A REVISED planning proposal for the Corrimal Coke Works site has been revealed by developers at a community information session today (Saturday). Legacy Property and the Illawarra Coke Company (ICC) plan to develop around 700 homes on Railway Street, which they claim will preserve significant historical features of the former 18ha industrial site, improve rehabilitation … Continue reading
A TRUCK crash has closed Bulli Pass this afternoon. The RMS advise that the road will be closed until later this evening and to avoid the area. Emergency services were called to the crash about 3.30pm today to find an intense fire, with powerlines down. Fortunately the driver escaped serious injury. FRNSW crews … Continue reading
A TOWRADGI man will in appear in court next month after he allegedly assaulted an employee at a fast-food restaurant in Sylvania. About 2.15am on Saturday, a 21-year-old man went to a fast-food restaurant at the intersection of Port Hacking Road and Princes Highway, and allegedly sprayed a fire extinguisher assaulting an employee. Sutherland police … Continue reading
A CRIME scene has been established after the body of a woman was discovered in a Bellambi home today. Emergency services were called to a home on Lorking Street after the badly battered body of 39-year-old Kristie Powell was found inside a bedroom about 1.10am. The body had suffered serious injuries and her death … Continue reading
Wollongong City Council is working on a long-term plan for the Bulli Showground precinct and is asking for the community to get involved and share their thoughts. Community feedback is being collated ahead of the development of a draft Masterplan for the site. The engagement is the first step in a long term process. For … Continue reading
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a drowning at Bulli on Saturday to come forward and contact them. About 11.10am, a 48-year-old man was found face down in the water about 150m from the Sandon Point Surf Club. The man was returned to the beach by unknown bystanders who commenced CPR until lifeguards and paramedics … Continue reading
A MAN will face court after a loaded firearm was allegedly found during a search of his Corrimal home on Sunday. About 2.20pm police executed a search warrant at a home on Murray Road. During the search officers will allege they found a shortened firearm with ammunition, a silencer, and a small amount of cannabis … Continue reading
POLICE are appealing for public assistance to help find a man believed to have shot at a home and fired a single shot at three officers in Bellambi. About 11.30pm on Friday, police were patrolling the area when they saw a man running from a house in Armour Street, Bellambi. A second man, aged 41, … Continue reading
POLICE will prepare a report for the Coroner after a man was found dead at a home in Coalcliff earlier this week. About 7.15pm on Wednesday Wollongong police were alerted after a home owner in Coalcliff found a dead man in the rear of the premises. A vehicle stolen earlier in the day was found … Continue reading
NSW Police detectives have been successful in their international appeal to locate important witnesses in the murder of Wollongong toddler, Cheryl Grimmer, who disappeared 47 years ago. Three-year-old Cheryl was kidnapped and murdered during a family outing at Fairy Meadow Beach at Wollongong in January 1970. Late last month, Strike Force Wessel – comprising detectives … Continue reading
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