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Jurman believes Wollongong deserve their own team - SBS

There had been momentum for a Wollongong team after crowds of around 6,000 last year for both an FFA Cup clash and a practice match involving the A-League All Stars last year. Jurman, an Illawarra product, grew up watching two-time NSL champions ... >> view original

Brother tasers sister, punches mother in Wollongong home invasion

Police claim the man also assaulted his own mother and threatened them both with a meat cleaver at the home in Koonawarra near Wollongong in southern NSW. The ordeal began late on Tuesday when the 30-year-old allegedly forced his way into the ... >> view original

Wollongong creatives get together to share expertise in small business

People looking to get involved in a creative business should back themselves and be prepared to fail, Wollongong website designer Simon Grant says. The Illawarra artist has been part of two forums designed to help people get started in creative small ... >> view original

A third A-League team for Sydney – or Wollongong's last chance?

The bid for a stand-alone A-League team in Wollongong, quietly gaining momentum this past year, has been rattled into action. The Wolves want back into the big time. They have a boutique stadium, a fan base that can be reactivated and expanded upon, ... >> view original

WIN TV moves Victorian news bulletins to Wollongong

WIN TV's Wollongong headquarters will soon produce five half-hour news bulletins for regional Victoria, after the network confirmed it would sell its Ballarat office. The out-of-state news bulletins are expected to be delivered from the company's Mount ... >> view original

Angry Wollongong Coal shareholders, protesters front the company's annual ...

Wollongong Coal CEO Milind Oza was asked whether the company is fit to run a mine, as is being questioned by anti mining group Lock the Gate Alliance, which is asking the NSW Government to cancel its mining rights. "I will answer all the questions but ... >> view original

ACDC installs 786 window motors at University of Wollongong

Sydney's leading supplier and installer of gate and window automation systems, ACDC Motorized Solutions recently completed a project for the University of Wollongong. ACDC installed 786 window motors to operate the awning windows attached to the ... >> view original

Discovery of Oxygen on Comet 'Big Surprise': Study

Stunned scientists announced Wednesday the unexpected discovery of large quantities of oxygen on a comet which streaked past the Sun in August with a European spacecraft in tow. The find came as a "big surprise", and challenges mainstream theories on ... >> view original

Whales at Surfers Point in Margaret River metres away from surfers

The whales were breaching so close to surfers, they shook their surfboards. Photo: Terri Sharpe surfingmargaretriver.com. Where else in the world would you see this on your morning paddle out? The annual whale migration is putting on a spectacular show ... >> view original

Inside Australia's very own Jurassic Park: A dinosaur world in Queensland

IT WAS a cook-an-egg-on-the-bonnet type day in outback Queensland. But the 39-degree day didn't bother the posse of scientists and amateurs who were eagerly searching for prehistoric bones in the turmeric-coloured earth. I had joined a group of ... >> view original