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Data point: Uni of Wollongong tops the nation in new ratings

The University of Wollongong beat highly fancied competitors in the latest Good Universities Guide star ratings. Andy Zakeli. by Tim Dodd. The University of Wollongong has topped the star ratings in the 2016 Good Universities Guide, released last week. >> view original

Aysha Mehajer: From Wollongong girl to a Muslim glamour

THOSE who remember Aysha Mehajer from her teen years remember a tiny red head with freckles, a petite size eight figure and a fierce passion for her work — beauty therapy and personal transformation. They recall the wife of Auburn's controversial ... >> view original

Wollongong Roller Hawks captain on finals basketball and overcoming setbacks

The Wollongong Roller Hawks will be out for grand final glory this weekend when they play in the finals series of the National Wheelchair Basketball League. But for the team's captain Brett Stibners, ever since he joined the team after a devastating ... >> view original

Wollongong the hardest place in NSW to find rental accommodation

A combination of Sydney meeting its rental demand and its retirees moving south to Wollongong has helped create a drastic rental housing shortage in Wollongong. While accommodation construction in Australia's biggest city has remained strong to meet ... >> view original

Salim Mehajer's wife Aysha is a former Wollongong beautician once known as ...

She is known as Aysha, the bride at the centre of one of the glitziest suburban weddings Australia has seen in years. But much has changed for the newlywed wife of controversial Auburn Council deputy mayor Salim Mehajer. Friends said before Ms Mehajer ... >> view original

Coal miners to extend industrial action at Wollongong mine

Mineworkers at the South32 owned Dendrobium mine west of Wollongong are due to extend their industrial action when a week-long strike ends on Friday. After returning to work, limitations on production will be put in place. 200 workers walked off the ... >> view original

Two kilograms of drugs, semi automatic rifle seized south of Wollongong

Police have seized more than two kilograms of amphetamine, cocaine, MDMA and a semi automatic gun south of Wollongong. Officers say 1 kilogram of amphetamine and 140 grams of cocaine were found in a car stopped on the Princes Highway near ... >> view original

ARTEXPRESS works on exhibition in Wollongong: Photos

Matt Liberante, Grace Stovin-Bradford and Jake Kuit with artworks that's part of the art express exhibition at Wollongong City gallery. Picture: ADAM McLEAN. The artwork of some of the state's most creative students will be on display at the Wollongong ... >> view original

WA 'drink-driver' charged after East Bunbury power pole crash

A GLEN Iris man will face court on drink-driving charges after he allegedly crashed his car into a power pole during the early hours of Sunday morning. A Police Dog Squad officer on patrol in East Bunbury stopped behind a Toyota RAV4 at the ... >> view original

Stargazing world record: Australians set new stargazing world record in Canberra

An Australian university said Saturday it had set a world record for the most people stargazing from one place, with hundreds of professional and amateur astronomers turning to the heavens. Editor : July lennon. Category : SCIENCE21 August 2015 ... >> view original