Man charged over Wollongong carjackings - 9news
A 29-year-old NSW man has been charged with carjacking and other offences after stealing a man's car and then phoning him to demand money in exchange for returning it.Police say a 20-year-old man was asleep in the backseat of his car in Wollongong in the early hours of Wednesday morning when he was awoken by the alleged carjacker.The 29-year-old forced the victim to drive to various ATMs and withdraw money before he drove off in the Toyota Camry. But later on Wednesday he allegedly phon..>> view originalMining project near Sydney and Illawarra drinking water catchment...
Mining project near Sydney and Illawarra drinking water catchment gets green light from NSW GovernmentUpdatedNovember 11, 2015 21:25:52 Mining company Wollongong Coal says it is confident its plans to mine further into the catchment supplying drinking water to Sydney and the Illawarra will be approved.The New South Wales Planning Department has recommended Wollongong Coal's underground expansion project, to mine five million tonnes of coal in as many years, be approved with strict conditions..>> view originalWoman 'glasses boyfriend' in pub row
A woman accused of glassing her boyfriend during an argument in a Wollongong pub has been charged.A woman accused of glassing her boyfriend during an argument in a Wollongong pub has been charged over the incident.The 22-year-old woman and her 25-year-old boyfriend were arguing at the Bulli venue before she smashed a glass in his face, causing a deep cut under his eye, police say.The woman has been charged with reckless wounding and was granted conditional bail to appear before Port Kembla Local..>> view originalMother, midwife and sheikh guilty in Australia's first genital mutilation...
The former midwife has been convicted of performing the female circumcision.Photo: Emma PartridgeWhen the little girl appeared on the courtroom television screen, Justice Peter Johnson removed his horsehair wig.The NSW Supreme Court judge asked the three barristers acting in Australia's first female genital mutilation trial to do the same, to make the nine-year-old witness, known as C2, feel at ease."I don't think it will have a magical effect, but I hope it will make us look a little more human..>> view originalSharks: Coast is facing a deadly summer as eco-barriers won't be...
Lurking predators1:53A Sydney marine expert has warned beach-goers to be on alert for a high number of shark attacks this summerTHE government’s proposed eco-barriers to stop sharks on the north coast won’t be ready until after Christmas, leaving surfers and swimmers exposed to attacks.The Daily Telegraph can reveal it would cost only $11,000 to run an 800m shark net off Ballina’s Lighthouse beach, the site of three serious shark attacks.Instead of shark nets, Premier Mike Baird supports eco-ba..>> view originalThe psychology behind ex-union official Derrick Belan's tattoo of his...
Video will begin in5seconds.Union boss's tattoo put on official credit cardThe former head of the National Union of Workers NSW explains to the Royal Commission why a tattoo of his parents on his leg was paid for by his union credit card. Courtesy ABC News 24.PT1M53S620349Derrick Belan's tattoo is in the news for all the wrong reasons.The parental portrait on the leg of the former high ranking National Union of Workers officialcame up at the royal commission hearing into union corruptionbecause ..>> view original15000 signature Illawarra steel petition debated in NSW parliament
15,000 signature Illawarra steel petition debated in NSW parliamentPostedNovember 12, 2015 18:42:21 A petition calling on the government to use only Australian steel in New South Wales infrastructure projects has been debated in state parliament.The 15,000 signature petition was started as part of a push to shore up the Illawarra steel industry before Bluescope announced it would keep its Port Kembla works open.A Unanderra based steel fabrication business spearheaded the community campaign.D..>> view originalWesley out of Breakers clash with Perth
The New Zealand Breakers will again be without in-form power forward Tai Wesley when they host fierce rivals Perth in the NBL.Wesley was absent from the defending champions' controversial 87-86 loss to unbeaten leaders Melbourne United last Sunday because of the birth of his first child.He will again be missing against the Wildcats in Auckland on Friday night, this time because of appendicitis.Wesley is expected to be out for two to three weeks after having surgery on Wednesday night.Coach Dean ..>> view originalPerth Wildcats beat Illawarra Hawks in another NBL comeback
Video will begin in5seconds.Sport: The week's best playsThe most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week.PT2M23S620349Illawarra Hawks coach Rob Beveridge accused his side of choking in Wednesday's 99-96 NBL home loss to the Perth Wildcats.The Hawks outplayed the Wildcats for most of the night, building an 11-point three-quarter-time lead before being run down by the visitors in the final stretch.American guard Jermaine Beal was unstoppable in the fourth period, ..>> view originalAccused drug dealer gets bail to attend rehab
AN ACCUSED Toowoomba drug supplier, who was denied bail earlier this year, has been granted release from jail this week so he can attend a six-month drug rehabilitation program.Aaron James Garnet Thorne, 25, applied for bail at Brisbane Supreme Court yesterday.He is facing two strings of drug charges including supplying and possessing drugs.Justice Jean Dalton said the alleged offences occurred while Mr Thorne was on bail and that he also allegedly breached a suspended sentence.But she said he h..>> view original
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