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Green light given for million dollar make over of Austinmer’s iconic bathers pavilion
AUSTINMER’S 92-year-old Bathers Pavilion will be refurbished after Wollongong City Council last night gave the green light for a $900,000 upgrade of the ageing building. Council said work is anticipated to start as soon…
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Teen killed in Royal National Park car crash this afternoon
A TEENAGE passenger has been killed after the vehicle in which he was travelling crashed into a tree at Lilyvale, near Helensburgh early this afternoon. A police investigation is underway following the fatal single-vehicle…
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Mount Ousley Road closure next Sunday night for routine maintenance work
MOUNT Ousley Road between Bulli Tops and Memorial Drive will be closed to traffic next Sunday night. Transport for NSW will carry out essential routine maintenance work on the M1 Princes Motorway, which will…
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Continue social distancing guidelines and don’t drop your guard, warns mayor
WITH unseasonably warm weather forecast for the end of the week northern Illawarra residents are reminded to continue to follow social and physical distancing guidelines. From today (Friday), Wollongong City Council will, once again,…
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Honour Anzac Day by standing at driveways, verandahs or balconies
AUSTRALIANS are encouraged to honour the service and sacrifice of veterans and serving defence personnel on ANZAC Day from home this year by watching the nationally broadcast dawn service and participating in the RSL’s…
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Funding grants designed for creatives during pandemic lockdown
CREATIVES living in the northern suburbs have an opportunity to apply for new funding grants which have been established to support the arts community during the coronavirus lockdown. The one-off Creative Wollongong Quick Response…
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Car thefts in north lead to a number of arrests and two separate police chases
THREE people have been charged with offences allegedly committed in a vehicle stolen from Corrimal on Saturday, while in a separate incident, two men and a woman have been arrested after a BMW failed…
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Teen charged after car stolen from Stanwell Park overnight
AN unlicensed teenager has been charged with multiple offences after he allegedly stole a car from Stanwell Park overnight. Shortly after 1am (Wednesday April 22), a 17-year-old boy allegedly broke into a the Stanwell…
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Peculiar cloud creates plenty of social media interest
Social media was flooded with images of a strange cloud formation over the northern Illawarra this afternoon. The peculiar “long cloud” is said to have formed from an extremely low moving weather front…
