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Boaters reminded to be responsible over Easter long weekend
A PRE-EASTER statewide safety blitz by NSW Maritime has highlighted the risks of wash and waves on waterways, with a raft of incidents including multiple capsizes responded to across last weekend. NSW Maritime Principal…
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Pool owners urged to ensure barriers are up to scratch
THINK most drownings happen in Summer? Think again. According to the National Drowning Report*, one-quarter of all drowning deaths in NSW occurred during Autumn last year, with Winter (14 per cent) and Spring (16 per cent)…
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Road work delays expected on Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Scarborough, Easter long-weekend
MOTORISTS are advised of changed traffic conditions on Lawrence Hargrave Drive near Scarborough Railway Station over the Easter long weekend for railway embankment work. The stabilisation work will be carried out between 6am and…
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Missing Russell Vale girl found safe and well
A GIRL who went missing from Russell Vale early this morning has been found safe and well. The 12-year-old was last seen at a home on Collaery Road about 6.45am today (Monday April 3,…
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Woman dies after struck by ute at Fairy Meadow
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and dashcam vision as they investigate the death of a woman at Fairy Meadow earlier today. Emergency services were called to the Princes Highway after a pedestrian was struck…
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Plans for wider shared beach-front path for Bulli’s Trinity Row
THE narrow asphalt shared path along Trinity Row at Bulli Beach is set for a makeover with plans for a new four-metre-wide shared pathway currently on public exhibition. The plans are in response to…
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Labor wins state election, takes Heathcote from Liberals
THE entire city of Wollongong is now bathed in a sea of red, after NSW Labor claimed victory in the state election on Saturday. Labor’s Maryanne Stuart defeated sitting Liberal MP, Lee Evans in…
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Northbound Memorial Drive closed between Bellambi and Bulli for resurfacing
MOTORISTS are advised of upcoming night closures on Memorial Drive northbound next week for road repair and resurfacing. Work will be carried out at night between Bellambi Lane at Bellambi and the Princes Highway at Bulli…
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Appeal for information after girl reportedly approached at Woonona
POLICE are appealing for information following a reported child approach at Woonona on Monday. A 16-year-old girl was walking along Thompson Street, Woonona, when police have been told she was flagged down by an…
