• Asbestos found at Coalcliff

    BONDED asbestos fragments have been found on the site of the Coalcliff surf club storage shed. Wollongong City Council has cordoned the site off to restrict access to the area. The asbestos is not…

  • Four killed in Bulli Tops chopper crash

    FOUR people have been killed in a helicopter crash beside the historic Panorama House at Bulli Tops just after midday today. The helicopter was carrying a wedding party of four people when it crashed…

  • No survivors after Bulli chopper crash

    EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a fatal helicopter crash at Bulli Tops. The helicopter came down in a grassed clearing at Bulli Tops just after 12pm today (Thursday). Police, Fire and Rescue…

  • Millionth visitor will mark Science Centre milestone

    THE Wollongong Science Centre at Fairy Meadow will be celebrating two important milestones tomorrow (Thursday). Firstly, the Centre will be celebrating its one millionth visitor since it opened in 1989. As the region’s most…

  • Bellambi siege man arrested

    A MAN, who was the subject of a four-hour police operation at Bellambi earlier this week, has been arrested. Police were called to the home in Cawley Street about 9.15am on Monday after a…

  • Busy season for spider bites

    NSW Ambulance paramedics experienced a busy spring and summer, responding to 288 call-outs for spider bites and 136 for snake bites across the state, including four in the northern Illawarra. Breakdown figures show that…

  • Man threatens mother with gun

    POLICE are searching for a man after a four-hour operation at Bellambi Yesterday. Police were called to the home in Cawley Street, Bellambi, about 9.15am today on Monday after a man entered the home…

  • Wollongong station robbery

    POLICE are investigating the assault and robbery of a man at Wollongong Railway Station. About 3.50am on Sunday the 21-year-old man and a friend were sitting on the platform when a man approached and…

  • Stabbing in Wollongong

    POLICE are appealing for public assistance after a man was stabbed at Wollongong On Friday night. Shortly after 6pm a 44-year-old man was talking to a taxi driver in Church Street. At this time…