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• Grill'd Healthy Burgers coming to Stockland Shellharbour

  

  A Grill’d Restaurant in ShellharbourThe Grill'd family: Lube Markovski, Allen Markovski, Rob Gorgievski, Melissa Gorgievski will soon open three more Grill'd restaurants in the Illawarra. He has just signed an agreement with Stockland Shellharbour. Picture: GREG ELLIS.Shellharbour will soon have its own Grill’d Restaurant. Lube Markovski has reached an agreement with Stockland Shellharbour to open a second Grill’d outlet this year. It will be located near Max Brenner, The Coffee Club and Cold Ro..

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• It's a block party in the city

  

  Kids of all ages are excited this month as the Toy Brick Fair returns to Wollongong.BLOCK PARTY: Harry Potter and Lego fan Cian Corby with her mother Marie Oborn inspection the Hogwarts School at the Toy Brick Fair. Pictures: Adam McLean.KIDS of all ages were in Wollongong on Tuesday to see Hogwarts Castle, Jurassic Park and Star Wars – all in Lego of course.Following the success of the inaugural Toy Brick Fair last year, Casey’s Toys and Wollongong Central have again joined forces to bring the ..

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• Creating illusions for TV, film and stage with a scenic artist

  

  Creating illusions for TV, film and stage with a scenic artistPostedJanuary 05, 2016 14:13:52 For scenic artist Mark Dixon, he has done his job well if he has fooled you. The master special effects artist has been in Wollongong this week working on an elaborate set for a local production of The Producers musical.It is a simple enough brief — turn a 5.5-metre high, 9.3-metre long flat structure into one of New York's iconic Broadway landmarks, the Schubert Theatre.Scenic artist Mr Dixon has a..

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• Year in review – October

  

  A look back at the year's events that made news in the Illawarra. This is a look back at October.FOR A CAUSE: Thousands turned out for the third annual Run Wollongong event, which raised more than $105,000 for the Wollongong Hospital children’s ward.WHAT a blend:Wollongong’s Blender Festival, which combines art, music and technology, is a huge success with thousands joining in the fun.Bonnie and Clyde:Rebecca Watts is jailed for helping her boyfriend Beau Wiles escape from Goulburn jail in Septe..

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• Hawks looking to continue road run

  ILLAWARRA can make a dramatic leap from a team that seemingly couldn’t win away from Wollongong to the NBL’s road kings if round 14 goes to plan.FOCUS: Hawks captain Oscar Forman says Thursday's clash with Melbourne is a crucial one for his side as they look to solidify their top four position. Picture: Adam McLeanILLAWARRA can make a dramatic leap from a team that seemingly couldn’t win away from Wollongong to the NBL’s road kings if round 14 goes to plan.Illawarra have looked like world-beater..

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• Clock ticking to get into uni

  

  Main round offers for university close on Wednesday, but there's still hope to get into uni.Time is running out for potential undergraduate students to apply for main round offers through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).Picture: SuppliedApplications close on Wednesday for the most important first round, though if students miss out they may still have a chance at studying their desired course if a place opens up in later stages.So far 83,813 people have applied for undergraduate study th..

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• Merger plan: Ward wants a public poll

  

  "I think this is something that the community would welcome".Kiama MP, Gareth Ward.An Illawarra MP wants the body overseeing planned council mergers to poll Shellharbour and Kiama residents to determine the “extent of the feeling in both communities”.Parliamentary secretary for the Illawarra Gareth Ward has previously voiced opposition to his government’s council amalgamation plan and has now used used a piece of legislation to strengthen that stance.The proposed mergers – announced a week befor..

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• Adelaide 36ers need Adam Gibson firing to overcome horror draw ...

  

  DOUBLE DRIBBLEVideo will begin in5seconds.Sport: The week's best playsFrom watermelon lovers to monster sixes, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week.PT1M52S620349If the Adelaide 36ers are going to make a late-season surge into the playoffs, they need to find a way to get Adam Gibson back in top form.The Sixers are 9-9, two wins behind the Illawarra Hawks and New Zealand Breakers, heading into the final six rounds of the season.As their recor..

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• Cole Miller's alleged killer was 'celebrating birthday'

  

  LATEST 11.30AM:A SECOND man accused of unlawful striking causing the death of Cole Miller has been remanded in custody.Daniel Jermaine Lee Maxwell, 21, briefly appeared at Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning after his charge was upgraded.His lawyer, Michael Bosscher, asked for the case to be adjourned for two weeks to obtain further instructions.Mr Maxwell did not apply for bail and his case will be mentioned on January 19.Cole Miller was king hit in Fortitude Valley. Photo: FacebookOutside..

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• Succulents in the suburbs

  

  The director of Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens,Tim Entwisle, heads to Albion Park in NSW to meet Jayde Caldwell, supreme champion of the Cactus and Succulent Society of New South Wales, to get acquainted with some prickly plants.Pulling up into the drive of Jayde Caldwell's home in an Albion Park subdivision, an hour inland from Wollongong, I found a house like any other. Yet there were already signs of something exotic going on behind the brick veneer.Growing cacti can be very competitive bu..

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