Last Top Stories: Bringing social struggles to the stage with new Wollongong play

Bringing social struggles to the stage with new Wollongong play

Wollongong playwright Laura Jackson returns to the stage to explore the role of a friendship between two people struggling for equality in modern society. In her second play in two years, she looks at how much of the struggle is simply part of everyday ... >> view original

Belly dancers flock to Wollongong

Belly dancing evokes exotic locations and ancient cultures, but the beauty of the tradition will be on display right here in Wollongong from September 18 to 20. Local belly dance school Cinnamon Twist is hosting the Wollongong Belly Dance Festival ... >> view original

Industry Minister in Wollongong for jobs meeting as 500 jobs hang in the ...

The Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has called a meeting in Wollongong with the company as well as unions, local MPs and the university. But he says it's not just about Bluescope and wants to work on a jobs plan for the region for the next two decades. >> view original

Remembering Wollongong dance studio accident

A Corrimal woman who was seriously injured when a car ploughed into a Wollongong dance studio says she is stronger for the outpouring of support that has followed, one year on. Stacey Hansknecht and her daughters Phoenix and Indigo were preparing to ... >> view original

Entries abound in Wollongong local history competition

The Wollongong City Libraries and Friends of Wollongong City Library (FOWCL)-run competition was launched yesterday, with a $5000 prize reserved for an engaging 10,000 word plus original submission that makes a genuine contribution to the knowledge ... >> view original

Toddler discovered alone near Wollongong

A girl aged between two and four has been found alone in a park in NSW's Illawarra region. Police have been unable to find her parents or carers since the girl was discovered about 12.30pm on Sunday at the park on Darkes Road in Dapto. She has been ... >> view original

Claims Aboriginal elder forced out of Wollongong Hospital

A 67-year-old Aboriginal elder has told an Indigenous news program that she was thrown out of her bed at Wollongong Hospital at 4am last Thursday, and left to find her own way home. Aunty Coral Campbell, a Gumbaynggirr-Dunghutti woman who lives at ... >> view original

Planned night roadworks to close some Wollongong roads

Night works on the M1 Princes Motorway and Memorial Drive will mean the closure of those roads next week. The work will be carried out between 9pm and 4am from Monday to Thursday. Monday and Tuesday nights will see the closure of the southbound ... >> view original

Morgan hails 'outstanding' trio

Manchester - England captain Eoin Morgan praised the efforts of century-maker James Taylor and spinners Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali after the trio all played key roles in a 93-run win over Australia in the third one-day international at Old Trafford ... >> view original

AFL fans throw support behind Buddy Franklin over his mental health issues

Hawthorn fans were hostile towards Lance 'Buddy' Franklin when he left the club as a two-time premiership winner for the seemingly greener pastures of the Sydney Swans, but those same fans have thrown their support behind a player who still holds a ... >> view original