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Safety video launched to protect international students from drowning
A WATER safety video is today being launched in a bid to protect international students from drowning this summer. NSW Police Force in partnership with Surf Life Saving NSW, Royal Life Saving NSW and…
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Council asks Thirroul Plaza developer to go back to the drawing board
IN a move that has been applauded by sections of the community, the developer of Thirroul Plaza has been asked by Wollongong City Council to go back to the drawing board. The applicants, Loucas…
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Helensburgh’s Metropolitan Colliery to temporarily close
THE Metropolitan Colliery at Helensburgh will close for eight weeks from January 4. The Australian owned subsidiary of the US company Peabody Energy Corporation made the announcement this week, stating the closure was necessary…
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Austinmer firefighters set to sit out another summer in cramped station as bureaucratic stand-off continues
AS the bushfire season swings into action a group of Austinmer volunteers look set to sit-out another summer in an unsafe, outdated and cramped station due to bureaucratic red tape. Austinmer Rural Fire Service…
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Thirroul pop-up gallery reconnects artists to audiences this summer
ILLAWARRA-based artists are being given the opportunity to add colour to summer with the opening of a pop-up art space in Thirroul on Friday. Art Space 2515 is the brainchild of landscape photographer Judith…
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Thirroul and Corrimal libraries offer Santa mailboxes
TO celebrate Christmas, Thirroul and Corrimal Libraries are offering a personalised mail service for their littlest members to send a letter to Santa. Librarians have built and installed mailboxes so that children can make…
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Car crashes at Sandon Point beach after police chase
A BULLI man has been charged following a police pursuit that ended in the vehicle he was driving crashing in bushland at Sandon Point in the early hours of this morning. Wollongong police attempted…
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Helensburgh toddlers’ pool closed for repairs
HELENSBURGH Toddlers’ Pool has been closed for “essential improvements”. In September Wollongong City Council finished the first part of stage one works on the Helensburgh toddlers’ pool. Now it’s half-way through wrapping up the…
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Shared cycle/pedestrian path plan from Bulli Railway Station to beach
RESIDENTS have raised concerns over a proposal to provide a cycling link from Bulli Railway Station to Bulli beach. Wollongong City Council has put forward a proposal for the new shared bicycle and pedestrian…
