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Elderly woman, 77, allegedly raped in own home in Wollongong

The alleged brutal rape of a 77-year-old woman in her Wollongong apartment early on Monday has shocked the community and left elderly neighbours fearing for their safety. The woman was found with significant head injuries in her apartment in the suburb ... >> view original

Man accused of raping 77yo Wollongong woman was on parole at time of attack ...

A man accused of raping a 77-year-old woman in her home was on parole for four separate matters at the time of the attack, a court has heard. Emergency services were called to the woman's home, in the Wollongong suburb of Gwynneville, in the early ... >> view original

Wollongong retailers ready to give up on Crown Street Mall

It's the retail centre of Wollongong in heart failure. Retailers in the Crown Street Mall are reporting dwindling trade, despite major refurbishment work over the past two years that saw the removal of dated water features, the amphitheatre, seating ... >> view original

Taking the cake to an international audience for Wollongong decorator

Step inside Wollongong cake decorator Verusca Walker's home studio and it's hard to know what you can and can't eat - such is the detail of her elaborate cake creations that have earned her an international reputation and a huge online following. Print ... >> view original

Jamie Oxenbould and Danny Adcock in The Dapto Chaser. Picture: Robert Catto ...

Dapto is a small town south of Wollongong in NSW and the races are part of its culture. Mary Rachel Brown's play vividly evokes the world of the kennels, the track and the bookmakers. The dogs chase the lure and the people chase the money, both without ... >> view original

Qantas requires earlier check-in to speed up process

Qantas will require domestic customers to check in at the airport at least 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled departure instead of the previous limit of 15 minutes, in a new initiative aimed at further speeding up the process and deliver on-time running. >> view original

Google's surreal 'DeepDream' image algorithm goes viral

Google's research arm, Google X, has been working for years now on an ambitious artificial intelligence project first dubbed the "Google Brain", using "artificial neural networks" that resemble the kinds of neural pathways seen in the human brain. Now ... >> view original

Audi TT Roadster: 2015 Australian Price And Features

Audi's latest drop-top has landed, with the all-new TT Roadster now on sale in two model grades and with Quattro AWD and a slick twin-clutch automatic as standard. And while the entry-price has risen as a result (the previous-gen FWD TT Roadster went ... >> view original

Apple's iOS 9 public beta is here

Apple has begun offering its brand-spanking-new iOS 9 operating system to iPhone- and iPad-owning consumers in a beta release. But just because you can get it doesn't mean you should. As anyone who's downloaded any beta software in the past knows, ... >> view original

Operation fails to free whale in Cairns

A whale remains stranded in a reef lagoon off Cairns after another operation to herd it to safety failed. Wildlife rangers and whale experts used lights on two vessels to try and guide the animal into open waters overnight but the attempt, one of a ... >> view original