• Man charged over Balgownie house robbery

    A MAN has been charged with break and enter on a Balgownie home in July. During the alleged robbery the home was ransacked and over $14,000 worth of property was stolen. The 21-year-old was…

  • Man attacked with machete at Bellambi bus stop

    A MAN will appear in court today charged over the alleged stabbing of another man in Bellambi yesterday. About 5pm on Friday, emergency services were called to a bus stop on Rothery Street, Bellambi,…

  • Cover Wollongong’s coal trains, says Greens

    RESIDENTS of Wollongong are open to health risks from coal dust by the transport of open-topped coal trains through their neighbourhoods says the Greens. The Illawarra Greens have called for the Environment Protection Authority…

  • Warning over Port’s privatisation

    A RALLY will be held on Sunday August 26 to stop the proposed State Government’s privatisation of Port Kembla. Local business leaders, trade unions and community groups have indicated their support in maintaining the…

  • Looking Back: The Balgownie Pub

    By MICK ROBERTS. THREATENED with demolition in 1994 and described by the hopeful developer at the time as worthless of preservation, the ‘Fountain on the Mountain’ – the Balgownie Hotel – celebrated a centenary…

  • Battle for Bulli Hospital goes to Macquarie Street

    SAVE Bulli ED Group and supporters will be protesting outside NSW State Parliament House tomorrow watching closely as the debate on the future of Bulli Hospital unfolds. The debate in the lower house was…

  • Rubbish in the bag for the next decade

    A WASTE and Resource Recovery Strategy has been adopted by Wollongong City Council for the next decade. The strategy outlines the approach Council will adopt to improve its collection and processing of the city’s…

  • Parking woes continue for Bulli

    By MICK ROBERTS. BULLI retailers remain uncertain over the future of parking in their shopping centre. State Liberal MP for Heathcote Lee Evans has corresponded with “a number of constituents concerned about the Bulli clearway operation hours”,…

  • No support for Bulli’s ED at this stage: Heathcote MP

    By MICK ROBERTS THE State MP for Heathcote Lee Evans will not commit support for Bulli Hospital’s emergency department until an Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District discussion paper is released. A spokesperson from Mr…