• Charges laid over Woonona Bowling Club robbery

    TWO more arrested have been made in relation to the armed robbery of the Woonona Bowling Club in May. Police investigating a number of armed robberies have charged two men with a variety of…

  • Looking Back: Urwins and the Headlands Hotel

    By MICK ROBERTS. IN the days when the two big breweries ruled the liquor industry, owning most of New South Wales’ hotels, and ‘tying’ clubs and pubs to exclusive beer sales, Bob and Lurline…

  • Waterfall rail tragedy remembered on stage

    TO commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Waterfall rail tragedy, Merrigong Theatre Company has commissioned and produced a new work from critically-acclaimed playwright Alana Valentine, with the world premiere season at Illawarra Performing Arts…

  • Council bows to pressure over dune vegetation

    DUNE vegetation will be removed from Woonona beach after growing complaints over the loss of open beach areas. A number of projects are identified in Wollongong City Council’s draft Dune Management Strategy and endorsed…

  • Memory van calls into Bulli

    ARE you worried about your memory? The Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Memory Van is a mobile education resource that travels statewide to help raise awareness on the importance of brain health and dementia risk reduction.…

  • Man charged over Woonona pizza robberies

    DETECTIVES investigating the robberies of a pizza delivery driver and a fast food restaurant in Woonona in recent months have arrested and charged a man. A 19-year-old man delivered a pizza to a home…

  • Book week at Corrimal and Thirroul

    CORRIMAL and Thirroul libraries will celebrate Book Week with a number of special events during Book Week on Thursday and Friday. There will be a variety of different activities held at central and district…

  • Otford abduction fabricated

    POLICE investigating a reported child abduction at Otford yesterday now believe the incident did not occur. An 11-year-old boy reported being pulled into a vehicle by two men near Domville Street in Otford, about…

  • Police nab rail walkers at Bulli

    POLICE Transport Command (PTC) officers have issued more than 370 infringements and detected individuals for graffiti, warrant and other offences as part of operations during the past week. Police have maintained a highly-visible presence…