Wollongong NSW News Review: Last Top Stories: Missing Wollongong mother is a newlywed

Missing Wollongong mother is a newlywed - 9news

Missing woman Tiffany Figuiera on her wedding day. (Facebook) A Wollongong mother who has been missing since Sunday only got married in June, her Facebook page reveals.Tiffany Figueira and her nine-year-old daughter Abbey Parsons were reported missing when they did not return to their home in Primbee yesterday.Two weeks ago her Facebook profile picture was changed to a photo showing her on her wedding day, leaving the reception on a motorbike. Police said that Ms Figueira last spoke to friends yesterday.Despite their best efforts, police from Lake Illawarra Local Area Command have not been able to locate the pair.Ms Figueira is described as Caucasian in appearance, has a f..
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Wollongong Survey #1 2015

DetailsCategory:What's NewPublished on Thursday, 05 November 2015 10:00Wollongong’s first survey for 2015 has been released.The survey shows that i98 is the number 1 most listened to station with a 25.1% 10+; ABC Illawarra is second with 16.2% and Wave FM is third, recording a 15.4% slice.Overall 10 plus, i98 is the only station to gain ground from their last results. I98 is up 1.3 points. The ABC lost an even 2 and Wave FM lost .6 overall.Click to Enlarge Any:In the demo’s i98 dominates anyone under 55. While taking a 7 point hit in 25 to 39’s, i98 still holds over 34% of the demo. Grants Wave FM secures Commercial Station 55-64's and in 40-54’s they have 21.5% with i98 a 29.4.I98’s domi..
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Breaking news on Primbee, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia - breakingnews

Primbee is a small suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the northern spit separating Lake Illawarra and the Pacific Ocean.
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The logistics of a team in Southern Sydney

So far the most talked about path the FFA could take is the formation of a ‘super club’ that would draw on the player pools of three associations. This would be set up with the St George, Sutherland Shire and South Coast football associations combining forces.There are a number of issues with such a club, the foremost being that Sydney FC alreaded in y have a significant stronghold in two of these three regions, St George and the Sutherland Shire. Sydney FC chairman Scott Barlow was strong in his opposition to the move, pointing out that a significant amount of Sky Blues fans reside in southern Sydney.“Twenty-five per cent of our members live south of Mascot, 40 per cent of our junior member..
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Kangaroos produce as much methane as horses, researchers find...

Not so innocent: kangaroos produce as much methane as horses.Photo: Dean OslandIf you eat kangaroo meat thinking it is free of the environmentally harmful greenhouse gases produced by the bucketloads by farm animals, think again.Researchers have busted that myth, finding that kangaroos produce as much gas as other herbivores such as horses.A collaboration between researchers from University of Wollongong, University of New South Wales and the University of Zurich in Switzerland found that kangaroos produce about three litres of methane each day, although that amount can vary depending on how much and what each animal eats."Kangaroos are not mysteriously low methane-producing creatures, but h..
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Former Rocky cop wins legal battle after sacking threat

A FORMER Rockhampton police officer, who was told he'd be sacked if he didn't retire because he had post-traumatic stress disorder, has won his case in Brisbane Supreme Court.Justice Peter Flanagan this morning handed down his judgment after a hearing was held last month between the former senior constable, Mark O'Donnell, and his police bosses.Justice Flanagan found in favour of Mr O'Donnell and ordered his former employer, the police commissioner, to set aside its decision to force the officer to retire.Justice Flanagan said the commissioner's decision breached natural justice and failed to take relevant considerations into account.He ordered the commissioner to consider the matter again, ..
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Is it time to eject the Phoenix?

These are two vexed questions which have preoccupied football’s chattering classes recently and which require further analysis and examination.Let us first be blunt and accept that the doubt over the Phoenix’s future is entirely business driven. This is neither wrong nor a surprise.For an A-League club to earn their keep they have to demonstrably benefit the league as a business and Australian football in general. This includes commercial revenue, market penetration and brand enrichment.If these benefits are not forthcoming question marks will always hover over the club’s future. Three now defunct clubs, let us not forget, New Zealand Knights, North Queensland Fury and Gold Coast United, per..
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All Stars safe, but could leave Queensland

The enormous success of the All Stars concept in south-east Queensland could see it one day leave the Sunshine State when the current agreement expires following the 2016 edition in Brisbane in February.Vote for your Indigenous All StarsThe All Stars game will be played at Suncorp Stadium for the second time since its inception in 2010 with four of the previous five matches played at the spiritual home of the All Stars concept on the Gold Coast.More than 140,000 fans have attended All Stars games in south-east Queensland since 2010 and given the significant economic impact such an event has on a region NRL head of football Todd Greenberg said there were a number of other areas eager to ..
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WICET ordered to change documents in legal battle

WIGGINS Island Coal Export Terminal has been forced to change documents as part of its legal proceedings against an engineering and construction company over work for the 1.8km jetty.Wiggins was previously ordered to pay money it owed to Monadelphous's engineering and Muhibbah's construction companies.But Wiggins has argued the amount they were told to pay was more than was required under its contract.On Wednesday Wiggins was told it would need to amend its statement of claim it had tendered to the court against Monadelphous and associated companies.Wiggins Island has been locked in a legal battle with Monadelphous, Muhibbah and other associated bodies.Wiggins contracted the companies to con..
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Column 8: More weird 'hotel signage'

"I have more weird 'hotel signage'," offers George Watson, of Grafton (Column 8, Thursday). "The following was posted on the wall of the dining room serving a buffet breakfast in a hotel in Kanazawa, Japan. '1. Please refrain from taking large amount of food at the same time. 2. If there is large amount of leftovers, we will ask for additional charge. 3. Please refrain from taking foodstuffs, tableware, equipments. In case of pernicious, we will report the police. 4. Big eating, speed-eating will cause dyspepsia and accident."'"The 42 dolls on display at Kingsford Smith Airport are not Barbie dolls," asserts Mike Flavell, of Blaxland (Column 8, Monday), "they are Qantas Jenny dolls. My two d..
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