Lone pine for Botanic Gardens as Wollongong plants Anzac tribute and other top stories

Lone pine for Botanic Gardens as Wollongong plants Anzac tribute

It's only about one metre high, but the Wollongong Botanic Gardens' newest plant is one of the most significant to be planted there. A lone pine -a direct descendent of the seeds sent home by soldiers from the Gallipoli front line during World War 1 to ... >> view original

Wollongong Hawks considered links with Canberra as Andrew Gaze says NBL ...

The Wollongong Hawks were prepared to sell home games to Canberra before going into voluntary administration with a view to rebuilding an NBL presence in the capital more than a decade after the Cannons went bust. But after the Townsville Crocodiles ... >> view original

Wollongong upper house candidate withdraws over threats

Wollongong woman Vicki Curran has withdrawn from standing for the New South Wales upper house after receiving threats. Ms Curran was going to stand as part of the 'Genuine Independents' group. The Wollongong councillor withdrew just before the ballot ... >> view original

Wollongong Hawks into voluntary administration after major sponsor withdraws

"It's not a 'save the Hawks' campaign in that there's no one who is willing to dig in and help contribute - this is more a 'support the Hawks' and support James [Spenceley] in keeping the Hawks in Wollongong and in the NBL," club general manager Kim ... >> view original

Wollongong Coal strikes new deal with embattled Hawks

Wollongong Coal is looking to re-negotiate a sponsorship deal with the Wollongong Hawks basketball team. On Monday the Hawks announced they'd been forced into voluntary administration, after Wollongong Coal reneged on their contract with the club. >> view original

Qantas retires its oldest aircraft, the City of Canberra 747-400, to ...

A Qantas jumbo jet has made history, landing at a regional airport in New South Wales to become the first 747-400 in the world to go on public display. The City of Canberra was retired to Wollongong after 25 years of service and will become a prized ... >> view original

Salmonella strain thought to have caused nursing home deaths found in ...

The strain of salmonella thought to have killed two nursing home residents and caused dozens of others to fall ill has been found in a Wollongong bakery, tests have confirmed. To date, 31 cases of confirmed salmonella have been reported from 10 aged ... >> view original

Wollongong: a gradual change from the sword to the pen

With its roots in heavy and labour-intensive industries like steel manufacturing and stevedoring, Wollongong is a Labor electorate that hasn't been held by the Liberal Party since 1971. But as manufacturing drops off, the white knight for the area's ... >> view original

Boxing Day trading ban lift could help energise Wollongong CBD retail

Wollongong CBD retailers could tap into the busiest trading day of the year if stores are allowed to trade on Boxing Day under a NSW Liberal initiative. The Illawarra Business Chamber says it would give an 'even playing field' to shops competing ... >> view original

Tony Abbott opens Nan Tien Buddhist Institute at Wollongong as leadership ...

Mr Abbott's first public stop on Sunday was the official opening of Nan Tien Institute's Wollongong Campus – Australia's first government-accredited Buddhist college. He took a number of selfies with fans, walked with dragon dancers and drummers before ... >> view original