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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

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 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

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

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

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

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

More than 1800 people gather to set new stargazing world record in Canberra

Amateur and professional astronomers have braved cold weather in Canberra to help set the world record for the most people stargazing simultaneously in one place. The benchmark is now officially 1,869 people, surpassing the previous record of 649 by ... >> view original

Autonomous catamaran begins studying the Celtic Sea

Have you ever wondered why the Celtic Sea, located off the south coast of Ireland, is home to so many marine predators? No? Well, scientists at Britain's National Oceanography Centre have. This month they set about finding out, using a long-endurance ... >> view original

Drop in number of southern right whales spotted in Great Australian Bight ...

The 25th annual census of southern right whales in the Great Australian Bight has revealed a significant drop in their number, defying the predictions of marine scientists. Researchers yesterday counted 73 whales around the Head of the Bight in South ... >> view original