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Wollongong outdoor fitness groups to reapply for public land licences

Visit any of Wollongong's scenic coastline hot spots like North Wollongong's Stuart Park or Wollongong Beach's Lang Park in the morning or evening and you'll find hundreds of people running, boxing and squatting their way to fitness. But the process of ... >> view original

Cancer-suffering pilot sentenced to jail over drug importation flight into ...

Wollongong father Bernhard Stevermuer, 43, pleaded guilty in February after a plane was raided by police at Illawarra Regional Airport last July, following a Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad investigation into drug supply in the Sydney metropolitan ... >> view original

Man allegedly slashes his friend with machete while dancing in a Wollongong ...

A NSW man has been charged after slashing his friend in the neck with a machete. The two friends had been drinking together when the 34-year-old man, who was wielding the large knife, allegedly slashed his friends throat. Police have said the man was ... >> view original

Wollongong Hawks poised for return to NBL

The Wollongong NBL franchise has been in voluntary administration for almost three months, with staff and players owed money while the team's management has been working gratis to keep the club afloat. A final report called a deed of company ... >> view original

Police release name of murdered Wollongong man

May 22, 2015: Part of the mystery surrounding a suspected Wollongong murder has been resolved, with police today revealing the name of a man whose body was found last month. 9NEWS. Police have identified the body of a man found dead in Wollongong ... >> view original

Identity of man found dead in Wollongong laundry released

Police have released the name and the image of a man found dead in the laundry of a New South Wales Housing unit complex in Wollongong in April. The body of 56-year-old Mark Dower was discovered in the unit block in Crana Place, Mangerton, on April ... >> view original

Wollongong comedian Frenchy on bringing rude back

"The Wollongong show is the one I care about the most because this is where I grew up and these are people I'll probably see again," he says. "If I suck in Perth, it's cool because I'll only be back one day of the year. "It'll be a much better show ... >> view original

Division 1 AFL Shellharbour vs Wollongong - Kiama Independent

The division 1 AFL Shellharbour vs Wollongong went under-way at Warrawong's Kully Bay Oval Saturday afternoon. Picture: GEORGIA MATTS. The division 1 AFL Shellharbour vs Wollongong went under-way at Warrawong's Kully Bay Oval Saturday ... >> view original

Hayley Dodd murder: breakthrough as arrest warrant issued

A warrant was issued on Monday for the arrest of 59-year-old Francis John Wark over the alleged willful murder of 17-year-old Hayley Dodd - who went missing while hitchhiking 200km north of Perth in 1999. Wark, who is currently serving a 12-year sentence ... >> view original

Dave Oliver vows more political aggression for ACTU

ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver has used his opening address to the union movement's triennial congress in Melbourne to tie his leadership to a more assertive and robust activism against the Abbott government. He has linked his push for a second term as ... >> view original