37 years of service as Wollongong lifeguard Terry Hagan retires and other top stories

37 years of service as Wollongong lifeguard Terry Hagan retires

You only have to ask Terry Hagan what's changed over his 37 years as a full time lifeguard with Wollongong Council to hear some extraordinary, and at times very funny stories. He started at Corrimal and then went full time in 1978 at Sandon Point, a ... >> view original

'Human remains' found in external building of Wollongong unit block

Police have discovered what are believed to be human remains at a unit block in a suburb of Wollongong. Officers were called to the property on Crana Place in Mangerton, west of Wollongong's CBD, just before midnight on Thursday. They discovered the ... >> view original

Wollongong trial probes new way of using an old drug

A decade ago, a trio of Wollongong University researchers — Professor Ranson, chemist John Bremner and oncologist Philip Clingan — devised a solution. “We mixed the 5-FU and its modulator with a sugar to allow them to be combined in one solution. >> view original

Wollongong head stomper sentenced to seven months jail

A Wollongong man has been jailed for attacking and stomping on the head of a fellow club patron after being asked to stop swearing. See your ad here. Samuel Richard Owen had been drinking for more than three hours with a group of men at Wiseman Park ... >> view original

NBL Wollongong Hawks given extra financial lifeline at creditors meeting

A decision on the future of the Wollongong Hawks NBL team has been put on hold for potentially another 45 days as creditors and the club voted Thursday to adjourn a decision on their future. However, another looming deadline for the future of their ... >> view original

Wollongong man shot in face

The victim was taken to Wollongong Hospital in a critical but stable condition then transferred to another hospital. Officers from the Lake Illawarra Area Command approached a 41-year-old man on Northcliff Drive at Berkeley at around 9.30am. Police say ... >> view original

Wollongong Theatre Company's Shakespeare is for all

Tim Allen created the Wollongong Theatre Company with the aim to present plays in non-theatrical settings. Allen says he got the idea during a stint in London five years ago. "I'd just come back from the UK and I'd seen a couple of shows at the Regent ... >> view original

Anzac services for the Illawarra

Wollongong Council says traffic will be heavy on Saturday and are encouraging people to take public transport or plan their journey and parking arrangements prior to coming to the city. You can find out more on Wollongong CBD's road closures here. >> view original

Staying alive in Wollongong's competitive cafe culture

If you're looking for a coffee in Wollongong's CBD, you're spoilt for choice. Not only has the city's new Wollongong Central mall expansion brought a bunch of mainstream cafes to the CBD, there are a number of boutique businesses ready to make a flat ... >> view original

Wollongong company wins Commonwealth contract to run replacement service ...

Wollongong based company Coordinare has won the tender to become the Primary Health Network for the state's South Eastern region, covering the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern NSW. The Federal Government has announced the winners of 28 new ... >> view original