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• Sydney, Canberra, Wollongong buying into Goulburn | Goulburn Post

  

  FOUR out of six local commercial properties sold at auction one recent Saturday, including two to Chinese buyers.GANGBUSTERS: Real estate agent Peter Mylonas is thrilled with the $855,000 sale of the former State bank building in Auburn St to Jie Ren (second right), vendor Ross Lyall (second left) and auctioneer Leigh Stewart.FOUR out of six local commercial properties sold at auction one recent Saturday, including two to Chinese buyers.The CBD real estate sales were something of a bonanza for a..

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• Pools alive with creatures | Illawarra Mercury

  

  VIDEO: Wollongong rock pools photographed by Simon Milne showing their beautyByBen LangfordNov. 27, 2015, 3 p.m.What's hiding in the nooks and crannies in your favourite rock pool? Simon Milne found out.It’s pretty clear that rockpools are like sausages. I’m sure you would agree.Mostly because people generally prefer to enjoy them without being troubled by thoughts of what’s inside.And fair enough too. On a hot summer’s day, the gentle lapping of small waves against your shoulders just isn’t as ..

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• Melbourne United take wins any way they can

  

  Chris Goulding of Melbourne United contests the ball with Brian Conklin of the Crocodiles.Photo: Getty-ImagesAll through Melbourne United's nine-game winning streak, coach Dean Demopoulos warned his side's NBL season wouldn't remain unblemished.So after Melbourne ended their three-game losing streak with a 66-63 win over Townsville Crocs in Townsville on Thursday night, Demopoulos wasn't buying into questions about whether his side was playing its best.In the veteran coach's opinion, his team ga..

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• Driver dies in crash after tree falls on bus in Robertson

  

  Bus driver killed in NSW Souther Highlands0:12A bus driver was killed and three passengers injured after a bus veered off the road in NSW's Southern Highlands. Courtesy: Seven NewsA BUS driver has died and three passengers have been treated for minor injuries after a tree smashed into a bus in the Southern Highlands.The NSW TrainLink bus service was heading west on the Illawarra Highway from Wollongong to Moss Vale when the windscreen was hit by the falling tree at Robertson 400 metres east of S..

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• Club-by-club draw: What you need to know

  

  A comprehensive breakdown of how the2016 NRL drawaffects each of the 16 teams and the make-or-break moments to look forward to next year.Broncos|Raiders|Bulldogs|Sharks|Titans|Sea Eagles|Storm|Knights|Cowboys|Eels|Panthers|Dragons|Rabbitohs|Roosters|Warriors|Wests TigersBrisbane BroncosWho they play twice:Eels, Warriors, Panthers, Cowboys, Dragons, Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Storm, Roosters.Who they play once:Titans, Knights, Sharks, Sea Eagles, Wests Tigers, Raiders.Starting point:Including a Ro..

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• Doggy device owner sought

  

  Road workers on the hunt for owner of lost iPadByGLEN HUMPHRIESNov. 27, 2015, 2 p.m.Roads and Maritime Services workers are becoming the finders of lost things.Roads and Maritime Services are looking for the owner of this iPad found at the top of Bulli Pass recently.Roads and Maritime Services workers are becoming the finders of lost things.In August this year workers found a teddy bear on Memorial Drive when the road was closed for maintenance.Efforts to find the owner were unsuccessful and the..

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• Australian Open: Matt Jones takes clubhouse lead on day two...

  

  Australian Open: Matt Jones takes clubhouse lead on day two, Adam Scott off the paceUpdatedNovember 27, 2015 13:05:01 Matt Jones has put local knowledge to good use to snare the clubhouse lead after his second round of the Australian Open in Sydney.A lifelong member at The Australian Golf Club, Jones fired a 3-under-par 68 on Friday to move to 7-under for the championship.The US PGA star finished his round two shots clear of surprise overnight leader Lincoln Tighe, who was due to tee off jus..

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• Good mental health services in far west NSW, but gaps for older...

  

  Good mental health services in far west NSW, but gaps for older Australians: researchDeclan GoochPostedNovember 27, 2015 09:50:06 There's good availability of mental heatlhcare in Broken Hill despite gaps in services for older people, according to an Australian-first study of the far west.The University of Sydney is today launching a so-called Mental Health Atlas of the far west, which has classified and geographically located all mental health services in the region.It found there are enoug..

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• Reality makes history

  

  House Rules, My Kitchen Rules and the State of Origin were big winners in TV ratings for the Illawarra in 2015ByDesirée SavageNov. 27, 2015, 1 p.m.Find out what the Illawarra was watching in 2015, viewers loved their reality shows!RATINGS WINNERS: The Illawarra lapped up reality TV in 2015. Some top shows watched were My Kitchen Rules with Judges Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel, and House Rules at No. 1 with host Johanna Griggs. Picture: SuppliedFor the first time in the Illawarra’s television ..

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• Court hears of search for Barbara McCulkin and kids

  

  A WOMAN who was seeing Billy McCulkin in the 1970s has told a court she drove him around Brisbane looking for his wife and children in the days after they went missing in 1974.She has also said that one of the men accused of the cold case triple murder called her days after their disappearance claiming he had nothing to do with it.Estelle Long said she was in a relationship with Mr McCulkin, who had separated from his wife Barbara. Ms Long and Mr McCulkin married in the 1970s and later divorced ..

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