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Fire forces residents to evacuate Kembla Street complex

Neighbours ran into a Wollongong apartment to evacuate residents from a lunchtime fire on Wednesday. Multiple fire crews rushed to the Kembla Court building on Kembla Street around 12pm, with a street-facing apartment on the third floor of the block ... >> view original

Two Wollongong restaurateurs charged

High-profile Wollongong restaurateurs Andrew Harrison and Emmanuel Efstathiadis are in hot water after becoming the latest identities charged in connection with a major NSW Fisheries investigation into the illegal overfishing of eastern rock lobsters ... >> view original

Blaze extinguished at Wollongong unit block, investigation underway

The blaze started in the top floor unit of the four storey complex on Kembla Street before midday. Heat, smoke and water damage to the balcony could be seen from the street. Police say no one was home at the time of the fire and nobody was injured. >> view original

Teenager pleads guilty to assaulting Syrian refugee in Wollongong

The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to one charge of common assault, and pleaded not guilty to the remaining offences. Ms Hampton-Hill is accused of being involved in an allegedly racially motivated attack on a Syrian National in Wollongong, in April ... >> view original

Wollongong Science Centre watches as Pluto shows its face

"It's an incredible achievement - the plans to do this dated back close to 50 years to John Kennedy's time," interim director of the Wollongong Science Centre and Planetarium Stuart Creal says. "For NASA to have the foresight, and with the technology ... >> view original

skaters give homeless man a helping hand

Temperatures in Wollongong dropped to about 7 degrees on Friday night. As the night became darker and colder, a young homeless man curled up under a bench in Crown Street Mall, lying on plastic shopping bags and shivering under a blanket. >> view original

Vibratronic dancing hits the right beat in Wollongong

People of all abilities on the vibratronic dance floor The Grand Hotel in Wollongong on Friday for July's Ables Nightclub event. Picture by Greg Ellis. The first Ables Nightclub event with a vibratronic dance floor was hailed a huge success on Friday ... >> view original

The recipe for health and happiness in Australia

When it comes to achieving good health and happiness in Australia, it just might pay off (all things considered) to be a wholesome type of person. Be a good neighbour, a non-smoker, a hard worker and a regular exerciser. Perhaps someone like Ned ... >> view original

Sunburn: Ouch! How to avoid, treat it

One bad sunburn is all it takes to ruin a summer vacation. But that painful sunburn can also have effects that last long after your vacation is over. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, a blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence more than ... >> view original

How doctors and developers are looking for innovative answers to the challenge ...

Health and tech pros assembled at Hack Ageing to tackle the challenges of Australians getting older. Business Insider's coverage of Hack Ageing is brought to you in association with IBM. Ageing populations, which bring rising costs of welfare and ... >> view original