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Corrimal beach to get new cafe
THIS week a purpose built café will be dropped-in to the entrance of Corrimal Beach Tourist Park. The café will have a large covered decking with seating for up to 40 people, similar to the…
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Scarborough pub robber sentenced
A MAN who took part in the theft of a cigarette machine from the Scarborough Hotel last year has been jailed. He was the second man sentenced for his part in last year’s pub…
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Looking Back: A story of war, love and two mining towns
By MICK ROBERTS. AN HONOUR roll in Corrimal Uniting Church – not unlike memorials in community halls all around Australia – has revealed a tragic love story that spanned the globe. The tablet lists…
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Future management of “iconic” Sandon Point to go on exhibition
THE draft plan of management for Sandon Point and McCauley’s Beach will be discussed at the next meeting of Wollongong City Council on Monday November 26. Part of the recommendation for Council to consider…
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‘Unsafe’ trees to go at Thirroul
A NUMBER of trees in Fords Road Thirroul will be removed by Wollongong City Council on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Council said the work is required to address the dangerous nature of the…
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Man wanted for indecent exposure at Woonona
POLICE are appealing for information after a report of a man indecently exposing himself to three girls at Woonona on Sunday. About 4.30pm, a 10-year-old girl, an 11-year-old girl and her 15 month old…
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Police hold fears for missing teen
POLICE are appealing for information to locate a teenage girl who was last seen at Bellambi Railway Station. About 5.30pm on Friday November 9, 15 year old Sharon Opo left her home in Warrawong…
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Looking for Wollongong’s most selfless
NOMINATIONS for the 2013 Australia Day Awards are now open. Each year, Wollongong City Council recognises the achievements and contributions made by the community through the Australia Day Awards. Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery…
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Smart textiles could react to environmental conditions
SCIENTISTS at the University of Wollongong (UOW) are among a team to develop a new artificial muscle with exciting possibilities for use in self-powered intelligent textiles that could automatically react to environmental conditions like…
