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Labor promises to slash Airport access fee to encourage train travel
CATCHING a train to the airport from the Illawarra should be a no-brainer however the cost has been prohibitive with many choosing to travel by car instead, adding to the road congestion around the…
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Bulli PCYC hosts safe internet presentation for youth
A FREE interactive presentation to keep young people and families safe online will be held at Bulli next month. As part of Safer Internet Day, the presentation will be delivered by Police to parents…
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Austinmer War Memorial to be upgraded
Austinmer Surf Club and War Memorial. AUSTINMER’S War Memorial will undergo a much-needed refurbishment over the coming months with the project due to be completed before Anzac Day 2019. The work will include new…
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Coledale arrest after armed stand-off
A MAN has been arrested following a stand-off with police at Coledale overnight. About 12.20am (29 January 2019), police were called to a home on Buttenshaw Drive, following concerns for the welfare of the…
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New public toilets planned for Austinmer Beach and Stanwell Park
PLANS are underway to upgrade or build new public toilets at Austinmer Beach, Baird Park Stanwell Park south and at Corrimal Library. Wollongong City Council will be reviewing its 104 Council-owned public toilet facilities…
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Heat wave prompts extended hours at Wollongong’s northern beaches
LIFEGUARDS will extend their beach patrol hours today (Friday January 18), to provide swimmers additional time to cool off safely. Hours at 9 of Wollongong’s 17 patrolled beaches will be increased, with flags up…
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Coledale gun fire turns out to be fireworks… Man arrested after stand-off
A MAN has been arrested after a stand-off with police at a Coledale this morning. Wollongong police were called to a home on Buttenshaw Drive just after 9am after reports that several gunshots had…
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Woonona man charged after stabbing outside Wollongong Hospital
A WOONONA man has been charged after another man was stabbed outside Wollongong Hospital earlier this week. Just before 9.30am on Monday, a 40-year-old man was sitting at a bus stop outside the hospital…
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Computer seized from Thirroul home after child grooming charges
A MAN has been charged following an investigation by Strike Force Trawler detectives into online child exploitation. In November 2018, detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad’s Child Exploitation Internet Unit (CEIU)…
