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Wollongong Harbour death: Man seen 'running around in underwear' before ...

The body of a man has been found floating in the water at Wollongong Harbour, in the New South Wales Illawarra, this morning. The man in his mid 30s was seen floating in the water wearing just boxer shorts at about 6:30am by two women walking on the ... >> 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

Body found in Wollongong Harbour identified

Body found in Wollongong Harbour identified as Berkeley man, 24. By ANGELA THOMPSON AND ANDREW PEARSON. March 19, 2015, 9 p.m.. Police have identified a body found floating face down in Wollongong Harbour as that of a 24-year-old Berkeley ... >> view original

Giant water slide thrills Wollongong: photos

Giant water slide thrills Wollongong: photos. Thousands slid down the giant Port Kembla water slide on Saturday. Picture: CHRISTOPHER CHAN. Thousands slid down the giant Port Kembla water slide on Saturday. Picture: CHRISTOPHER CHAN. >> view original

Players pumped for Wollongong road trip

Sure enough, he is back in the mix for selection this week – if he passes a late fitness test, he will be on the bus with his teammates heading to Wollongong. RED V FIRED UP. WE HAVE left nothing to chance this week at training as we prepare for ... >> 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

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

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

Review: Billy Idol, Cheap Trick – Wollongong, WIN Entertainment Centre 18/03/15

It proved to be somewhat telling that power-pop pioneers Cheap Trick were introduced by a pre-recorded message calling them “the greatest rock & roll band you will ever fucking see” with the f-word bleeped out. The band are clearly hoping to maintain ... >> view original