Wollongong to “wharfies” for three theatre students and other top stories.

• Wollongong to “wharfies” for three theatre students

  

  Young thespians granted a year as a "wharfie" with the Sydney Theatre Company THESPIANS: Isabella Panozzo from St Mary Star of the Sea and James Turnbull from Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts have both been chosen to be a part of the prestigious Sydney Theatre Company Young Wharfie Program. Picture: Hon BoeyThree Wollongong students have been selected for the prestigious Sydney Theatre Company’s Young Wharfies Program.Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts stud..

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• Iranian researcher's 'dream come true' realised with Australian ...

  

  Iranian researcher's 'dream come true' realised with Australian citizenship Posted January 25, 2016 11:42:43 Tomorrow will be an especially significant day for hundreds of new Australians, as they receive their Australian citizenship in a special ceremony.Iranian man Dr Sina Jamali said becoming an Australian citizen was "a dream come true".The engineering researcher from the University of Wollongong said the country had been incredibly welcoming since he arrived in 2..

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• Teen assaulted by man in NSW home: police

  

  A man has been charged over the alleged assault of a 14-year-old boy at a home near Wollongong. Police say a man, 41, and woman, 42, entered the Figtree home on Sunday morning and confronted the teenager. Police will allege the man assaulted the boy numerous times before smashing a mobile phone and overturning a coffee table then leaving the scene with the woman. The boy suffered swelling and bruising to his face while the man was charged with aggravated break and enter and commit serious indic..

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• Ballarat breakfast report | Monday, January 25, 2016

  

  Your morning news snapshot from around Ballarat, regional Australia and beyond. Good morning Ballarat and happy Monday. We have all your news headlines in one spot right here.Four people rushed to hospital from Rainbow SerpentFOUR people have been taken to the Ballarat Base Hospital from the Rainbow Serpent music festival in Lexton, with one day still remaining. Read more.Scotsburn bushfire music festival fundraiser draws hundredsSEVENTEEN bands provided the entertainment for the ..

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• Ponit of no return for NBL Breakers

  

  NZ Breakers coach Dean Vickerman says the defending NBL champions can't afford to drop any of their five remaining games if want to stay in the hunt for a fifth title in six seasons. Two more losses to the Breakers, two wins to the Jerome Randle-inspired 36ers, a big victory for Perth over Illawarra and a couple of highlight reel spectacular long-distance buckets were part of another action-packed round. By the time the dust settled, the fifth-placed Breakers (11-12) had extended their losing s..

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• 500 days since William Tyrrell disappeared from his yard

  

  MONDAY marks 500 days since young William Tyrrell disappeared from his grandmother's yard and child protection advocates are calling for answers. Tuesday is the 50th anniversary of one of the country's biggest cold cases - the disappearance of the three Beaumont children. Child protection advocate Hetty Johnston said Australia Day was about celebrating as a nation but it was also a time to reflect on what was not great. "What is not great is that 50 years on something as insidious as..

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• Have You Ever Wondered Why You Sometimes Jerk Awake As You ...

  

  Ever climb into bed, get all warm and cosy and start to drift off to sleep, only to feel a sudden jerk that wakes you up? It might be a sign that you're exhausted. "These can be referred to as sleep starts or hypnic jerks," University of Wollongong Australia associate professor Christopher Magee told The Huffington Post Australia. "They occur when there is a sudden jerk of part, or all of the body, that occurs during the transition between wake and sleep. These can occasionally awake an individ..

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• The war on drugs takes to the skies

  

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• Dash cam footage of head-on crash near Berry

  

  Horrifying footage has emerged of a three-car crash late last year. VIDEODashboard footage has emerged on social media of a horrifying three-car crash near Berry last year.The video was shared on the Facebook page Dash Cam Owners Australia’s on Sunday night and has already been seen more than 50,000 times.Nine people, including three children and a pregnant woman, were taken to hospital after the October 2 collision.A head-on collision north of Berry brought holiday traffic to a h..

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• CQ pet owners spend twice as much on keeping furry friends

  

  OUR region spends more on pets than anywhere else in Queensland. New Suncorp figures show the average Central Queensland pet owner spends $7141 a year - $137 a week or $19 a day - on their pets, not including food. This is nearly twice the state average of $3900, and more than double what south east Queensland pet owners spend, $3221. Statistics also show we prefer shih tzus, labradors and golden retrievers when it comes to dog breeds. When it comes to spending on pets, the bigges..

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