydney's skyglow than you are from Wollongong's.
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