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Fairy Meadow bashing victim
WOLLONGONG Detectives want to speak with young men who they believe are responsible for a serious assault of a man near Fairy Meadow Surf Club last month. Police allege that the 59 year old…
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Book sale at Wollongong Library this week
WOLLONGONG City Library will hold a huge book sale this week. Hundreds of adults’ fiction and non-fiction titles will be on sale, and will range in price from 20 cents to $1. Bryce Courtney,…
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Writers’ centre gets short term funding for 2013
THE South Coast Writers’ Centre, which promotes the development of writing and literary culture in the Illawarra, has secured $77,000 in funding. The South Coast Writers’ Centre provides an avenue for development, information and…
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Plans for new look Woonona Circle go on show
WOLLONGONG City Council wants to hear the community’s thoughts on the draft streetscape and car park upgrade plan for Woonona Circle. The plan includes an upgrade and widening of footpaths and improved pedestrian access,…
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Parking meter problems in Wollongong
A SYSTEM error in an offsite computer has affected all parking meters in Wollongong’s CBD. The parking meters are recording the wrong time and are not providing a ticket for users. Wollongong City Council…
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Coledale train victim remains in critical condition
THE 24-year-old Berkeley man hit by a goods train at Coledale Railway Station about 1.30am on Sunday remains in intensive care with critical brain injuries. It is believed the man was sitting with his…
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Man hit by train at Coledale
POLICE are investigating how a man came to be struck by a train at Coledale Railway Station this morning. Police have been told the 24-year-old man was sitting on the platform with his legs…
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Skillaroos bond at Corrimal for Germany
THE Australian representatives competing in Germany at the Worldskills International Competition in 2013 have gathered at Corrimal Beach Tourist Park this weekend for a training camp. Each Skillaroo secured their position as an Australian…
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Third wave warning over asbestos
Wollongong City Council has partnered with the Asbestos Diseases Research Institute (ADRI) in a campaign to make people aware of the ‘third wave’ of asbestos related diseases. The third wave refers to the expected…
