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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

Amelie Kretz wins 2015 Wollongong OTU Sprint

It was a great day for Team Canada in Belmore Basin, Wollongong, Australia today. Canadians cleaned up at the OTU Sprint race. In the women's race, Quebec's Amelie Kretz won in 1:00:37, followed by teammate Sarah-Anne Brault in second in 1:01:34. >> 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

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

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

Salmonella strain in nursing home outbreak found at Wollongong bakery

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

Man to face court over Wollongong stabbing

Man charged following stabbing near WollongongNSW Police Online (press release) >> 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

Wollongong Hawks go into administration

Hawks general manager Kim Welch said: "We are not asking Wollongong to save the Hawks again, we are simply informing the Illawarra community that in order to survive we need businesses to join us on an ongoing basis. "The administration provides an ... >> view original